Sold AS The alpha King's Breeder

Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder Chapter 602

Chapter 102 : Escape the Castle

*Lena*

I clutched Penny to my chest and released the full force of my powers of light. I prayed that the burst of sun and heat hadn’t wounded her. I heard the Vampire King scream, his voice so shrill it made the entire castle tremble.

I opened my eyes, my breath catching in my throat as I pushed Penny away, holding her at arm’s length to check her for injury. But then I felt it, that dark embrace, that blackened net only one person could cast.

I turned toward the doorway just as the Vampire King struggled to his feet, his skin reddened and blistered, some places black with burns. He held up his hands to his face, inspecting the damage with wide eyes.

His eyes turned to me, blazing with fury.

I held out my hand to send my powers forth again but felt them falter, weakened. I didn’t let my face show my panic, but the act of raising my hand to him had been enough. He staggered out of the doorway, his expressions washed with pain.

I screamed Xander’s name through the bond as I clutched the book and sunstone in one arm and an entirely confused Penny in the other.

“Come on,” I whispered, pulling her along as we stepped into the corridor.

The blackened, ashen bodies of the King’s guards were scattered throughout the corridor, smoking with heat. I blinked, my chest tightening as I looked down at the c*****e I had caused. I’d killed these… things. They were more demon than person, but still. I’d killed them. My hands were red with their blood.

This wasn’t what I wanted to be, but what choice did I have?

“Come,” I said sternly, tugging on Penny’s arm as we stepped over the bodies and made our way down the corridor. “How do we get out of here?”

“There’s a door, and a drawbridge. It’s a few levels below.”

“Show me the way,” I whispered, unsure of how far my powers had reached. How many more guards were coming our way? I needed to find Xander. We all needed to get out of here, and we needed to do it immediately.

Penny was whimpering behind me as we ran through the windowless castle, cloaks dusting the ground in our wake. We reached a sharp corner and a steep set of stone stairs, and Penny pointed frantically downward.

Behind us, voices rang out, followed by growling. All the downy hair on my body stood on end as the sound of snapping jaws echoed through the corridor behind us. I knew that sound–hybrids, maybe many of them.

“Go!” I cried, practically pushing Penny down the stairs as we stumbled, running down the steps into darkness.

I continued to call out to Xander through our bond, but nothing came in response. It was silent, shockingly so for how near he must have been if he was able to cloak Penny and me in his shadow. We reached the bottom of the stairwell and turned into a narrow corridor filled with what looked like the servants of the castle rushing about, all lower vampires in varying states of distress.

I cried. “All of you,

looked at me, wide eyed and frantic as they sucked in their breath. Penny clutched

we all cowered, covering our ears. I hadn’t even fully risen before everyone in the corridor began pushing and shoving in one direction, which was where

fled through an inconspicuous wooden door, a tangle of bodies and noise as servants spilled out behind us, some crawling

guards, and to my absolute shock, a flash of red filled my vision as Oliver leaped over several guards, his wolf body gleaning in the moonlight drifting through the open doors to the

was busy tearing a group

out onto the drawbridge, running as fast as they could into the

as a tall, handsome lower vampire walked up to us, taking Penny by the arm and pulling her away from me. I shoved him hard, my

hissed. “We

our heads the castle was still

across the bridge. Hurry!”

had taken out at least two dozen of the guards, and watched as Xander shifted back his human

and gave

Thank the Goddess.

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far enough away from the castle that it was no longer in sight. Zeke, the vampire male who had escorted us out of the castle, had ushered us into a narrow cave, and the men barricaded it closed from the inside with rocks while Penny and I

to fit inside the cave, and in moments we were all sitting down in a circle, listening to the muted screeching of the winged hybrids as they canvased the rocky cliffs that sheltered the

ugly kingdom, nothing but endless rock. I sat in silence as morsels of food were passed around, wondering if the enslaved servants of the castle had made it to safety, at

glance at him, feeling an overwhelming sense of

were in the company

and

you?” Oliver asked Penny, and I

but Penny paled, her eyes

this poor girl against her will

did give a little nod of agreement to that, but kept her mouth shut. “Why the

his lips. He looked so much like my aunt Maeve, his mother, whenever he was

throat, casting a quick glance

mate is in

“What? How would–”

sister,” Oliver quipped, wrapping his arms

as I shook my head. “Do you have any idea how

Elaine,” Xander said