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.

suddenly extinguished. His whole body was taken by

unnervingly silent, and

couldn’t stop the trembling in my

“Is something the matter?”

sound of his voice startled me. I looked up in shock, my mouth agape as he

happened?” I asked

som flower in full bloom, its delicate purple

he said, handing the flower to me.

stared at the flower. “How did

me, and the darkness seemed to seep in all around me again until it was

shouted, wishing I knew his

reach out to grab him, and that

fabric of my pants, and the smell

blood was coming

“Are you

the eyes behind his

breathing had stopped, but the blood continued to pour from

dead and

heart was pounding out of my chest as my

sat up in bed and looked at the fig ures of

Right. The palace.

in the prince’s office. It was no wonder i’d had such a bloody version of

curtains, and a glance at the clock told me that it was still quite

I couldn’t go back to sleep. Not after

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

morning air was crisp so I inhaled deeply, feeling

about being here would be easy. 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 it through this trial

a soft pink with traces of white, and they smelled

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

caught my attention and

of something crashing hard to the

through the rose bushes, and then I heard what I thought were

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

Theo. He was being attacked… again. Really, how hated was he that

clearly gaining an upper hand, I decided it would be best to get back inside. But as

Shoot!

hide myself, praying neither of them noticed

ended shortly. Just then, I heard a familiar voice order, “Come out

on my face, messing up my hair and putting leaves and sticks in it before I stood and walked to

look at me. That way, he wouldn’t recognize

was hard. His

halfway. My eyes immediately went to his chest, but then I dropped my head so that I

sound of approaching footsteps on the path behind him gave me a bit of hope

it on time. Are you okay?” The footsteps finished in quick succession as Jake, the

doing here?” Instead of replying to his Be

only passing by, Your Highness,” I said in a

Obviously, he didn’t buy it. “You may look a mess,

my way to the kitchen… to learn how to cook for you… but I

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.

remind him, “But the king’s

realize that she caused him to get away?” |

Alpha.” Beta Jake glanced at me and

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

me, I will end you. Do you hear me?” His words were