Sould As The Alpha King's Breeder

Chapter 102: Boyfriend

*Ciana*

I couldn’t believe I dozed off!

Theo said they would be leaving in two hours-were they already gone?

I ran to check on Warren. He wasn’t in his room. For a mo- ment, my heart sank to the bottom and I thought they chose to leave without me.

Thank Goddess, when I got to the foyer, Jake and a cou- ple of guys were getting Warren loaded into a van. He was strapped on a gurney, still unconscious.

Aurora was there, saying goodbye to Warren. Her eyes were glassy with tears.

I walked over and was about to ask Aurora whether she would like to come with us to the palace, when I realized that Theo actually hadn’t extended the invitation for me to go with him.

I watched Theo and Jake getting prepared to set off, and couldn’t help but decide to find out what was their plan.

“Do you have a plan on what to do now?” I asked, walking up beside Theo.

His face was drawn and distant again. The past 12 hours seemed extremely long, and he’d been so obviously upset and emotional at what happened to Warren and what he was ca-

pable of.

ty.

For a few moments, he’d even let me see that vulnerabili-

Now, he was the same old aloof Theo again.

“Yes, to a degree. We’ve made some arrangements in the palace,” Theo said.

“Okay,” I said softly, looking at the ground.

Theo’s ‘we’ only included himself and Jake, obviously. It didn’t sound like I was being included to return to the palace.

I couldn’t assume that I’d be welcome to accompany them without an invitation, as the royal palace wasn’t my backyard. Now that I’d technically “dropped out” of the running for Theo’s potential bride, there was no reason someone like me would have to go to the castle.

The palace wasn’t exactly open for anyone to come and go as they please.

But I wanted to. My heart ached with the desire to stay with Theo and to see Warren recover.

Theo wasn’t inviting me, so I wasn’t sure if he’d be recep- tive to me asking to tag along, because I might end up being more of a burden to him. He had a lot going on in his head with what he’d been through recently.

Then there was the promise I’d made to Lady Nita. I’d told her I would stay away from Theo and the palace if she helped him. She’d kept up her end of the deal. I couldn’t go back on mine.

Besides, and most importantly, I’d kissed Theo last night and he’d… he hadn’t mentioned anything about it.

At this point, I could no longer lie to myself.

Yes, I fell for the Dark Prince.

I wanted to be with him and be there for him. I wanted him to know that he wasn’t alone.

But what did he think about me?

Yes, he was protective of me, I knew that, just like he cared about Maggie, Warren, and even Jake. But was there anything more than that?

“Ciana, you in there?” Jake asked, waving his fingers in front of my face.

“Y-yes, what?” I asked, snapping out of my trance.

“I’ve been calling you. You must have been thinking pretty deeply.”

“Oh, yeah… I just hope Warren gets the help he needs,” I forced a smile on my face and played it off like it wasn’t a big deal that they were leaving without me.

But it was.

back

was extremely disappointed that Theo didn’t want me to go with them. I could feel my face fall and I couldn’t

goodbye so that they could leave and get Warren the help he

still there. She misses you a lot,” Jake

admitted, sighing heavily. It felt like I hadn’t seen her for

been feeling all that well lately,” Jake said. He blushed suddenly,

“It is okay

just think she’d feel better getting a

love to see her.

Prince Warren. He’ll need a lot of care, and who knows

for, and there was no way I’d let the

Jake lowered his voice as if he was worried that his Alpha would hear him. I glanced at Theo, who wasn’t

my trip was to see Brook and to help with Warren. As long as

a bit nervous when we got into the van. What would

What if he scolded me and asked me to stay be- hind? I would tell him that my friends needed me, and it

that in mind, I was ready to

anything or do anything else before sitting down next to me. My eyes didn’t leave his face the en- tire time, and

with me tagging along after

I felt energetic and in a much

be able to get rid of me at this point,

pale and unconscious. Periodically, I checked his pulse. Some- times, he was

me at all. He looked at War- ren sometimes and then

be with him, but after more than an hour, it was still

you think Warren will be alright?” I asked, even though in this case, we both had exactly the same amount of information, and his answer wouldn’t be wiser than what I’d already

“Yes.”

“I hope so too.”

King Sebastian will

figure out a way to make him do

“How?”

“Don’t know yet.”

conversation

long,” I changed

Theo grunted in response.

the weather. He thinks seeing me will help cheer her up. I’d like to be there for

appreciate that,”

can help with Warren, too. It won’t be easy looking after

Theo just nodded.

know, don’t send me away. I’m going back

at me but he

admitted it, sitting in awkward silence was probably way easier

was hoping to get a sense of what he was feeling about me, but at this rate, I was

it had been ages since I last set foot in

his room within twenty minutes,

that he stood up and was walking

I have my men here, they’ll only listen to you, so most people in the palace shouldn’t bother you. Take

I nodded, “That’s the least I could do.

Theo, “We need it! By the

I

enough, not long after that,

missed you so

you too,” I smiled, then immediately noticed someone else was also

on coming. When she heard Prince Warren was ill,

form laying in the bed, she bounced on the balls of her feet and let out a high- pitched

in here!” One of Theo’s men said, blocking her at

and those unruly women are?” She

If you continue this behavior, I’ll have to remove you

Sophia shouted my name, and the guard grabbed her

What did she want?