Sold as the Alpha King's Breeder
Chapter 401

Chapter 59: Something Special

It felt as if the world shifted under my feet. I couldn't believe the cold and callus way that Theo hadtreated me, ordering me to leave the palace at once as if I was nothing and no one to him.

I knew that I had made the promise to his mother that I would leave as soon as I had fulfilled myduties, and at the time, I had meant it.

There was a lot going on back home. The imposter was still there, I needed to bring justice forSusan's death, and whatever that Raymond was plotting must be stopped.

I had already run away from the palace once in an attempt to get back to my home. Why didn’t Iwant to go now? Wasn't it for the best that I was able to go back and ensure everything wasstraightened up in my pack?

With no other choice, I had to take my belongings from the room I had been staying in when I washis personal attendant and head back to the girls’ rooms in the wing far away from the royals’residence.

I should have packed up and left the castle altogether as he had commanded me to, but my heartwouldn't let me. I was upset, but it wasn't as if he'd done anything wrong to me or harmed me. He'donly insisted that I do what I'd said I was going to do in the first place.

It wasn't necessary for him to be so cold to me, but then, that was just Theo. He was always like that.Well, not always. I thought about the moments we'd shared where he was soft and tender... Before Ilet my mind wander to the time we shared in the crystal's realm, I stopped my thoughts.

It was strange that when his mother had said I had to go, he'd insisted that I stay. I didn't think itwas all about the berry. But then, maybe it had been.

He had kissed me a few times, and while sometimes it had been about my blood, at other times, Ihad gotten the impression he was kissing me because he wanted to.

Because he liked me.

Perhaps I was wrong....

I wasn't sure what I should do, so I went into the room I had once shared with Brook and the othergirls and dropped my bags, sitting down on the bed with my head in my hands. No one was in theroom at the moment, and I was glad because I needed a moment to myself.

I'd been sitting there a while, though I wasn't sure how long because I'd been so lost in mythoughts, when I heard the sound of a startled gasp and looked up.

Brook was standing in the doorway, a puzzled look on her face. “Ciana? What are you doing here?”she asked me. “Are you okay?”

I shrugged. “I don't know.” I sounded indifferent, I realized, but I didn't have enough emotions todraw upon at the

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moment to be anything but blasé.

She came and sat down next to me, putting her arm around me. “What happened? Is it Prince Theoor Prince Warren?”

I made a face at her, and she shrugged, like how was she supposed to know?

I bit out, “Prince Theo. He was just very cold and unsympathetic to me. He wants me to leave and goback. home, or so he says. I just don’t know what to do.”

Brook's eyes widened, and her mouth formed an O, but she didn't speak, and I couldn't read herthoughts.

“What is it?" I asked her.

“Well, nothing. It's just... he's been so kind and loving toward you lately. I thought... a lot of peoplethought... he was going to choose you to be his luna. Some of the other girls have given up allhope.” She smiled at me with kindness in her eyes, and I wasn't sure if I should laugh or cry.

“Well, they shouldn't. He was never interested in me in that way,” I said with a smirk. “I'm no longerhis attendant. Hopefully this news will cheer some girls up.”

"What happened?” Brook was surprised.

“I wish 1 knew. I'm just so confused.”

"Um," Brook thought for a while. “I'm quite sure he hasn't changed his mind about you so quickly. Ithink he really likes you. But... do you want to be with him?” She looked at me as if she already knewthe answer.

That would be quite the feat, though, because I didn't know the answer myself. “I don't know forcertain,” I told her. “The situation between us is... strange.”

She nodded in understanding. She knew as well as anyone else what I meant. “Perhaps youshouldn't give up so quickly. You could make him a gift. That might make him see that you havegone to a great deal to help him because you care for him.”

I couldn't help the skeptical face I made. I was not an arts and crafts kind of gal. I preferred to beoutside, working with my hands in the forest or the garden, not sitting at a table sewing or hotgluing sequins to foam wreaths.

And even though Brook probably couldn't remember the disastrous cooking incident from thedream realm, it was safe to say I would not be making Prince Theo cookies to impress him either.“You could make him a lapel pin!” she exclaimed.

My eyes bulged and my nose wrinkled. “A lapel pin? Isn't that kind of... odd?” Who had ever heardof making someone a lapel pin as a gift?

“No!” she insisted. “Trust me, it's not odd. You really should read the history of the other packs oneday, Ciana. It will be enlightening to you.”

Lalmost laughed. She was so funny when she was trying to scold me.

“I wouldn't even know where to begin.”

“I have a kit!" she said, standing up and clapping her hands in joy. I giggled. She really was adorable.“You have a kit for making lapel pins?” I was surprised. I wanted to question whether she planned onmaking one for Beta Jake but decided not to tease her for fear someone else might overhear. Wewere meant to be there for Theo, after all.

“I do have one,” she said, going to her bag that she'd stored beneath her bed. She pulled out acouple of boxes of crafting items and shouted with happiness when she found the right one. I hadno idea she was so into arts and crafts.

She carried it over to a little table in our room, and I pulled myself up off of the bed to follow her.“It's not that hard,” she told me, but when I looked at it, I had my doubts. “Just choose the itemsthat you think most represent how you and Prince Theo feel about one another, put them in thislittle round clear circle, then, press the back of it on. You have to be careful, though. The back issharp.”

I looked at all of the items she had spread out on the table, and considered if any of them remindedme of Prince Theo.

I saw a heart-that was out of the question-an angel-also a no, and a set of red lips for kissing. Noto that as well.

Then, I saw a berry. It wasn't the same color, but it would still remind him of what we'd gonethrough together. I saw a few other items that might also fit. A red moon, a black wolf and a pair ofgloves.

“All right,” I told her. “I guess I can do this.”

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Again, she was clapping and leaping up and down. “Yeah! He’ s going to love it, and then the two ofyou will be back to how you were before.”

With a halfhearted smile, I sat down at the table and set to work. Brook gave me some space, but Iwished she would've hung around because I had no idea what I was doing. I almost glued myfingers together trying to get the little symbols into the clear circle, and when I went to push theback on, it sliced through my finger, leaving me searching for a bandage.

Finally, after what was probably an extra hour on top of what it was supposed to take, I had the pinput together. I put the little round back on it that was supposed to keep it in place and let a fewdeep breaths in and out of my lungs.

I didn't want to go back over to him. I was afraid he'd yell at me and tell me I should've been goneby now.

But I had to do it. Otherwise, we'd leave so much between us unsaid, and I'd never know if he'dreally wanted me just for my blood-or for something more

When I walked to his wing, I was surprised to see that he wasn't in his room.

Where would he be? But then I saw him, standing at the end of a long hallway that led to the royalgarden.

He wasn't alone, though. I held my breath as I watched the scene play out in front of me.

Sophia was standing behind him, helping him slip into a jacket. She placed her hands on the top ofhis shoulders and smoothed them down.

“There you are, Prince Theo,” she said, her voice a purr. “You truly are one of the most gorgeousmen I've ever seen.”

I must've made a noise then because Theo lifted his gaze. I was sure he saw me. A hint of surpriseflashed in his eyes, but then his eyes narrowed, and I had a feeling he was going to yell at me fornot having left.