Sould As The Alpha King's Breeder

Chapter 46 The Truth About Our Childhood

*Theo*

“The bracelet? The one that you were very upset about?” I was shocked, seeking confirmation from the beauty standing in front of me. I couldn’t help but wonder, was it possible that Ciana was… her?

Watching Ciana prepare for her wedding to Warren was frustrating in more ways than I could list. She seemed so happy about the entire situation. Her face was beaming, and she couldn’t stop smiling.

It was almost as if she’d forgotten that none of this was real, that we were only playing our roles, and that she wouldn’t really be marrying Warren.

‘I couldn’t think of anything nice to say about seeing her in any of the wedding gowns, but the words I used to describe the gowns didn’t really reflect my opinion about her.

”

In fact, she looked beautiful in anything that she wore.

So if my stupid brother didn’t notice that in this realm or in reality, then there was truly something wrong with him.

Now, with her still wearing the dress that complimented her breasts so nicely, she had begun to tell me something that might just change everything forever.

“Well, I have a secret….” she confessed.

I tried to hide my curiosity behind my scowl. It was easy-scowling was pretty typical for me.

“Well, you see, a long time ago,” she began, sinking down to sit on the edge of the little stage in front of the mirrors, “I was chasing a beautiful white pony through the woods when I found an injured young man.”

A chill went up my spine, but I was able to hide it from her. I knew this story-very well. “And?” I asked.

She looked up at me, and I saw that my sharpness had wounded her. Not for the first time. “I will spare you all of the details, but we spent some time in the woods together. 1 helped nurse him back to health, and he got a very special flower for me, one I couldn’t access by myself. It was nice. I felt like I had a connection to him.”

wondering if she

But it was still one of the best

a deep breath, held it for a second, and then let it out. “As a gift.” That was

He had on a mask the whole time, so I could see his eyes, but I never saw his face. I didn’t know if he’d recognize

he had double vision the entire time because of the extent of his injuries…. I didn’t say that aloud. She didn’t

wearing, it’s like the

“I’ m positive. I would know that bracelet anywhere.

injured young man you found in the woods, and that’s what makes you love him

little. The temptation to argue with her, to tell her that she didn’t have to say it, almost got the best of me, but

Maybe he found it. Maybe the

and I could see I’d angered her. “He wouldn’t throw it away!” she

tied in the back of her head. Those loose ringlets framed

addressed me like that, it usually meant she was upset. “I’m not stupid, and I’m not infatuated with your brother. I understand that what transpired between us all of those years ago happened when we were young. We didn’t know one another well, and

but I didn’t know what to say,

and are replaced with approximations of what truly transpired. I don’t know if the images I have in my mind of the young man are real or not, but I do know that it

second, but then I snapped it closed. It wasn’t like me to get emotional about something like that, her connection to the injured young man. I refused to

Warren in the woods, and I will always appreciate his kindness in getting that flower for me, but thinking that I was in love with him, well, that’s just silly. Now

question formed on my lips before I could stop it. “And

me, and for a moment our eyes met. I saw a flicker of emotion

in her eyes that she was genuinely considering whether she was in love at

of his way to help me in ways that no one else ever has.” Her words

was right, of course. It seemed that every time my brother had come to her rescue, it had been

most certainly the

Ciana was

and while I knew it had to have been difficult for her to open up and share such an intimate secret with me, I had to keep acting