Sold AS The alpha King's Breeder

Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder Chapter 591

Chapter 91 : Destiny of the Moon Goddess

*Lena*

Kiern came to me in the morning with four maids trailing behind her. Xander shot up in bed, watching with arched brows as I was whisked into the adjoining bathroom on the far side of the room. Kiern mentioned something about breakfast being served in the dining hall, motioning with her hand for Xander to leave.

I caught a glimpse of Xander’s face before the bathroom door was closed, his eyes wide with surprise.

What a way to wake up.

I was given a fragrant bath rich with dried petals and oils that soaked into my skin while Kiern rattled on and on about what needed to happen today. She was taking me into the village of Brune to meet with a Wise Woman, and apparently, there was a very specific way I needed to dress for the occasion.

Xander wasn’t in the room when I was ushered out of the bath and back into the bedroom. My hair was combed and dried, then pinned away from my face as I was dressed in a white gown that brushed against my ankles and sported puffy, cotton sleeves. It was an odd look, but I noticed Kiern was dressed the same, only in dark colors. She was missing the glimmering jewels she’d worn on her fingers and neck the night before, and her hair was twisted into a loose bun on the top of her head.

She looked normal, simple, and radiant.

But I felt like her doll as she fluffed the sleeves of my dress, fussing over me with a motherly touch. A cloak was placed over my shoulders and clasped across my chest with a broach made of pure gold, a giant opal in the center.

“Don’t we need shoes?” I asked as I hustled behind her as we walked briskly down the corridor toward what must have been the main foyer of the palace. She looked at me over her shoulder, giving me a girlish grin.

“And not be able to feel the grass beneath our toes? I think not!”

Two guards opened the three-story high double doors leading out of the palace, and I was momentarily blinded by the light that spread over us. I blinked into the artificial sunlight and gasped.

It was paradise.

I wouldn’t have known we were underground had I not been told as much. The sky, or the ceiling, was covered in what looked like crystals that reflected the rays that lit the entire kingdom up like the sun. Rolling hills of the softest grass I’d ever felt lay before me, lush and thick. Huge trees I couldn’t name, their leaves a multitude of colors, fanned out in thickets, flanked by small houses carved out of pure marble and adorned in jewels.

Kiern was pleased by my shocked reaction. She grabbed my hand, squeezing as she led me forward into the grass. We followed no trail, and I didn’t stop to look over my shoulder until we reached the crest of a hill.

Beyond lay the village I’d see from the window, but it was much larger than I’d expected. How they’d managed to create this massive space underground and house so many people, I didn’t know. I couldn’t even fathom it.

But what was behind me took my breath away.

“It’s beautiful, isn’t it?” Kiern smiled as we gazed upon the palace.

It was made of pure crystal, and shown like a rainbow in the lights that danced around it. Crystal stairs led up to the palace, which had been built into the side of what I realized was just a large cavern that must have extended for miles and miles.

“I hope you’re hungry. Narcissa won’t let us leave her home unless we eat something,” she grinned as we turned our heads back to the village and began to walk down the hill into town.

The villagers stopped to bow to Kiern as we passed, casting suspicious eyes on me, but overall were friendly and welcoming. The village was busy and loud, with several markets going on within the great space at one time.

most were the children who

said with a hint of melancholy in her voice, tilting her head toward a great marble fountain in the

to tell her the truth and reveal what I knew about King Nikolas–and what he wanted to do to me, but I bit my tongue and followed her through the market square, passing street after street until we

were standing on the edge of a cliff. I looked up at the crystals that covered

over a drop-off. I could hear water roaring far, far below us, and could only imagine just how far down the water was. My skin prickled with unease as I followed Kiern onto the bridge,

to whoever was listening that I was right about

the damp rock above our heads as we closed in on what

Kiern turned to me,

safe. No

“Oh, I–okay–”

serious, “you cannot speak a word about what

my throat as

truthful when I said King Nikolas was the only

body stood on end as footsteps sounded behind the

said as she

looked up into the eyes of the woman standing in the doorway, and

***

as she removed the kettle

around the spacious, one-room home tucked at the very edge of the underground Kingdom of Brune. I realized why she lived here instead of the village instantly as I gazed upon her nearly translucent skin. It sparkled in the firelight, a pale silver in color as she poured four

who the fourth cup was for, but I didn’t ask. Her presence alone was enough for me to want to cower and run. Even the power within me trembled with

during the time that Leto,

her home, pouring my tea and filling a plate with pastries and cookies for

ginger bite of one of the cookies, unable to stop my hand from shaking. Narcissa’s eyes were a deep violet flaked with crimson red around the irises. She was watching me intently, her mouth curving into what I hoped was a friendly smile as I

house, and someone cursed as they stepped inside the house. A young woman dressed in a black cloak gathered a basket into her arms and bent to pick up what looked like bundles of herbs that had spilled onto the

surprised, then narrowed

so sour, Starla,” Narcissa said with

small kitchen area tucked in the corner of the room and began to

poured you some

“I’m not thirsty.”

hands

in my lap as Narcissa studied my face. Kiern seemed

fine. I’m used to it. Kiern told me you’re in need

Brother?

a bowl of blood dusted with fresh herbs on the table in front of

as I paled, clutching my stomach. How had she known? I’d never spoken that plan out loud to anyone, including myself. Narcissa was reading my mind, and it was likely Kiern had

shrugged, looking over at Kiern, who gave her

“Now is the time to ask any questions you have about this realm. You need to know what you’re up

say something, anything. She was beautiful, but in a strange, deadly way that erased whatever kindness she laced her words with. This woman… this thing–she was death

kill him?” I