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.”

like this is goodbye. We’ll get through this, Rosalie. We still have time. We have a few months to

in the eye.

to go down to this stupid dinner with Georgia. Someone

make a mess of things,” I replied softly as I watched her leave

***

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

was floor length, so I could wear sneakers under it – no one would notice, so long as I

allegedly going to a party, not leaving the

my hair up. The beautiful necklace Ethan had gifted

as I thought about how close I’d thought I’d come to changing his mind.

was a little larger than the typical clutch one might carry for such an occasion, and it also had a strap on the inside, which would come in handy down the

pictures I’d gotten from Estrella inside of a plastic bag so that they wouldn’t get wet, and added some medications, including my sleeping pills. Finally, I added a bottle of water

my gown on, I was technically ready to go, but there were a

pad of paper and a pen. Thunder boomed outside of the window, making my hand shake slightly as I began

compose. I couldn’t just

“Vicky and Talon,

I have finally taken my life into my own hands. I will forever be grateful for everything that you both have done for me, and I will cherish every memory that we

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

their names

would not be

focused on the storm raging outside

few moments to complete the message for Ethan. Finally, with an air of finality, I rose from my seat, ready to get on with the next part of my

Whatever that might be.

when I

“Miss Rosalie?” Samuel questioned.

if it

as he looked at the other

to me.

Alpha Ethan didn’t give us permission to let you

his tone that I had already convinced him I should be allowed to attend. He was only making the necessary objections to

a hand. “Ethan will be there. If he doesn’t want me in

I was going to

usual. Because it wouldn’t make much sense for me to have not used

Rosalie?” Samuel asked, his hand on