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

WI

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.

was suddenly extinguished. His whole body was

silent, and I started to get

are you still here?” | couldn’t stop the

“Is something the matter?”

his voice startled me. I looked up in shock, my

just happened?” I

hand at me. In it was a beautiful Sun Blos som flower in full bloom, its delicate

he said, handing the

stared at the flower.

and the darkness seemed to seep in all around me again until it was nearly pitch black. I could barely

I shouted, wishing I knew his

him, and

my pants, and the smell of it, rusty with alu minum,

was

shouted. “Are you all

me. I could see the whites of the eyes behind his mask, but in that stare, I

but the blood continued to pour from

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

were heaving and my heart was pounding out of my chest as

my hand over my face, I sat up in bed and looked at the fig ures of the other girls sleeping in twin beds across the

Right. The palace.

the prince’s office. It was no wonder i’d had such a bloody version of my recurring dream after

filtered in beneath the curtains, and a glance at the clock told me that it was still quite early. It was unlikely that anyone else would be up,

back to

got out of bed and decided to head to the gar den

was crisp so I inhaled deeply, feeling

I wished that my father were here so he could give me advice about how to proceed. Luckily, his lessons had been engraved in my heart. I would find a way to make

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

just knew it. Peace fulness settled around me, and I

attention and they

something crashing hard

bushes, and then I heard what I thought were growls, followed by muttered

and I immediately recognized one of them. He was the last person I wanted to see

again. Really,

I decided it would be best to get back inside.

Shoot!

tried to hide myself, praying neither of

seemed to be interrupted by me and ended shortly. Just then, I heard a familiar voice order, “Come

some dirt and smeared it on my face, messing up my hair and putting leaves and sticks in it before I stood

look at me. That way, he wouldn’t recognize me as the sole survivor of the bloody event in

Theo’s expression was hard. His dark

and his white shirt was open about halfway. My eyes immediately went to his chest, but then

behind him gave me a bit of hope that maybe someone would come along and

footsteps finished in quick succession as Jake, the Beta, stopped next to the prince, but Prince

you doing here?” Instead of replying to his Be ta, Theo

Highness,” I said in a

“You

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

last night.” His voice was a low rumble, and with every syllable, a new tremor of fear passed over me. “Let me make

tried to remind him, “But

realize that she caused him to get away?” | as sumed he was referring to the attacker just

Jake glanced at me

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

next time you interrupt me, I will end you. Do you hear me?” His words