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.”

is goodbye. We’ll get through this, Rosalie. We still

looked her in the eye.

turned and fixed herself in a nearby mirror. “Now I have to go down to this stupid dinner with Georgia. Someone has to keep her in line, after all.”

allow her to make a mess of things,” I

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getting ready. I was fairly certain that no one

on the convertible dress that Madalynn and Damian had brought me. It was floor length, so I could wear sneakers under it – no one would notice, so long as

going to 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. The beautiful necklace

thought about how close I’d thought I’d come to changing his mind. But it wasn’t meant to

put on the luxury accessories Madalynn and Damian had brought me, as well. Those could be exchanged for money later. The handbag they’d selected to match my gown was a little larger than the typical clutch one might carry for such an occasion, and it also had a strap on the inside,

of a plastic bag so that they wouldn’t get wet, and added some medications, including my sleeping

and my gown on, I was technically ready to

took out a pad of paper and a pen. Thunder boomed outside of

to compose. I couldn’t just leave without saying anything

“Vicky and Talon,

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

Talon, for not telling me the truth. 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

half, wrote their names

next letter would not be so easy to

breath, my eyes focused on the storm

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

Whatever that might be.

were surprised when I opened the

“Miss Rosalie?” Samuel questioned.

going to the engagement dinner.” I replied with a smile, as if it made all of the sense in the

slightly as he looked at the

a sigh, “Madalynn is trying to be a friend to me. How selfish would I

us permission

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

If he doesn’t want me in attendance, I’m sure he’ll

get going if I was going to make it to the bathroom

me to have not used the restroom before I left my

Samuel asked, his hand on my