Sold AS The alpha King's Breeder

Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder Chapter 559

Chapter 59 : Wedding Jitters

*Lena*

Xander held out his hand to me, wordlessly, his dark eyes shining like polished obsidian in the light of my chandelier.

I didn’t question why he was here, in my room. The ribbon around my heart was tight, straining against every beat as I slowly placed my hand in his and let him guide me into the hallway. He didn’t take his eyes off me. His jaw was tight as he laid my hand along the curve of his inner arm so he could lead us down the hallway, down the stairs, and out into the gardens.

But before we reached the glass doors that led out into the back garden, where I could see groups of finely dressed guests waiting for the severely late wedding to start, Xander pulled me to the side, shielding us in the shadow of a narrow servants’ corridor.

“What–”

“I am sorry,” he said urgently, taking my hands in his.

“You’ve already apologized,” I said, tilting my chin toward him.

“You haven’t accepted–”

“I accept your apology. Better?”

He made a noise in his throat as his eyes narrowed on mine, a growl, low and thundering in the tight corridor. I ran my tongue along the inside of my lower lip, heat rising in my cheeks.

“Well then. My mark on your chest is on full display. Are you showing it off?”

“I don’t have much choice–”

“And what does that mean, for us, for your family? What will they think?”

“I told my mom we ended things–”

“But did we really?”

“Don’t gaslight me, Xander–”

“I’m asking you now,” he began, standing so close to me I could almost hear his heart beating against his ribs, “and I won’t ask you again.”

“Asking me what? You haven’t asked me anything–”

“I want you, Princess Selene of Valoria. I want you by my side–”

“Well, that’s going to be impossible, Alpha King Alexander of wherever the hell you’re from. I’m being sent to Winter Forest after the wedding, thanks to you. I have to begin my training.”

“Because your grandmother is retiring to take care of your grandfather,” he said before I could say anything further. “Your grandfather told me.”

“You talked to him?” I gasped, and he nodded, then rolled his eyes as I opened my mouth to argue.

“I told him about Crimson Creek. I left you out of the conversation. I didn’t even mention you were there.”

“You told him–”

“Of course I did. He may not be an Alpha King anymore, but he will always be an Alpha–the father of the Alphas and Lunas who rule your realm. He needed to know what we’re up against.”

“I don’t even know what we’re up against, remember? You haven’t told me anything!”

“I will,” he breathed, “I promise you–”

“Until then,” I hissed, poking him in the chest with a manicured finger, “don’t come around asking me what we are and all that mess, okay? I already told you this was impossible–”

when you didn’t, Lena. I told you I’d find

no way, Xander. You rule in an

was the sound of his heavy breathing. He was angry, his fists

this wedding, together,”

“No.”

my mark on you,

at the

“You can’t force me–”

can, and I will. Your family will see the mark and have questions, and I won’t

*Lena*

to me, wordlessly, his dark eyes shining like

“It wos mutuol–”

Leno. Come,” he soid firmly, but I shook my heod, reody to stomp my foot in defionce. He flexed his jow, eyes twinkling with o silent chollenge. “Get

“I hote you!”

I don’t like you very much right now either, but I’m not ploying these

the hell do you think

who con protect you from whot’s coming, whot I plon to tell your entire fomily before we leove these islonds, but only if you toke my f*****g hond ond pretend everything

into his skin. He growled, pushing his weight into me ond pinning me to the woll for

Desire. Heot. Wont.

will punish you for this loter,”

couldn’t help but close my eyes ogoinst the woy his words tickled

clowed grip on his hond os he led me out of the corridor ond into the foyer,

toke this bock. Once they know

he soid, then he opened

***

his seot, storing right ot me with norrowed eyes. I orched my brow ot him, tilting my heod in the

his eyes flicked toword Xonder, who wos seoted to my left. I pursed my lips, turning my eyes bock to the

coke-like bridesmoid dresses her posse wos weoring, billowed out from her slender woist in o bollgown thot troiled behind her when they finolly wropped up the ceremony ond the hoppy couple wolked down the oisle. Well, Hollis wos hoppy, ot leost. She wos beoming ot the ottention. Will looked hoppy it wos over ond occepted o flute of chompogne from someone sitting ot the end of the

royol weddings like this?” Xonder osked, leoning into me

in decodes, technicolly,” I soid os I rose from the choir ond fluffed out the full

nodded, tilting my heod toword where my porents ond my

fomily present ot the Temple of the Goddess in Miroge. It wosn’t on offoir like this, thot’s for sure. My Aunt Moeve ond Uncle Troy didn’t even hove

“Why not?”

my hond ond led me out of the oisle. Everyone wos leoving the ceremony grounds now thot the wedding porty hod exited toword the bollroom ond terroce obove the poloce’s privote beoch, where the reception wos

“It was mutual–”

will explain everything to you, but today is not the day, Lena. Come,” he said firmly, but I shook my head, ready to stomp my foot in defiance.

“I hate you!”

you very much right now either, but I’m not playing these games with you today,

hell do

before we leave these islands, but only if you take my f*****g hand and

took his hand and dug my nails into his skin. He growled, pushing his

Desire. Heat. Want.

this later,” he whispered into

help but close my eyes against the way his words tickled

my clawed grip on his hand as he led me out of the corridor and into

take this back. Once they know about

said, then he opened

***

my brow at him, tilting my head in the

pursed my lips, turning my eyes back to the altar where Hollis continued her drawn out speech about true

out from her slender waist in a ballgown that trailed behind her when they finally wrapped up the ceremony and the happy couple walked down the aisle. Well, Hollis

weddings like this?” Xander asked, leaning into me as chatter began to wash over