Sold as the Alpha King's Breeder novel Chapter 372

Chapter 30 Who Am I to Wed?

It had been two days. Theo didn’t say much of anything else to me, and neither did I to him.

We spent a lot of time in the library or the parlor, me looking for information and him… sulking. At least, that’s what it looked like to me. Maybe he was using the mind-link to communicate with leaders of nearby packs or had set up some sort of a network to relay information back to the castle. I honestly had no idea. All I knew for certain was that he wasn’t speaking to me.

I did my best to look around the pack house, trying to find information about what was going on with Raymond or figure out how to contact my parents, but both efforts were futile.

All I knew for certain was that Raymond wanted to take control of the pack, and in my father’s absence, he was acting like he was the Alpha.

It was dangerous, and I had to find a way to put a stop to it, sooner rather than later.

I wanted to discuss the situation with Theo, but I was still mad at him and didn’t want to be the one to beg.

To my surprise, he hadn’t left. I thought he would after our argument, but instead, he had followed me around.

“Why did you follow me that day?” I asked him once.

“I ran into you,” he corrected me. “I told you I would investigate, and you happened to be there.”

I almost wanted to roll my eyes, but I didn’t. Because, deep down, I knew he had just come to check on me, to make sure I was safe, which made me feel that maybe he did care about me.

I guessed my blood must be just so important to him that he couldn’t bear to leave without it.

We were in the parlor of the pack house, and I was looking through an old journal I’d found that appeared to belong to an Alpha of the pack from before my father took over. It was mostly about crops and taxes and other boring things, but I was determined to read all the way through it for any clue as to what might be going on in our pack.

A maid came in and announced, “Miss Ciana, Beta Raymond is here to see you.” She curtsied and then turned and left.

I stared after her, wondering why she didn’t wait for me to say I’d see him, but he was there an instant later, walking in like he owned the place.

“Aw, there you are!” He swept into the room wearing a nice suit, his hair slicked back, like he was on his way to a business meeting. “It’s lovely to see you!”

I stood, my forehead still puckered at his unexpected appearance. “Good afternoon, Raymond.”

His eyes immediately went to Theo, who was still sitting on the coach and didn’t even spare him a glance.

I was pretty sure Raymond was thinking Theo should be standing next to me, like any other servant. But then… he already thought there was something romantic going on between Thorn and I, so he likely thought we were reading love poems to one another or whispering sweet nothings into one another’s ears.

Then I caught a slightly offended glint that surfaced in Raymond’s eyes-he was probably expecting the Omega to stand up immediately, bow to him, and offer his service to the Beta of the pack.

I didn’t want Raymond to make any more comments on how a servant should behave, so I asked, “How may I help you?”

“I’m sorry I didn’t let you know I was stopping by. It’s only… I have some wonderful news, and I’m certain you will be overjoyed to hear it. I couldn’t wait another moment to tell you!”

Curiosity overwhelmed me as I studied his face. “Wh-what is it?” I braced myself, thinking I probably didn’t want to know.

“Well, you’ll remember what I told you the other day in the garden about finding a suitable mate?” Again, he was looking at Theo with disgust written all over his face.

“I remember what you said.” How could I possibly forget? Here he was with his vicious plan of eliminating my family, with the nerve to make ridiculous comments about me being a bad example to the entire village by dating an Omega.

Raymond continued, “Yes, well, I was thinking, who would be the best match for our beautiful, intelligent, kind hearted-”

Theo looked up at Raymond, narrowing his eyes.

“-Wonderful, loving Ciana?”

“I don’t know,” I said. “When you say it like that, I sound pretty remarkable.”

He chuckled. “Oh, I thought of someone. It’s the perfect match for you! The entire pack has already heard the news, and the elders have agreed, so the marriage is set. All we have to do is hold the ceremony.”

“Wait!” I implored him. “You’ve already talked to the elders and the pack about this? And you haven’t spoken to me?”

“I am looking after you, young lady, as your father would want for me to do.” He sounded a bit more stern now, but he still had that jovial look about him. “At any rate, you won’ t have that attitude when I tell you who it is.”

“Fine, Raymond. Who is it that you’ve decided I am to wed?” I asked, my tone conveying I was anything but thrilled.

“Hawke.” His grin widened so that I could practically see his back teeth.

“Hawke?” I repeated, my forehead wrinkling. “Wh-what?”

“Yeah, Hawke!” He said it again, clapping his hands together this time. “It’s absolutely perfect isn’t it?”

She sneered, but probably thinking an Omega wasn’t a threat anyway, so she said, “Fine, as you wish, miss.” Then she turned and left.

I had to imagine there would be guards at every exit and entry point of the pack house.

Turning to Theo, who was still sitting with a slightly amused look on his face, I almost lost my temper.

“Was it fun to watch my misfortune?” Exhausted, I crossed over to the other end of the couch and slumped down on it. I felt defeated, but I wasn’t ready to give up.

He chuckled lightly. Watching his smiling handsome face made me want to scream even more.

“I told you we should’ve left.” He put down the magazine he had been reading. “Now, you’re stuck here, marrying a wolf named after a bird. What kind of a name is Hawke anyway?”

I almost laughed. Sometimes he surprised me, the way he said things with a dry sense of humor.

“Well, I guess it’s just my fate to marry someone I don’t want to,” I said before I truly considered my words.

His eyebrows knit together and he studied me for a moment before he asked, “Excuse me?”

“What? Am I wrong? Whether it’s Hawke or Prince Theo, I don’t see the difference. Bottom line is, I’m being forced either way!”

“You’re comparing me with that Hawke guy?”

I opened my mouth to tell him he was right, but then I could clearly sense that he was getting angry and dangerous… so I closed my lips again.

“Do not put my name in the same sentence as his, understand?”

This time, in order to avoid escalating our already tense relationship, I decided not to argue with the prince and nodded my head a few times. After all, he’d stayed here for me.

“Good. Who is he anyway?” Theo was satisfied with my reaction.

“Hawke?” I wasn’t sure why I asked the question. Who else could he be speaking of?

“Yes. Why would Raymond pick him?”

I cleared my throat and said, “Because Hawke is Raymond’s son.”