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

and I started

here?” | couldn’t stop

“Is something the matter?”

up in shock, my mouth agape as he stood in front

happened?” I

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

the flower to me. “So I

at the flower. “How

seemed to seep in all around me again until it

I shouted, wishing I

to reach out to grab him, and that was

everywhere, dripping from my hand, sinking into the fabric of my

blood was coming from

“Are you all

see the whites of the eyes behind his

the blood continued to pour

from me-I realized he was dead and that the

heart was pounding out of my

remember where I was. Brushing my hand over my face, I sat up in bed and

Right. The palace.

happened yesterday in the prince’s office. It was no wonder i’d had

of dawn filtered in beneath the curtains, and a glance at the clock told me that it was still quite early.

back

to the gar den for a bit of fresh air. Being outside

inhaled deeply, feeling

about how to proceed. Luckily, his lessons had been engraved in my

blooms were a soft pink with traces of white, and they

knew it. Peace fulness settled around me, and I found a measure of content ment in

attention and they quickly

something crashing hard to

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

fighting one another, and I immediately recognized

attacked… again. Really, how hated was

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, but

Just then, I heard a familiar voice order, “Come out now,

to show myself. But as one last at tempt at self-preservation, I grabbed some dirt and smeared it on my face,

wouldn’t want to look at me. That way, he wouldn’t recognize me as the sole survivor

expression was hard. His dark eyes

open about halfway. My eyes immediately went to his chest, but then I dropped my head so that I wasn’t staring at places that

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

okay?” The footsteps finished in quick succession as Jake, the Beta, stopped next to the prince, but Prince Theo raised a hand to stop

Instead of replying to his Be ta,

Your Highness,” I

“You may look a mess, but I

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 for you… but I got lost…….” I

low rumble, and with every syllable, a new tremor of fear passed over me. “Let me make this clear.

to remind him, “But the king’s

realize that she caused him to get away?” | as sumed he was

Jake glanced at me

eyes locked on me again. I felt fear coursing through my body. He took a step closer to me, and I cowered, but my feet remained planted for worry of what would hap pen if I backed

you. Do you hear me?” His words