Sould As The Alpha King's Breeder

Chapter 3: Unwanted Attention

Regardless of how shocked I was, I realized that I needed to say something, or do something before I was severely pun ished for falling into the prince.

Based on the royals’ reputation, it probably didn’t matter that it was Sophia’s fault. I’d messed up, and that was it.

“Miss Black, I had thought that you were better than that. Now, as punishment for your unruly behavior….” As expected, it certainly didn’t matter to the unforgiving Beta.

I could sense danger in Xavier’s tone, but it was even more frightening that he actually knew who I was.

I’d assumed that Xavier, being the Beta of the Alpha King, wasn’t someone who could easily be fooled. But I hadn’t ex pected him to have already learned everything about us.

I heard Sophia’s voice as she snickered behind me. “Serves her right.”

My heart sank even more. For the first time in a long time, I started to panic. All I could do was pray that I hadn’t brought disaster to my pack.

But before my sentence was announced, I heard a calm yet authoritative voice say, “All is well. No need to overreact, Beta Xavier.”

“Thank goodness you’re unharmed, Prince Warren!”

“Prince… Warren?” | shouldn’t have spoken aloud when I

was still standing right next to him, but he acknowledged my

question with a slight nod.

“I believe the ground is a bit uneven here.” He looked at me. “Are you all right?”

I finally got the chance to fully appreciate how handsome he was, and my heart stopped beating for just a moment.

My voice was trapped somewhere in the back of my throat, but I managed to nod and then forced myself to say, “Yes, Your Highness. Thank you, and I apologize.”

“No need.” The prince had a faint smile on his face. Then he turned to Beta Xavier. “Carry on.”

Beta Xavier bowed deeply. “Yes, Your Highness.”

The crowd of girls continued along the path, and I was swept up in it. I reminded myself to pay better attention and turned to face the front, while I was still pondering the entire incident.

Prince Warren! Thank the Goddess he wasn’t the cruel Prince Theo! I almost felt happy tears began to form in the corners of my eyes.

But then, how could the enchanting young man I’d met long ago be a prince? It was in a forest so far away from the capital… I couldn’t have possibly encountered a royal there, could I?

what should I do? Should I approach him and find a chance to explain myself, or should I just pretend that

be very kind!” Brook whispered. “You’re lucky. Imagine if that

was lucky this time. But if | made another mistake, it could be the end of my journey

give me a scornful sneer. “Just

my fists, but I knew I couldn’t afford to

pushed all of my anger toward Sophia and my unanswered questions about Prince Warren to the back of my mind, so I could concentrate on what I needed

there for three years, collect our riches, and then return to our families… but had a feeling the real situation would be much

the palace was just as luxurious as the rest, with priceless artwork in gold frames lining the walls above the black marble floors. Despite its beauty, I

rooms with thick mahogany doors. A man dressed

mop of curly black hair atop his head. He was handsome in

way, and his eyes were scrutinizing but not

crowd as giggles and clap ping filled my ears. I forced a smile onto my lips

lived? It felt different from the rest of the palace. I couldn’t quite put my finger on

but the

“What’s this now, Beta Jake? || was

young ladies until the prince is ready. He wanted me to tell

“But-” Xavier began.

with a harsh whisper. “You wouldn’t want to disobey

throat. “Very well,” he said, “I shall report to the king that it is all in your hands now… Beta.” He said the last word like it was a

Interesting.

served the king, and that should’ve made

but it seemed that Beta Jake

rumor must be true. Prince Theo was favored by the king, and that was why his

to see all of you. Prince Theo is quite busy with other tasks at the moment, but

the stranger I felt.

People.

be more precise,

eerily quiet in this wing of the palace, because

of the palace, where guards and servants

here just seemed so…

fac ing a large door that seemed to lead

a while,

even Sophia.

make a good first impression on the man they were

been? Two hours, or maybe

Theo treated his prospective Luna on the very first

ever want to be selected by him, I just couldn’t understand why this was necessary. Why did he have to be mean to a group of girls for no