Sould As The Alpha King's Breeder

Chapter 56 The 21st Generation of King Lycaon

Cedrick wanted to say something but my mother raised her hand to stop him.

“I suppressed your mate sense,” she answered my ques- tion instead. Her voice wasn’t loud, but shock settled into my bones.

“How could you….”

“If you cannot find your mate, then you will not have to worry about losing control around her.”

All I could do was stare at her from across the room.

So what was I? A crazy, heartless freak who was cursed to live in this world all alone until the end of his pathetic life? I was not allowed to love, nor was I allowed to hate. No emo- tions, no friends, and no… hope.

“Why me?” I murmured.

“I do not know. But what I do know is that you’re the 21st generation of King Lycaon’s bloodline and your power is un- paralleled. Whether you like it or not, it’s a blessing from the Moon Goddess herself.”

I’d never asked for it! I never wanted this damn power!

She sighed and said softly, “Now, let’s take care of what- ever it is you feel you must do as ramifications for the crystal, and we will talk about these other matters at another time.”

*Ciana”

It had been almost two days since Lady Nita and Theo were locked in his room.

I assumed she was treating him for the nightmares Luther had inflicted upon him. I spent much of that time wandering outside-waiting.

What I was waiting for exactly, I wouldn’t admit to any- one. Whenever Brook came to check on me, to bring me some food or see if I needed anything, I’d eat a little to appease her, but mostly, I just pretended to be tending to the garden or feeding the animals that sometimes came by.

But I think she knew, as I did, that I was worried about Prince Theo. I wanted to make sure that he was well.

Just as the sun was beginning to set on the second day, the door opened, and she came out, along with her servant, Cedrick and… Theo.

I tried not to rush in to see if he was okay, but instead, I casually walked over, keeping my hands folded behind my back, pretending to be nonchalant.

Lady Nita looked down her nose at me and shook her head, obviously irritated at my presence. “You’ll be happy to know that whatever that was bothering him has been lifted,”

she said.

I noticed then that she had something in her hand. It was the Moonlit Crystal. It looked benign just resting in her palm, but I knew better. It could be dangerous.

bounce up and say a silent prayer to the Moon Goddess. Perhaps it made me seem

do that, though. If I had learned one thing about Theo over the weeks that I had known him, it was that, under normal

distance. between us

Ciana,”

and the thoughts that filled my mind were of all of the intimate times we’d spent

in the pavilion, the passionate ex- change we’d used to attempt to fool

said, finally managing to pull away

his mother cleared her throat, and in a voice that meant business, she said, “You know, Theodore, the terms of my agreeing to break this curse included Ciana going away and never coming back again. I think

her, and the look she gave me told me

ever agreeing to your terms,” Theo commented. He had released me, but we were still standing very

Theodore!” Queen Nita

“It won’t matter, Mother.”

talking about?

added, “Because I do

hear him say that. Of course, he did not love me…. I didn’t love him either. So

that the crystal in her palm was glowing, much the same way it had right before we’d all fallen into the dream realm. Except the light wasn’t as intense this time. It

going on with the crystal?” Theo

held her hand out

“It was cleansed and now is

failed,” Theo muttered, looking

no doubt in my mind we had failed the quest. Theo had been forced to smash the ring to protect me from being killed. So

Unless….

it be?” he asked, both of us staring at the place where Warren

con- tinued. “It was special to you both. Maybe that was enough to

I said to Theo. While we had been talking, the crystal glowed, but this time, in a mild red color, just

crystal, probably thrilled that I would be leaving the second the ceremony was over with. I couldn’t think

there through the mind-link. When

along with us. I had no idea what needed to be done,

was hitting it. The crystal reflected the light, creating an eerie red glow, giving us all the illusion of a blood moon. It had to be enough to

he said,

nodded and stepped forward, thinking he would use a knife or something to slit my

careful, Theodore,” Lady Nita

over my shoulder and scowled at her. “I know what I’m doing, Mother,” he said. “Now, you might want to look

rumbling noise low in her throat, and I heard the swoosh of robes behind me. I wasn’t sure why she needed to look away until he beckoned me

chest. I gazed into his bottomless dark eyes, and as he took a deep breath, so did I. The scent of the forest embraced me, and I couldn’t help but let my eyes

command. Why

bit down

at myself under my breath for not remembering this was exactly what he’d done