Sould As The Alpha King's Breeder

Chapter 5: Do You Want to Die?

I was in that dream again.

Grass wet with dew brushed against my bare legs as I glided quickly through the meadow, barely feeling the ground beneath my feet. My eyes were scanning for another glimpse of the majestic creature I’d just gained sight of a moment ago before it bound between two large pine trees.

I knew if I followed the gorgeous white pony further into the woods, I would run into him again.

“Don’t touch me!” He raised his voice, but he didn’t sit up, and his arms lay limp at his side. He wore a mask over his face. Only his onyx black eyes were visible to me.

“Do you want to die?” I retorted as I inspected his body for wounds.

“…I don’t care,” he replied quietly.

My hands paused. For some reason, his words broke my heart a little, even though he’d almost killed me just now.

I lifted my gaze to meet his. His eyes were so deep, so dark, like infinite wells, and I feared that if I spent too much time looking into them, I might not be able to extricate myself from their depths.

“Well, I do, okay?” I said. “My father would yell at me if he finds out I left someone bleeding to death in the wild! Relax. l’

m just going to bandage up these wounds.”

He grunted a bit when I lifted him off of the ground, but he didn’t fight back anymore.

Silence filled the air, and I felt I had to say something, so I started with the basic question. “What’s your name?”

He looked at me with those dark eyes and answered, “I don’t have one.”

“Really? That’s strange, because I don’t have one either.”

He cocked his head to the side and gave me a look that was a cross between confused and annoyed.

“It’s true. People just call me girl.”

“Girl?” he repeated.

“That’s right. Girl,” I gave him a big smile. My father had told me that smiles were one of the most effective ways to make friends.

But instead of returning a smile back to me, he almost seemed a bit uncomfortable and moved his gaze away from mine. “And what are you doing out here in the woods all alone?” he asked.

“Um…“ | tapped on my chin. “Have you heard of the Sun Blossom flower?”

His eyes widened slightly, and I could see that he had heard of it.

I continued, “You know, the flower that grows on the side of the mountains. I’ve heard they’re beautiful, and smell won

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derful. That’s why I came. My friend was leading me there…”

“Your friend?” he glanced around immediately, his tone

wary.

“Yes, my new friend. A little white pony…”

He let out a breath of relief, and then said matter-of-fact ly. “Those flowers, they’re not easy to get.”

“My mother also said it was a fool’s errand.” | rested my hands in my lap. “But I love flowers. Don’t you?”

He shrugged and looked down at the ground.

fire was suddenly extinguished. His whole body was taken

silent, and

still here?” | couldn’t stop

“Is something the matter?”

me. I looked up in shock, my mouth

just happened?”

a beautiful Sun Blos som flower in full bloom, its delicate purple petals speckled with gold flakes

the flower to me. “So I got one

I stared at the

darkness seemed to seep in all around me again until

wishing I

him, and

into the fabric of my pants, and the smell of it, rusty with

blood was

“Are you all

at me. I could see the whites of the eyes behind his mask,

breathing had stopped, but the blood

me-I realized he was dead and

was pounding out of my chest as my eyes flew open and

up in bed and looked at the fig ures of the other girls sleeping in

Right. The palace.

prince’s office. It was no wonder i’d had such a bloody

that it was still quite early. It was unlikely that anyone else would be up,

I couldn’t go back to sleep. Not after

got out of bed and decided to head to the gar den for a bit of fresh air.

morning air was crisp so I inhaled deeply, feeling more optimistic and peaceful

here so he could give me advice about how to proceed. Luckily, his lessons had been engraved in

particularly beautiful rosebush. The blooms were a soft pink with traces of white, and they smelled divine. I paused to breathe them in, looking at the glorious pink and gold sunrise in

was going to be all right. I just knew it. Peace fulness settled around me, and I found a measure

my attention and they quickly ushered my

crashing

through the rose bushes, and then I heard what I thought were growls, followed by muttered curse

the shapes of two people fighting one another, and I immediately recognized one

attacked… again. Really, how hated was he

would be best to get back inside. But

Shoot!

myself, praying neither of them noticed me, but

interrupted by me and ended shortly. Just then,

tempt at self-preservation, I grabbed some dirt and smeared it on my face, messing up my hair and putting leaves and sticks in it before

prayed that I was messy enough that he wouldn’t want to look at me. That way,

was hard. His dark

his white shirt was open about halfway. My eyes immediately went to his chest, but then I dropped my head so that I wasn’t

the path behind him gave me a bit of hope that maybe

couldn’t make it on time. Are you okay?” The footsteps finished in quick succession as Jake, the Beta, stopped next to the prince, but

you doing here?” Instead of replying to his Be

Your Highness,” I said in a quiet

didn’t buy it. “You may look a mess, but I

might like for being outside. “Yes, that’s true. I was… on my way to the kitchen… to learn how to cook for you… but I got lost…….” I lifted my eyes only slightly to try to

with every syllable, a new tremor of fear passed over me. “Let me

tried to remind him,

| as sumed he was

glanced at me and dared not to say

again. I felt fear coursing through my body. He took a step closer to me, and I cowered, but my feet remained

hear me?”