Sold AS The alpha King's Breeder

Sold As The Alpha King’s Breeder Chapter 457

Chapter 115: Two Secrets

*Warren*

“Your Highness, you should eat something,” Sophia said. as she set the tray down on my bedside table. “How else do you expect to get your strength back? Your wolf also needs nourishment.”

I looked at the breakfast the chefs had prepared. It was all my favorites, yet I still didn’t have the stomach for it.

“Thank you,” I sighed, “But I’m not hungry.”

“If you don’t like this, I’ll get something else for you.” She stood up and stopped one of the maids running down the hallway, “Hey you! Come here. Ask the chef to make some omelets instead.”

When she sat on the bed beside me, she tried to hold my hand but I retracted from her touch.

I was appreciative of everything Sophia had done for me. In the past few days, while I was in and out, every time I opened my eyes, I saw her next to me, taking care of me.

Jake and Dottie had come to check on me a few times and filled me in on what had occurred, I was honestly astonished by the brave choice Sophia made, and I expressed my grati- tude.

Without her, I would still be in a coma.

It was just that… How I wished it was Ciana’s face I saw

when I opened my eyes from the long-lasting darkness. Sophia told me Ciana had visited a couple of times, but I was asleep.

My thoughts were interrupted by a knock at my door.

“Come in,” I answered.

It was Ciana. Her arrival brought an instant smile to my face.

Then my mood darkened when I saw Theo following her in. I wasn’t sure how I could face him.

“Warren, it’s good to see you up!” Ciana’s cheerful voice was as pleasant as usual.

“Thank you for saving my life,” I told her, and then turned to Sophia, “Thank you too, Miss Chambers.”

Ciana chimed in, “Sophia, wow, you were good! I was so nervous, but you were calm and confident the whole time. during the ritual. I have no idea how you did it! Thank you, thank you! I owe you big this time!”

“No need to thank me, I didn’t do that for you.” Sophia held out a hand toward Ciana, her face flushed a little. “Be- sides, we’re not friends yet.”

Ciana didn’t seem to mind Sophia’s unfriendly manner and just smiled at me. “Warren, I’ll go pick some fresh flowers for your room. Be right back. Oh, Sophia, could you come help me?”

Ciana didn’t give Sophia the chance to turn her down and dragged her out of the room. I was thankful she gave Theo

Chapter 115 Two Secrets

and I some privacy to sort out our problems.

I sighed, looking at Theo, who had been keeping his si- lence. Neither of us knew where to start our conversation.

“I didn’t expect you to have gone through so much to save me.” I felt I had to say something, ‘otherwise, we might be staring at each other like this for the rest of the day.

“You were in a coma because of me. That was the least I could do.” After a short pause, Theo said, “Warren, believe it or not, I never wanted to harm you or Maggie.”

I sighed. By now, I had thought through everything. In fact, I’d long known that he didn’t do it maliciously to begin with. Like others had said, Maggie’s death was a tragic acci- dent.

But for me, being able to blame someone else was proba- bly the easiest way to handle the sadness of losing my dearest twin sister.

I nodded, “I know.”

Theo seemed to be a bit surprised at the change in my at- titude.

“It’s just too hard for me to let go of her.”

“Then don’t let go,” Theo said firmly, surprising me. “War- ren, give me some time. You and I are royals, and we have burdens no others can shoulder. Right now, our country is in chaos-it has been for the past thirty years.”

“Father… was not a good king.”

“He was not,” Theo continued to present his point. “Our

people need us and we need to work together. Give me fif- teen years. Once I get everything back in order, if you still want your revenge for Maggie, I’ll be more than happy to ac- cept that.”

I stared at him and suddenly felt that the person standing in front of me wasn’t the Theo that I was familiar with. Either I had never understood him, or he had changed.

“But right now,” Theo said. “Besides me, someone else is also responsible for Maggie’s death.”

“Luther.” I gritted through my teeth.

“That’s right. We need to take him down,” Theo stared into my eyes, “Warren, brother, join me.”

The room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. Theo’s gaze didn’t carry the usual coldness and distance, and I found it hard to turn him down.

“I need some time to think about it,” I told him.

He didn’t press me for an answer and left the room with a

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I didn’t know how long I stared at the wall thinking about what he just said. He was right, I was the descendant of King Lycaon, and I had duties for this country.

I heard a knock at the door again. It must be Ciana return- ing with Sophia. Sighing, I answered, “Come in, please.”

The door opened. I looked up and instantly felt the blood drain from my face.

“Warren,” a soft, familiar voice called my name, but it

made every single hair on my body stand up.

Maggie!!

It was Maggie standing at the entrance!

She closed the door behind her and slowly walked toward my bed.

“Who are you?! How dare you use that face!” I scolded.

She smiled gently, and I would never mistake that smile. It was her!

She sat down next to my bed and tenderly covered my hand with hers. “I’m Maggie, your sister. Have you forgotten about me already?”

It was her. There was no mistake. No imposter could fake

her in front of me.

“Maggie… but how is this possible? What is… how are you here?” I grabbed her hands and felt her smooth skin against mine, but her presence no longer made me feel warm.

My instincts told me that something terrible was about to happen.

I fought back the unsettling premonition and forced a smile on my face. “Maggie, you’re back, that’s great! Father is dead, the three of us, we can work together. Let me tell Theo…”

“Warren, stop!” she ordered sharply.

I didn’t fight back, only waited for her explanation.

“Sebastian was not our father, and we do not belong

here.”

My eyes widened, and I couldn’t comprehend what she said.

“You and I never had any place in the royal bloodline, and we never will. Our father was merely one of the king’s guards… We are just bastard children!”

**

*Ciana*

I couldn’t believe that Theo was finally king! He’d de- served it, and now, I knew he would change the way his father had ruled the country.

After the coronation, we all headed into the ballroom for a big celebration.

Theo was busy with all kinds of officials and pack leaders, so I grabbed a couple of glasses of champagne and went to find Brook.

“Here you are. It is quite the night to celebrate, isn’t it?” Brook giggled as I handed her a glass.

Her cheeks were red. I wondered if she had already start- ed drinking.

She took a few large gulps of the champagne, and then she started fanning herself with her hand.

“Brook, are you okay?” I asked. I grabbed the champagne glass from her before she guzzled it all down.

She laughed nervously, her face turning bright red. Brook kept twisting her hands around and I could tell she was upset and trying to hide it behind nervous laughter.

“Everything is fine. It is all just fine. No need to worry, I’m fine,” Brook said in a rush.

“Okay… because I know you pretty well, and none of that sounds like you are actually fine,” I told her. I reached out and put a comforting arm on her shoulder.

“What could possibly be wrong, Ciana? Theo is king. War- ren is awake. This is all good.” Her tone did not sound con- vincing at all.

I gave her a look and shook my head. “Look, I know things have been crazy for some time. But you don’t have to worry. Theo is going to set everything right, everything that his fa- ther messed up.”

Brook sighed and her shoulders sagged. She looked like a deflating balloon.

“It isn’t that. I’m confident Theo will be great. I’m just… try- ing to figure something out,” she admitted.

“What is it? You can tell me. I’d like to help if I can,” I said, pressing for her to open up.

Whatever was bothering Brook was really getting to her. She couldn’t even stand in a room for a party and enjoy her- self.

“Well… it’s just… No, I can’t talk about it,” she said, shaking her head. “It’s so embarrassing!”

Inwardly, I was seriously concerned. Brook and I usually talked about everything.

I smiled and tried to encourage her. “Brook, we’re friends and you’re obviously distressed. Even if I can’t help, you’ll feel better if you just talk it through with me.”

And it couldn’t have been as embarrassing as Jake seeing me almost naked the other day anyway.

Brook finally made up her mind. “Maybe you’ re right. Well… oh, it is just so awkward… but I could use a second opin- ion.”

“I’m listening.” I held a hand out and beckoned her to con- tinue.

“Okay, so Jake has been acting a little weird lately. I asked him about it and he said he was busy with the coronation. I understood that but… well, I got the sense there was some- thing else. I brought supper to him in his office and…” She trailed off again.

“And?” I asked, holding my breath in anticipation. Brook really knew how to drag it out.

“I just… I couldn’t believe what I found!” she exclaimed.

“What did you find?” I asked, my throat a little dry. I wasn’t sure if it was something bad or just outrageous. Brook made it sound like Jake was into something really weird.

“He… he…” Again, her cheeks turned beet red and she looked down at the floor. “I… Well, he had a bunch of pictures and magazines on his desk. And they were all… they were all erotic pornographic things!”

ing.

“WHAT!?” I choked on my champagne and started cough-

A few people looked at us, and I quickly took some water, calmed myself, and smiled and waved until they looked away.

“I mean, is that what he has been working on lately? What’ s wrong with him? I thought… he was a good and responsible man, but if that’s his hobby…” Brook groaned and covered her face with her hands.

I felt like my eyes were going to pop out of my head. “I never thought Beta Jake was that kind of guy…”

She let out another groan.

“That’s not even the worst part. I mean, I get that guys… well, like that stuff sometimes. But he totally denied it when I called him out. He came up with all these excuses about why he had those things! I mean, the least he could have done was just admit to it after I caught him,” Brook said with another

groan.

I didn’t expect there was more to the story. So I put on my serious, supportive face and nodded a few more times to show her that I had been following. “What excuses did he use?”

“He claimed that this had nothing to do with him! It was just an assignment!”

“Assignment?”

Brook nodded angrily. “Right? He claimed it was an as- signment from Prince… no, King Theo!”