Sold as the Alpha King's Breeder
Chapter 190

Chapter 190 Hope Bloomed Eternal"Well... what did she mean?” Georgia mumbled after Otto and Gayla excused themselves.I had no answer for her, but I knew I wouldn't be able to sit idly by and wait. Since there were nofurther directions from Gayla, I decided it would be best for me to focus on things I could do."Georgia, let's go check on Soren. If he was wounded, you know I can help him heal.”Georgia fed the water mixed with my blood to Soren, and he woke up not long after that. His firstsentence was, "Georgia, go tell our jack*ss brother that he better be prepared to take a hard blowfrom me for what he put me through!”Then he saw me, “Oh, hi, Rosalie... What's wrong?”I was too heartbroken to tell him that Ethan sacrificed himself for me. Georgia sighed and helpedSoren sit up, “Well, I wish that day would come soon.”After Georgia gave him a quick update, Soren murmured, “I never..."His voice faded, and when I turned to look at him, I could see he was choked up.“You never what?” Georgia asked him, but she didn’t wait for his reply. Instead, she asked again,“You never thought that he could actually be selfless?”Soren’s silence confirmed Georgia's guess.."I thought the same thing when I was younger,” Georgia admitted. “But as I grew older, I started tosee he wasn't a heartless beast like most people thought of him.”Soren retorted, “Isn't heartless? Georgia, he killed our father, and thanks to him, mother didn't livethat long either!”Georgia sighed. “You still call him father? When I was young, I wished I had never been born! Hetreated you very differently because you were supposed to be the heir, the stepping stone for himto secure power. You have no idea how terrible that monster really was. Even though I was his fleshand blood, he was cruel to me as well.”Georgia lifted a hand to her cheek, as if she was still feeling a slap from long ago."He wasn't always that pleasant to me,” Soren said. “But I didn’t think he'd done anything that madehim deserve to die.”“Ethan claimed his blood on behalf of his own father who was killed unjustly. That monster youcalled father deserved to die for more reasons than you will ever understand, Soren.” Georgierecounted several instances of cruelty brought upon her family members by their father, incidentsthat Soren didn’t seem to know anything about.“I didn’t know,” Soren shook his head. “Kal spoke of our father as if he was a god in human form.”“You've been so brainwashed by Kal all these years. You're lucky that you're on our side now.Otherwise, I would kick you in the nuts to remind you that Kal is a maniac, Georgia smirked."Ouch, Georgia! You're a lady! Come on!” Soren protested as if Georgia had executed her planalready.Georgia let out an unbridled laugh. Soren just shook his head, seemingly speechless regarding hissister's choice of language.I listened, but my thoughts went to Ethan's face.Georgia pointed out, “You would deserve it if you are still so stupid about your resentment towardEthan.”Soren was quiet for a moment before he said, “Maybe I really misunderstood him..."“I thought you guys had already sorted all this out before you went on the mission. No?” Georgiawas quite confused.He shook his head. “When he first came up with this hairbrained scheme to let himself be capturedand beaten so that he could draw Behar and Madalynn’s forces out, I thought he was just a crazy,heartless jack*ss who had lost his damn mind.”Georgia commented, “Well, from that perspective, he is still a crazy jack*ss. I'm with you on that.”I whispered, “He did that for me...”Soren nodded. “Now, I know. But back then, I thought, how could he bring himself to do that whileRosalie was fading fast? What kind of a selfish b*stard would want to put himself through that kindof danger just to prove that he's better at war than anyone else? What if he didn’t make it? ThenRowan would become an orphan!”Soren then turned his gaze to me. He continued, “I thought he was just a ruthless and heartlessjack*ss who likes to boss people around, and his entire goal was be a dumb*ss hero. But I waswrong.”I felt tears stinging my eyes and wiped them away. Soren wasn't the only one who misunderstoodEthan. So did I.However, everything I heard ever since I woke up proved how wrong I was. The man that I loved, mychild's father, he had done so much for me, and for my people. If he ever awoke, I'd be the oneapologizing to him this time and begging for his forgiveness.“Rosalie, Rosalie?” Georgia gently pushed me on my arm."Ah- yes, sorry, I was thinking about something else.” I apologized to the other two in the room."You look exhausted.” Georgia's hand was firm on my shoulder. “Why don’t you go take a nap? I'llstay with Soren so you won't need to worry.”It was tempting, but I found myself shaking my head. “I need to stay awake to help.”“You won't be any help to anyone if you're exhausted,” Soren pointed out.Georgia took her brother's side quickly this time. “He's right. You lost quite a lot of blood earlier,you know. Resting will help you recover for sure.”As she spoke, I was feeling a little dizzy, and I did feel laying down wasn't a bad idea.“In that case, all right. I'll get some sleep and check back with you both later tonight.” i left Soren tobe with Georgia, and I went back to my room.There, I lay down next to Ethan and spread a blanket across the both of us. My hand was on hischest so that even when I fell asleep, I d be able to feel him breathing.Exhaustion washed over me. I was so tired, even though I'd been in bed for a few days. Theemotional events of the day had completely drained me, not to mention the healing powers I'dused to keep Ethan from dying. I closed my eyes, and within a few minutes, I found myself driftingaway on a sea of darkness.Before too long, I was dreaming. I knew it was a dream when I saw my mother's smiling face. Ihadn't seen her anywhere but in dreams for so very long. Now, I finally knew the truth of her death,and I missed her more than ever. She'd sacrificed herself for her people, just as I had done.“Rosalie, dear,” my mother said, her voice melodic.“Mother!” I rushed over to give her a hug. “I miss you so much!”“I miss you too, dear. You've grown up.” She caressed my hair, which was the same color as hers.“Mother, growing up is hard...""Yes, it is, but you've done well, my dear. I am so proud of you.” She held up my face, and her gazewas soft on me as she wiped away my tears. “Don’t cry, my dear. Whatever difficulty you're facing,you'll figure it out. I have faith in you.”I sobbed, “Mother, I'm not afraid of my fate, but Ethan...”She smiled and took my hand. “Let's go for a walk.”"A walk?” I said, my voice sounding high-pitched and childlike. I looked down at myself and realizedI was, in fact, a little girl again.She nodded and moved forward.My hand slipped into my mother’s, and we took off walking through the woods.“Do you remember?” she asked me."Remember what?" I gazed up at her, a questioning look in my eyes. Night had fallen, and behindher white hair, I saw a field of stars across an inky sky. The moon caught her locks and made a softglow about her head, like a halo.“The flower, darling. Do you remember the flower I used to speak of? Back when you were truly thisage?”I shook my head.LIPUL

1. UPUUVILILULLLILULHer soft smile brightened her face and I returned the gesture. “It's just up this mountainside,” shetold me. "The flower blooms only once every century, its petals opening up to receive the moonlightfor only a few seconds. But when it blooms, the power it holds is enough to break even the deepestnightmare.”She smiled at me again as we walked up a steep incline to the top of a mountainBelow us, I could see village lights dotting the landscape. We were in our homeland, Winter Forestpack, and in the distance, I could see the turrets of the palace."We're almost there,” she said. “The path is treacherous. But nothing worth having is easy to get.”We wound our way behind some trees. And then, I saw it, in the distance, glowing in the night.The light given off by the beautiful flower was a soft blue. It was large, about the size of a lotusflower. I only saw one, and it was so beautiful that I was afraid to pick it.My mother bent down and plucked the bloom from the plant with one hand while she pulled aknife from the other and slit her arm,similar to the way I'd cut myself with the scissors.“It is the Moon Goddess's gift to mortals. Your blood can keep it from withering, and in return, thenext day, it will offer its precious nectar, which could wake one from his deepest sleep.”I looked up at her, and my heart began to race with hope. I murmured, “Ethan. I could save Ethan!”My mother finished feeding the flower her blood and then rested her palm on my cheek, bendingdown to look into my face. “I love you, Rosalie.” She leaned forward and pressed her warm lips tomy forehead. “You will always be my little girl.”My mother pulled back from me, and I saw the blue light reflected on the pale skin of her beautifulface.I chased after her, and I could see myself growing up into my adult body. “Mother-!"She continued to pull back and smiled, “You'll join me again in the future, but not now, my dear.”Thenshe was gone.Inhaling loudly, I sat up in bed, consciousness rushing back to me again for the second time thatday.My eyes went to Ethan. He hadn't moved.“Cerina!’ I mindlinked her."Your Majesty, I am with the elders at the library, I'll be right ov,’ she responded immediately.“The Moonlight Lily, I interrupted her, “when will it bloom again?’ My tone was rushedShe paused for a moment and replied, “Please allow me to look it up. The last recorded sighting wasalmost three hundred yearsago.’The magical flower only blooms once a century. What if, what if it had already bloomed recently? Icouldn't even bring myself to think deeper. I started running toward the library.Every second that Cerina spent researching seemed like an eternity. As I pushed through the librarydoor, she looked up and said, “Here it is. I found it, Your Majesty. The eighth day of Wheat Monththis year. That's what it says.”"Wheat Month?” I repeated.“Yes, we are in the Wheat Month now, according to the astrological calendar.”"What day is it today?” My voice trembled. I couldn't even decide whether I wanted to know theanswer or not.