Sould As The Alpha King's Breeder

Chapter 71: How Did You End Up Here Too?

*Ciana*

At my parents’ house, I waited for Warren to get back. Things with that fake Ciana must have been going well because it was taking a while for him to return.

I stood up and started pacing around the living room. Warren was taking longer than I thought. A part of me started to worry about him, but he was Prince Warren. Not even Beta Raymond was stupid enough to move against a prince. I knew

Warren could take care of himself.

My mind kept wandering back to the man I’d seen, Tallis. Well, that was what Nelson called him, but he just felt like Theo.

He stood like him, talked like him, and even had his scent. I’d been around the Dark Prince enough to know the kind of person he was, and this Tallis just reminded me of Theo.

Although, he did look different once I got the chance to get a closer view of him.

But, if I could disguise myself well enough that people thought I was a boy, and if “Fake Ciana” could use magic to look like me, why couldn’t someone do the same with Theo?

Maybe Theo was trying to disguise himself as an unknown carnival worker. But this was Prince Theo! There was no reason for him to do so.

First of all, he hadn’t cared that I was leaving, he hadn’t even come to say goodbye to me. Why would he follow me all the way to my pack? Why would he care what was going on in my pack?

He’d made it pretty clear in the days before I left that he didn’t care.

Besides, if that Tallis guy was Theo, why try to hide it, especially from me? The only reason Theo would come here would be to make good on his word and help my pack. Not because he cared about me but because he was keeping his word as a prince. But then, he wouldn’t have to hide his identity from me.

Sighing, I rubbed my hands on my thighs and sat down on the couch.

As soon as my butt hit the cushion, the doorknob clicked and Warren walked through the front door with a grin on his face.

“I take it your chat went well?” I asked, jumping up to greet him.

‘He nodded. “Your look alike invited me on a date. We’ll meet

up three nights from now in the packhouse gardens,” he said.

Something flickered in his eyes and his smile fell slightly.

“Packhouse? So she didn’t want to come back here?” I murmured to myself, but that didn’t matter. “Isn’t that a good thing?”

“Yes, it is a good time for me to fish more information out of her. I’ll see if I can poke some more holes in her identity. It could help later,” he suggested.

good idea. I’d say, mission accomplished for the night,” I

Warren sighed heavily

sorry that I forced

we wanted, but Warren obviously still felt bad tricking

leaned forward, resting my elbows on my knees. “You know, you truly have a good heart. If this

I can’t just sit around when I know there is someone trying to steal your life

doing,” I added. “I hope you understand how

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wasn’t unusual for traveling entertainment groups to show up from time to time in different pack territories. They didn’t belong to any pack, but they had to follow the laws and

a pack and family. I loved mine too much, which was why I was so determined to stop Raymond from his insane

I put on my disguise so that no one in my pack could recognize me and headed to the carnival tent to find Nelson and figure out whatever I could from him about this Theo lookalike, or feelalike, to

for there to be a Ciana and Theo imposter in my pack at the same

were dressed in glittering unitards, trapeze slung over their shoulders. One burly, hairy man

like they were getting ready for

the young lord from last night. Good day!” Nelson greeted me when he saw me, laughing heartily

sorry for the misunderstanding. I just dropped by to learn more about your performance

fellow carnival

to my office,” he said,

corner of the tent blocked off with red, silk curtains. He used a collapsible table for a

from animals in another section of the tent. There was also a

pretty extreme acts in

the papers on his makeshift desk. “We’ve got exotic animals, high flying trapeze swingers, jugglers, clowns, and a tightrope walker.

“I bet,” I muttered.

obvious. I had to keep it

go,” he said, finally fishing a program pamphlet out. He handed

the cover, too, but there wasn’t a single picture of Tallis or any mention of him. The other performers

the program,” I commented, using

can make it on his own. He tends to get in trouble

for?”

chuckled and nodded in

has always been so surly and bad tempered, but he’s never

it isn’t the same for me.” Nelson

bad

before I could stop them and I hated myself

you have sisters or female friends who are interested in my brother, then?” Nelson asked, arching an

Not in that regard.

see that carnival spark in your eye,” Nelson

from me and looked at a standing white board in the corner of his temporary office. There was a very complicated, color coded schedule written on the