Sould As The Alpha King's Breeder

Chapter 52

For the next couple hours, I sat in a chair and watched the rain coming down outside, thinking about all of the time I had spent with Ethan.

With every flash of lightning in the distance, memories of him flashed before my eyes. I thought of the gentleness he’d shown me when we made love.

My hand automatically went to my abdomen where the child was growing.

I couldn’t believe that someone would show me tenderness, make a baby with me, watch me give birth to their child… and then kill me.

But that was Ethan’s plan, and that meant I had to go.

Even if that meant I needed to trust the likes of Madalynn, who had told me herself she didn’t want her child to be second in line to the throne. My baby’s life was hanging in the balance. But I had to take the gamble and try.

A knock on the door pulled me away from the window. Tonight hadn’t been quiet for me at all.

Vicky entered, walked toward me, and wrapped her arms around my neck.

“I wish tonight wasn’t happening,” she said, staring at me with tears in her eyes.

My heart dropped. How did she know?!

“Vicky…” I tried my best to smile. “To…tonight?”

As she pulled back from me, she gave me her own confused look.

The engagement party.”

1 silently let out the breath I was holding and nodded my head.

“Well,” I said, “nothing can be done. Ethan has made his mind up on what he wants. It was for the alliance. He didn’t do anything wrong.”

“I know he cares about you.”

“It doesn’t matter if he does or not. I will never be enough for him, Vicky. I’m just a breeder.”

Vicky shook her head in disagreement, but she couldn’t find the words to comfort me.

“Thank you for everything you have done for me. I’ll never forget it, Vicky.”

acting like this is goodbye. We’ll get through this, Rosalie. We still have time. We have

her in the eye.

in a nearby mirror. “Now I have to go down to this stupid dinner with Georgia. Someone has to keep her in line,

things,” I replied softly as

***

before 7:00. I got up and started getting ready. I was fairly certain that no one was going to be checking on me that close to

that Madalynn and Damian had brought me. It was floor length, so I could wear

a party, not leaving the building. Besides, like Damian said, I wouldn’t

I was dressed, I did my makeup and put my hair up.

overcoming me as I thought about how close I’d thought I’d come to

to match my gown was a little

that they wouldn’t get wet, and added some medications, including my sleeping pills. Finally, I added a bottle of water

bag packed and my gown on, I was technically ready to go, but there were a couple more things |

my desk, I took out a pad of paper and a pen.

to compose. I couldn’t

“Vicky and Talon,

know that me being gone will come as a shock, but I have finally taken my life into my own hands. I

You did what you had to for your Alpha, and I respect your choice. So please don’t hold on to any pain over my departure. Know that my future will be bright with the Moon Goddess and that I will forever be indebted

wrote their names on the outside, and

letter would not be

took a deep breath, my eyes focused on the storm raging outside again,

few moments to complete the message for Ethan. Finally, with an air of

Whatever that might be.

surprised when

“Miss Rosalie?” Samuel questioned.

with a smile, as if it made all of the sense in the world for me to be

slightly as he looked at

a friend to me. How selfish would I be to not even make

us permission to let you

by his tone that I had already convinced him I should be allowed to attend. He was

be there. If he doesn’t want me in attendance, I’m

for further approval. I knew I needed to get going if I was going to make it

usual. Because it wouldn’t make much sense for me to have not used the restroom before I left my room, I whipped up some tears

Samuel asked, his hand