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.

extinguished. His whole body was taken by the

turned unnervingly silent, and I started

still here?” | couldn’t stop the trembling in my

“Is something the matter?”

voice startled me. I looked up in shock, my mouth agape as he stood in front

just happened?” I

Sun Blos som flower in

one,” he said, handing the

I stared at the flower.

darkness seemed to seep in all around me

shouted, wishing I knew

grab him, and that was when I no

fabric of my pants, and the smell

was coming

“Are

the whites of the eyes behind his mask, but in that stare, I saw no

but the blood

shrill scream escaped from me-I realized he was dead and that the darkness was about to consume

lungs were heaving and my heart was pounding out of my chest as my eyes flew open and the

sat up in bed and looked at the fig ures of the

Right. The palace.

office. It was no

at the clock told me that it was still quite early. It was unlikely that anyone else would be up, except for

back to

got out of bed and decided to head to the gar den for a bit of fresh air. Being outside always lifted my

I inhaled deeply, feeling more optimistic

would be easy. I wished that my father were here so he could give me advice about how to proceed. Luckily, his lessons had

traces of white, and they smelled divine. I paused to breathe them in, looking at the glorious

settled around me, and I found

and they quickly

sound of something crashing

then I heard what I thought were growls,

immediately recognized one of them. He was the last person

being attacked… again. Really, how hated was he

I decided it would be best to get back inside. But as I began to move, I stepped on some dry

Shoot!

I tried to hide myself, praying neither of them noticed me,

to be interrupted by me and ended shortly. Just then, I heard

one last at tempt at self-preservation, I grabbed some dirt and smeared it on my face,

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

expression was hard. His dark eyes

chest, but then I dropped my head so that I wasn’t staring at places

sound of approaching footsteps on the path behind him gave me a bit of hope that maybe someone would come

in quick succession as Jake, the Beta, stopped next to

replying to

only passing by, Your Highness,” I

“You may look a mess, but I remember

I tried to come up with an excuse he might like for being outside. “Yes, that’s true. I was… on my way to the kitchen… to learn how to cook

eighth woman who has tried to approach me since last night.” His voice was a low rumble, and with every syllable, a new tremor of fear passed over me. “Let me make this clear. Leave me alone un

tried to remind him, “But the king’s order

caused him to get away?” | as

Alpha.” Beta Jake glanced at me

fear coursing through my body. He took a step closer to me, and

I will end you. Do you hear me?”