Sold AS The alpha King's Breeder

Chapter 71 : The Dead City

I could barely catch my breath as I realized the entire city was still here and clearly full of people and life.

There was something off about the way the lights had turned on.

I could see into the streets of the city but I couldn't see any actual people.

Sure, lights were coming on all over the place, but where were the people? Initially, I thought the lights meant there were people still here in Myrel.

But where were they? Why weren't they coming out of the buildings to see what was going on? Ashudder ran through me when an eerie thought occurred to me.

Were there people at all? Maybe these lights were just responding to my presence like motion-sensored lights that came on when someone walked in front of them.

Had we discovered a dead city that still reacted when someone showed up? For some reason, that creeped me out in a whole different way.

I kept staring up at the lights as they came on, and that was exactly how Abe found me, dragging Jared along behind him.

Jared was a little pale, but he wasn't screaming in pain anymore.

His power had been contained, though it seemed like he was weak.

I couldn't tell if he was conscious...

his eyes were closed and his breathing was heavy and labored.

I knelt down next to him and put my hand on his forehead.

He didn't have a fever but his skin felt a little cold and clammy.

What had happened to him in the cave? Why had he lost control like that? What had caused him all that pain? "Eliza, we have a problem,"

Abe said.

He stood over me and Jared, his shadow swallowing us as more lights came on behind him.

Slowly, I stood up and pointed to the city above us.

Abe turned around and tilted his head back, looking at the city above us.

I heard him gasp and a strange look crossed his face.

"Okay, we've got two problems..."

Jared shuddered and opened his eyes.

Panting, he jumped to his feet.

"Hey.It's alright, we got you," I said, touching his shoulder.

Jared's eyes whipped around wildly.

Those big, beautiful, captivating orbs were so restless and unsettled.

I rubbed his arm comfortingly and finally, his eyes settled on me.

"Eliza.What...what happened?" He creased his brow.

"Don't you remember what happened in the cave?" I arched my eyebrow.

Jared had really scared me.I hadn't gotten around to doing what the vision of Draven had told me to do to help him.But he seemed recovered now...except for not being able to remember.He shook his head.

"No."

He pointed to all the lights, tilting his head back.

"What's going on up there?"

How could he not remember? He'd been in so much pain, screaming bloody murder.Maybe it was better that he didn't remember.I followed Jared's finger and saw he was pointing to the terrace above our heads where there were shadowy figures moving around.

Were they ghosts? Were they just shadows? At this angle and in this light, it was hard to tell.

"As I was saying, we've got a few problems," Abe jumped in again.

l opened my mouth to reply.

Crunch.

Crunch.

around in the direction

shadows, a

gracefully, like she was

her toes peaked out under the hem of her white, flowy, cotton

skin and dark hair, it glowed ethereally, making her seem like an otherworldly

willing to believe anything was

said, beckoning us

distant and soft, like an echo resonating off the walls, barely above a whisper and yet firm enough to hear over the cascading waterfall nearby.I swallowed and stepped

you doing?" Jared asked, grabbing

told us to follow her," I pointed

is or what she wants.We

just feel like I'm supposed to follow

Eliza, we're already in way over our heads here," Abe added, standing shoulder to

Great.

both ganging

please," I begged, widening

he cast his

he was trying to be protective, but

This was important.

this to

"Come, come, my children..."

woman spoke again, that same otherworldly voice prickling the hairs on the back of

was something familiar about

seen her before, but I knew I'd

the woman.The ledge we were on led to a path that angled up to the city.The strange woman was already on the path.I followed at a

didn't seem dangerous but I wasn't going to take any chances, not until

Abel walked close

practically feel the tension coming off

both on high

one of

were ancient W] and carved with incredibly intricate stone columns

taken hundreds of years to carve all those delicate

building we passed, lights flicked

see anyone

the windows were covered and I

anyone else there other than this mysterious woman? Had I really seen shadows on the terrace, or was that a figment of my ; imagination? We approached a large, well-lit building with a

air

was playing inside the building we approached,

I glanced at

same song from the

that music

woman led us up a large, wide stone

a

the largest room

with a matching floor, it

and

else in the

moved around

swirled and flew around in

legs and outstretched arms as the

moment, I realized

to Jared and

"They're ghosts..."

"Ghosts?"

arching an

stomach gurgle.I remembered how Abe hadn't been able to see my vision of

or having some kind of waking dream?

Abe assured.

is very

sighed, hanging my

put a comforting

it made me sad

they were or what had happened

my heart

dancing to an orchestra playing

led us here turned

the ballroom, I could finally see her

I took a half

same eye color as me, and there were other similarities