Sould As The Alpha King's Breeder

Chapter 107: I Was Their Only Hope

*Ciana*

My breath came out in low and shallow pants as I heard the protests from Nita and the roars from the king.

However, I couldn’t see anything from here until I saw Theo and Nita being escorted out of the room. When Theo walked past the closet, I thought I saw him shift his eyeballs very subtly.

Yet I understood what he wanted from me.

Stay safe.

I had hoped for this plan to go smoothly but I should have known someone like Sebastian wouldn’t be easy to trick.

It wasn’t like I didn’t consider bursting out of this closet and playing the hero, but that would’ve been flat-out stupid.

Theo had placed me here for a reason and I agreed with him on that. At this point, I was their only hope, and getting myself locked up with them really wouldn’t do us any good:

When I was sure everyone had left the king’s suite, I counted to 100 before slowly opening the closet door and peeking down the hallway.

Empty.

Perfect.

Keeping my steps as light as could be and sticking to the corners, I managed to get out without drawing any more unwanted attention.

Where would Jake be? I needed him. Now.

He would know what to do in times like this.

My legs took me back to Theo’s wing. Jake had to be waiting there. However, as I got close, I stopped when I heard someone jogging over from a distance. My first instinct was to hide, but then I recognized the footsteps.

“Brook?”

“Ciana! Thank the Goddess you’re here!”

A sense of foreboding rushed through me. “What happened?”

“They took him.” She cried. The tears streamed down her face and her cries got harder with each passing second. “They put him in chains and took him away.”

“Who, Brook? Who did they take?” I pulled out of her hold and grabbed her shoulders. “Jake?!”

“Yes!” she sniffed. “One moment he was at the library with me and the next these guards came barging into the door and put chains on him. They beat him into submission because he was trying to push me out of the way.”

My heart sank.

“I came here to seek help for Prince Theo because Jake is his Beta.” Brook probably noticed my face was as pale as ash. “Ciana, don’t look at me like that. You’re scaring me now…”

“They took everyone then.” I stared at her solemnly. “Brook, we’re in big trouble now,”

“Everyone?” She wiped away the last few stray tears.

I nodded. “Prince Theo and Lady Nita included.”

“No…” Brook covered her mouth with her hands.

We looked at each other worriedly, and we both saw panic in each other’s eyes.

was I going to do then? Everyone I knew that could help was gone and I had no idea

the eye. “Ciana, look at me. Take a deep

she said sounded

face, and said, “That’s what you taught me on our first day here, remember?” Then she took

her and did the same.

wouldn’t kill Theo, at least, not now. With Justin and Maggie dead and Warren unconscious, Sabastian didn’t have many other options. The only one that carried the royal

spare his life until he found someone

more cleansing breaths and felt

back at Brook, I squeezed her hands. “Brook, you’re amazing. Thank

best.” She blinked a few times rapidly. “It seems that you have some clue now. Mind sharing

chuckled, trying to lighten the mood a little. “Yes. I think I have an idea of where they might be,

can point us to the right direction where others might be, even

“Exactly.”

I started walking towards my side chamber which was connected to Theo’s suite. “Theo is the crowned prince and it would make the royal court look bad

nodded. “That’s true. News would spread

I would need to hide Theo someplace where no one could have easy access.

thought. “Somewhere that is close enough for him

woman he desires and the heir to the throne.

head and I snuck out of the

the night, and I’d been circling around the king’ s wing for a while

more frequent, and it was even harder to navigate without being discovered

a dungeon or basement. Maybe I should try again tomorrow,

felt a hand cover

me! My heart plummeted to the ground and I almost screamed and

“Shhh.”

and the hand released me

a small hand, and its

Alexander.

whispered, “What are you doing

his lips for me

to the brightly lit hallway. He

all the guards and patrols perfectly, and entered a room I

A small library.

could see everything in it from the hallway, so how could it hold

and rearranged a few books. When he pulled

stunned to say anything, I allowed him to pull me down the darkened staircase that connected to a concrete walled passageway. The only

the end of the passageway. Then he let go of my hand and

him. “What is this

put his wrists together like he was in

“A dungeon?”

He nodded.

“Theo is here?”

He nodded again.

him to die either,

third time and then turned

breath

which I appreciated. As I approached the end of the narrow pathway, I heard the cracking of whips every few

Theo!

hammered in my chest as I moved along the shadows. Soon, I got to the end, and the space opened

dent, with large and small

saw two dingy cells in the far corner of the dent. Outside of