Sould As The Alpha King's Breeder

Chapter 42: The Right Path

Hanna

The figure was in the distance. A woman. Her long, red-blonde hair was floating around her head like a halo as she drifted limply in the water.

She wasn’t supposed to be here.

I moved towards her, looking up to see the surface of the water high above my head.

This wasn’t right. I was far away from where I usually dreamed. The water was warm, the sun casting a sparkling glow across the surface as I moved through the stillness towards the woman, reaching out to grasp her by the arm.

I could feel life within her still, though the pulse beneath my fingers was slow and irregular. A rope was tied around her waist, the end of it floating several feet above her head.

Holding her by the arm I kicked my feet, moving towards the surface of the water. She was weightless, her hair falling over her face as we rose from the blue depths, our heads breaking through the surface into blinding sun.

A wave came, the water seeming to whisper to me as it took the woman away.

Had it thanked me?

I looked around, treading water in search of where the woman had gone.

But a grinding sound made me look over my shoulder. I blinked, my mouth dropping open in shock.

The white building in my dreams was before me, so close I could see the symbols etched into the stone. It was built into a rock striped with veins of granite, camouflaged from view unless you knew exactly what you were looking for.

A single wave could have brought me to it. I was that close.

But the grinding sound turned into screams of terror and agony. All around me the sky erupted into angry noise. People were yelling, voices lifted in desperation and despair. I reached up to cover my ears, shaking my head and closing my eyes.

No, no, no!

Suddenly, I was pulled beneath the water, the dream unraveling around me into nothingness.

Rosalie

*How often is she doing this?” I asked, reaching into the linen closet to pull a stack of blankets from a shelf and handing them to Rowan, who was standing with me in the upstairs hallway. He shrugged, tucking the blankets under his arm as he followed me through the house to the guest room.

I had sent Gretchen, our housekeeper, home hours ago. I was surprised by Ethan’s quick return from Red Lakes. I was even more shocked when he climbed out of the seaplane with not only Rowan, but two young women in tow.

I hadn’t recognized Kacidra at first, since she had grown into a beautiful young woman compared to the shy, quiet girl she had been when her family visited over ten years ago.

But my heart had nearly stopped when Hanna stepped off the plane, her dark hair pulled away from her face and her eyes shining in the sunlight. I thought it had been her mother standing on the dock at first. My heart beat rapidly against my chest as I watched Hanna move like a shadow behind Rowan, her hand tucked into the crook of his elbow.

I couldn’t fathom. But they were dark powers. I felt it the moment

could feel them in Hanna,

suddenly damp and water began to soak onto the rug beneath her. I knew something was amiss. This girl, so quiet, so innocent, was battling an inner force she

Rowan admitted, helping me fit a new sheet over the mattress, “She

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I see.” I said quietly, racking my brain for some semblance of understanding. We made the bed in silence, my eyes grazing over Rowan’ sface, his mouth

she talk to you much,

not really. A

says she’s your

said abruptly, his eyes catching

with her is

me he would rather talk about anything

and a handful of warriors while I stayed behind. It had been my decision to stay, even though I was desperately worried about Maeve. Word had come to Winter Forest about

She would have gotten herself

me grounded to Winter Forest, some kind of pull that

is where I was supposed to

walked into the hallway. He was standing in the living room, talking to the warriors he was bringing on his quest.I

“What Mom?”

“Your father, he’s excited.

“Why would he be

time since we’ve seen conflict. I know that sounds • insane. He’s been a little bored, I think. Playing the diplomat for so long.” I waved my hand in dismissal,

consciousness as I spoke, remembering Ethan when I first laid eyes on him the day I woke up in the hospital in what had been the original Drogomor territory. Everyone had been fearful of Ethan then, his

softened over our years together. He leaned into fatherhood with a gentle touch, his rough edges smoothing to a fine finish

he was still Ethan. He

to see just what Ethan was

and Talon, but chances were likely they wouldn’t know about the invasion for another few days. All Ethan

asked as I turned to Rowan as he stepped off the stairs. He was facing towards the living room, but turned back to face me, his face

just going to wait for Dad. I’m packed

be fine, Rowan, Everything will

turned towards the living room, slipping inside and leaning against a far wall as he waited for Ethan

latest episode, Kacidra looked up over the sectional couch as I entered the room, smiling softly and tilting her head towards Hanna, who was curled up around a pillow on the other side of

lot. I was only slightly disappointed that she hadn’t

her voice wavering. I could

moment? Somewhere private?” I tilted my

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about Hanna and her strange powers, it