Sould As The Alpha King's Breeder

Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder Chapter 288

Chapter 68: Death of a White Queen Hanna The waves were lapping against the shore in a graceful, rhythmic pattern. I like this water.

It was frigid, biting, and sent a jolt of electricity through my body whenever I reached my hand down into the rocks and let it glide over my bare skin.

Rowan swam in it on occasion.

I loved to watch him as he did laps back and forth along the breakwater where the water was calm and safe from the swirling rip currents.

We had been taking long walks together lately, always ending at the port.

I would perch on a rock and watch him dive into the water, his chestnut hair clinging to his skin as he moved gracefully against the heavy silt.

Like a seal, I thought with a smile.

Or an otter.

My Rowan.

How odd we must seem to other people.

We were not the typical mates.

We’d known each other for almost three months and had yet to touch more than occasionally intertwining our fingers while we walked.

We barely spoke, in fact.

But I found solace in our silence.

Rowan had never once chastised me for my uncontrollable powers.

He never judged, rejected, or ignored me.

I was just Hanna to him.

Not a witch.

Not a dream dancer.

I was just the girl I hadn’t yet had a chance to be.

Watching him board the seaplane once again stung more than it had the first time.

They were all going, the men, leaving us women behind while they congregated with the Alphas of the East to settle things in Mirage.

I stood on the bluff overlooking the port while the plane took off and circled over the village until it disappeared into the low hanging clouds, and I could feel Rowan’s presence no more.

This time was different and would be different.

I wasn’t a stranger to Rowan’s people any longer.

Rosalie was interested in me, enthused by my powers.

She could sense them and make sense of them in a way no one else had done before, save for my mother before she died.

Even Kacidra had softened to me, opening up her heart and accepting me for who, and whatever, I was.

And then there was Gemma, who had the strangest aura about her, something that pulled me in and kept me hooked on her every movement and every word.

She had felt so familiar to me in the same way Rosalie felt familiar.

I often wondered if Gemma had powers of her own, something buried deep inside, something dormant.

But that didn’t matter at the moment.

I was standing along the shore as Rosalie, Kacidra, and Otto’s wife Shelly fussed over the row of white roses that lined the stone fence along the inner wall of the cemetery further up the hill.

The Temple to the Moon Goddess was nestled snugly in a crop of tall spruce trees overlooking the water, and the voices of the women carried on the soft breeze that touched my cheek as I closed my eyes and breathed deeply the scents of salt and pine.

I was supposed to be here right now.

I felt it in my bones.

Why, I didn’t know.

It had taken some coaxing to get Shelly to join us on this trip.

The temple was a good thirty minute walk from the village, and she was reluctant to leave her young children behind.

But I knew there was more to it.

Shelly didn’t worship the Goddess.

She had been reeling from the events Rowan had described during one of our walks.

She was a strange person in a strange land, someone who didn’t quite fit in.

Much like myself.

I hadn’t had a single conversation with Shelly, but I felt a bond with her, nonetheless.

called out, her voice

at her, her blonde hair swaying in the

I had been holding and turned to look over the water

had successfully pulled

had found Maeve, confirmed she

something I

go with

wasn’t about to tell her

toward the temple, tucking my hands in the

gave me comfort as I maneuvered over the rocks

I entered the

were full of roses, and a hint of smile was evident on the corner of her mouth as she watched me, her gray eyes focused on

she continued to converse with kacidra, who was

had gone inside the temple, the

to light the candles at the altar

an odd rush of air touch

candles didn’t

my arms and neck rose as I watched

multi-colored sunlight drifting down from the stained-glass windows, the reflection rippling over her hair and cheek as she turned to light a single candle that had been placed in the hand

my throat as I gazed up at the faceless statue

out of pure granite, crafted as though the

hand held the candle, while the other hand was outstretched, fingers splayed and palm facing the ceiling The fingers of that hand were darkened from centuries of being touched by parishioners who knelt before

prayed to

But I sought her.

sought her in my

her, maybe I would know her reasons for

standing before her likeness, I

Unsure.

scared “I don’t think

as Rosalie turned around,

force

I promised you that.”

don’t think 1-1

if something goes wrong? What if-” “We’re in the

her place, her

why I chose

temple and now we stand inside of it.” Rosalie had laid out several white roses on the altar that was situated between the stone benches and the statue, her fingers lingering on the petals as she watched me with a careful

wouldn’t force me, that

couldn’t deny her desires to see

such a stoic woman, but a silent

with

falter or give in to her fears,

but an overwhelming part of me told me that whatever she was

to Mirage, and she had no witness to

U

need to see

need to see what

understand how

What this means.

for us,

know-”

you for

and Rowan, and I think I

need to know for sure so we can stop

I

up at the mention of Rowan instead of leaning

to

I nodded tightly.

had come in, murmuring in

roses they carried in their

Kacidra asked bluntly, leaning against

then me, her expression softening as she smiled

just hold her hand, see if she can take me wherever she

sounds too easy,” Kacidra

her a motherly look of warning, then turned her

her for guidance.” Rosalie motioned towards the statue nonchalantly, her eyes still focused

just

should be able to

sense I know your method of

Trying is all we can do,”

her being

impossible, in

If anyone could do

deep breath, looking over my shoulder at kacidra and

looked nervous but

looked oddly excited and was exudating

never seen her look at me like that, and the silent encouragement began to course through my veins

eyes flitting up

practiced, and practiced, and practiced until

was confident in my abilities to will myself

always find the

I worried