Sould As The Alpha King's Breeder

Chapter 68: A Change of Plan

*Theo*

The window in my office overlooked the garden. Most of the time, I didn’t pay any attention to it at all, but today, it seemed like I couldn’t stop staring outside.

She was gone. Really gone this time. And I couldn’t follow her as I had the last time she had run away. No, it was better this way. And even though it hurt right now, I knew I would get over it eventually.

With as much experience as I had at being all alone, I knew from the past that I would eventually forget all about her.

I’d forget the shape of her face, how her mouth curled up at the corners when she smiled, the way her eyes twinkled when she was happy.

I’d forget her scent-that fresh, warm smell of all things lovely and inviting.

I’d forget the softness of her skin and how her lips felt so perfect pressing against mine.

Before too much longer, all of that would fade into the background, and someday, when someone said the name

Ciana Black, I’d be able to not feel part of me was missing….

Jake knocked on the door and waited for me to tell him he could enter. “What is it?” I asked him.

“Just a note that Ciana got safely to her pack. The men you had followed her have reported back. They’re still there to protect her. That’s all.” Jake was looking at me like he expected me to look sad or disappointed.

“Okay,” I said, acting as if I didn’t even care. The lapel pin in my hand seemed heavier now, as if it weighed as much as the rock sitting in my chest.

“Are you all right, Alpha?” Jake asked me.

“Yes, of course I am,” I said dismissively.

“Don’t you worry about her? Sure, we have men protecting her, but…”

“I have faith that she can handle Raymond on her own. After all, most of the pack simply just didn’t know the truth. As long as she can prove her identity, she’ll be fine.”

“Alright.” Jake nodded, but the look on his face told me he didn’t agree. “Even if she is fine, how about you?”

“What about me?”

He gave me a concerned glance, but I was fine. I would be fine.

It really was all for the best that she was gone. Staying here would only put her in more danger compared to her pack, and neither of us needed that.

“Could you go get me those files we discussed before?” | asked Jake, trying to get back to business.

sorry. I meant to bring them. They’re in my

grab them. Since his office was

me a few minutes to stare at the lapel pin in my hand. All of the images on it reminded me of the special

female voice say. I looked up to see two women standing in the entrance to

were friends of Sophia,

one with dark hair said, “is there anything we can do to serve you? Could we straighten your office? Or rub your

the blonde asked. “We would love to do whatever we

What the hell?

you into my part of the palace?”

said you might be lonely and it’s our

I narrowed my eyes and

have tasked him to continue monitoring the progress and I should’ve known

was as if my words encouraged the two

you,” the dark-haired one stood up, batted her eyelashes, and gave a flirtatious smile which made me want

the blonde said in a seductive tune as she started walking over and even reaching out her arm, about to touch

gave each of them a cold glare and

scoffed, “It seems

dropped to their

with dark hair cried, “We… were only trying

hoping to be of service to you. So far, all we’ve been doing is sitting around and waiting. Beta

out,” I

and took off down

came back in with the files. “Really,

behind him as he came over to my

“Doesn’t matter now.”

want to explain it all to him, so I just ignored the question and

I just got some

set the

edge of one of the chairs across

some sort of alliance ceremony,” Jake told me. “One of the men that tailed Ciana there just reported to me. He said that he heard about it on a train. It’s some

they

his throat moving. “Uhm, we haven’t gotten the final confirmation, but one name that has come up is

me guess,” I crossed my arms in front of

“Yes.”

would be him. It seemed like every time there was something going wrong in my life anymore, it could all be traced back to that

trouble than we originally thought. Even if Ciana can handle Raymond, I don’t think

behind all of this. After all, he was the one who told Ciana the news from her pack. He of

should probably send some troops there to fix the situation, or else Ciana and the rest

need to send troops,” I told him, already knowing what needed to