Sold As The Alpha King’s Breeder Chapter 52
Chapter 52
For the next couple hours, I sat in a chair and watched the raining down outside, thinking about all
of the time I had spent with Ethan.
With every sh of lightning in the distance, memories of him shed before my eyes. I thought of the
gentleness he’d shown me when we made love.
My hand automatically went to my abdomen where the child was growing.
I couldn’t believe that someone would show me tenderness, make a baby with me, watch me give birth
to their child… and then kill me.
But that was Ethan’s n, and that meant I had to go.
Even if that meant I needed to trust the likes of Madalynn, who had told me herself she didn’t want her
child to be second in line to the throne. My baby’s life was hanging in the bnce. But I had to take the
gamble and try.
A knock on the door pulled me away from the window. Tonight hadn’t been quiet for me at all.
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Vicky entered, walked toward me, and wrapped her arms around my neck.
“I wish tonight wasn’t happening,” she said, staring at me with tears in her eyes.
My heart dropped. How did she know?!
“Vicky…” I tried my best to smile. “To…tonight?”
As she pulled back from me, she gave me her own confused look.
The engagement party.”
1 silently let out the breath I was holding and nodded my head.
“Well,” I said, “nothing can be done. Ethan has made his mind up on what he wants. It was for the
alliance. He didn’t do anything wrong.”
“I know he cares about you.”
“It doesn’t matter if he does or not. I will never be enough for him, Vicky. I’m just a breeder.”
Vicky shook her head in disagreement, but she couldn’t find the words tofort me.
“Thank you for everything you have done for me. I’ll never forget it, Vicky.”
“Hey-” She gave a small sob as she pulled back. “You’re acting like this is goodbye. We’ll get through
this, Rosalie. We still have time. We have a few months to change his mind. We’re getting there.”
I looked her in the eye. “Maybe you’re right.”
Vicky turned and fixed herself in a nearby mirror. “Now I have to go down to this stupid dinner with
Georgia. Someone has to keep her in line, after all.” She chuckled.
“Yeah, don’t allow her to make a mess of things,” I replied softly as I watched her leave my room.
***
At a little before 7:00. I got up and started getting ready. I was fairly certain that no one was going to be
checking on me that close to the beginning of the party.
I put on the convertible dress that Madalynn and Damian had brought me. It was floor length, so I could
wear sneakers under it – no one would notice, so long as I was careful.
I couldn’t pack much. After all, I was allegedly going to a party, not leaving the building. Besides, like
Damian said, I wouldn’t need much, anyway.
Once I was dressed, I did my makeup and put my hair up. The beautiful ne Ethan had gifted me
was still on my neck
I sighed, grief oveing me as I thought about how close I’d thought I’de to changing his mind.
But it wasn’t meant to be.
I put on the luxury essories Madalynn and Damian had brought me, as well. Those could be
exchanged for moneyter. The handbag they’d selected to match my gown was a littlerger than the
typical clutch one might carry for such an asion, and it also had a strap on the inside, which would
come in handy down the line.
I ced the ultrasound pictures I’d gotten from Estre inside of a stic bag so that they wouldn’t get
wet, and added some medications, including my sleeping pills. Finally, I added a bottle of water and a
small fruit knife.
With my bag packed and my gown on, I was technically ready to go, but there were a couple more
things | wanted to do.
Crossing the room to my desk, I took out a pad of paper and a pen. Thunder boomed outside of the
window, making my hand shake slightly as I began to write.
The first note wasn’t so difficult topose. I couldn’t just leave without saying anything to anyone.
“Vicky and Talon,
“I know that me being gone wille as a shock, but I have finally taken my life into my own hands. I
will forever be grateful for everything that you both have done for me, and I will cherish every memory
that we made together.
“I forgive you, Talon, for not telling me the truth. You did what you had to for your Alpha, and I respect
your choice. So please don’t hold on to any pain over my departure. Know that my future will be bright
with the Moon Goddess and that I will forever be indebted to you.’
I folded the letter in half, wrote their names on the outside, and set it aside.
The next letter would not be so easy to write.
I took a deep breath, my eyes focused on the storm raging outside again, my emotions mirroring the
surging tempest.
It took me a few moments toplete the message for Ethan. Finally, with an air of finality, I rose from
my seat, ready to get on with the next part of my life.
Whatever that might be.
The guards were surprised when I opened the door.
“Miss Rosalie?” Samuel questioned.
I’m going to the engagement dinner.” I replied with a smile, as if it made all of the sense in the world for
me to be there.
Samuel’s eyes widened slightly as he looked at the other guards.
“Samuel,” I said with a sigh, “Madalynn is trying to be a friend to me. How selfish would I be to not even
make an appearance at their engagement party?”
“But… Alpha Ethan didn’t give us permission to let you go,” Samuel reminded me.
I could tell by his tone that I had already convinced him I should be allowed to attend. He was only
making the necessary objections to convince himself.
I waved a hand. “Ethan will be there. If he doesn’t want me in attendance, I’m sure he’ll make his
wishes known.”
I didn’t wait for further approval. I knew I needed to get going if I was going to make it to the bathroom
on the other side of the castle on time.
Theaded down the hallway, with the guards trailing me, as usual. Because it wouldn’t make much
sense for me to have not used the restroom before I left my room, I whipped up some tears when we
were almost to the bathroom.
“What’s the matter, Rosalie?” Samuel asked, his hand on my shoulder.
I felt bad that he was probably going to get into really big trouble over this. He did seem to genuinely
care about me, after all.
give me a
… I’m just emotional,” I said, true tears streaming down my cheeks. “I’m so sorry. Could you moment to
fix my makeup?” The bathroom I was looking for was just ahead on the right.
They exchanged nces again. “Uh… We aren’t supposed to take our eyes off of you,” the other guard
said.
I raised an eyebrow and wiped at my cheeks. “I just need a couple minutes. Please? I can’t go in there
like this.”
Samuel blew out a deep breath through his nose. “Okay,” he said. “We’ll be right here. Please be
quick.”
“Thank you,” I said, and I wasn’t just talking about being allowed to go into the restroom. Samuel was a
good man.
He nodded, and I headed into the bathroom, wondering how I was going to get out the window before
they figured out what I was up to.
Thankfully, Madalynn and Damian were a few steps ahead of me.
The window was already cracked open enough for me to slide through.
Of course, I’d need a chair to climb up on
and there was one propped in the corner.
I quickly checked to make sure there was no one else in the bathroom. I took off the dress, converted it
into the jumpsuit and put it back on. I then grabbed a nearby table and quietly set it in front of the door,
sliding it under the handle, buying myself a little more time.
It was 7:43. Two more minutes.
Then, I took the chair, ced it under the window, and hoisted myself up and out of the bathroom.
It was a bit of a drop to the ground, but since it had been raining, the earth below the window was
spongy. The sound of pouring rain covered the noise for my fall.
As I turned around, I saw arge, imposing, shadowy figure in the bushes.
“Come on, Rosalie,” Damian whispered, “we need to go.”
I turned my head to look at Damian. In the dark and stormy weather, I couldn’t see his expression
clearly.
Was I making the right choice? Should I really trust him?
The storm picked up again, and we took off running.no
With one hand on my abdomen, I prayed for a future where both I and my child would be safe.