Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder

Chapter 21: The Girl Is a Spy

*Theo*

A knock on my office door drew me away from the work that had occupied most of my day. I’d thrown

myself into it, trying not to think about the events of the past few weeks.

My assistant, Ciana, had made a full recovery from the curse that had befallen her-or whatever it was

that made her lose her senses that night-and since that time, I’d hardly seen her at all.

Which was for the best.

Now, I had to assume this knock on the door was likely her, coming to ask me some silly question.

“Come In!”

The door opened just a crack, and a woman stuck her face in.

But it wasn’t Ciana. It was that other girl… Sophia? Was that her name?

“Pardon me, sir, but… I have some important information I think you need to hear. I don’t want to

intrude.”

I blew out a deep sigh. Of course, she wanted to intrude. This girl was very much about attempting to

secure a place with the royal family for herself, though I wasn’t exactly sure it was

me she was after….

“What is it?” I asked since she’d already barged her way into my thoughts.

She approached my desk and stood on the other side, her hands folded, her head tipped down. “It’s

about your assistant, Your Highness.”

Here we go again. She was going to try to tear Ciana down somehow. “Make it quick.”

“Your Highness, I thought you should know, I just saw her meeting with some man outside in the forest.

She was talking to him by this rundown house. It was all very strange.”

I set my pen down and looked into her eyes. The rundown house wasn’t something that Sophia could

make up, and that was where the kidnapper Luther had led Ciana. Why would she go there? Who was

she talking to?

Sophia gave a little shrug and said like she was just trying to help me out, “I don’t think we should trust

her.”

Who was this “we” she was referring to? I wanted nothing to

do with this arrogant woman.

“I think she might be… a spy,” she concluded.

I didn’t want to believe her. She’d been trying to get Ciana in trouble from day one. But somewhere, deep

in my gut, I began to wonder what Ciana had been up to lately.

“All right then. I’ll check,” I said, dismissively. “Anything else?”

She opened her mouth as if she might say something else, but when she saw the look on my face, she

knew better.

“No, Your Highness.” She bowed again and left.

I attempted to continue to do my work, but I couldn’t get her

I’d had many attempts on my life lately, and somehow Ciana always seemed to be right there when it

happened.

Pushing up from my desk, I headed outside to see what I could discover.

I hadn’t made it very far when I heard someone moving around, and I knew that it had to be her. I could

almost feel her presence.

The next thing I knew, my “personal attendant” was jumping out from behind a tree with a knife in her

hand, lunging at me. “You’re so done!” she yelled.

Immediately, I knocked the blade out of her hand, but at the same time, multiple throwing stars flew at

me and almost took me by surprise. I wasn’t afraid of her. Even with her weapons, she was no match for

me.

“I didn’t know you could fight like this.” I sneered.

She paused, inhaled deeply and covered her mouth with both of her palms.

“Oh, Your Highness!” she declared.

I narrowed my eyes. She was a very good fighter… way more skillful than I thought of an average

Alpha’s daughter. Had she been hiding her true strength from me intentionally?

“What are you doing here?”

“I…” she swallowed, “I was just taking a walk…”

She lied.

I narrowed my eyes and challenged her. “Taking a walk with yourself fully armed?” My tone grew colder.

“I… I’m so sorry. I just saw a shadow in the dark, and I was frightened. I didn’t mean to-”

“Didn’t mean to kill me? And when you realized your plan had failed, you wanted to pretend that this was

just an accident, and you would be off the hook easily again?”

“Your Highness-”

I interrupted her. “Now tell me, what exactly did Luther ask you to do?”

“What?” she blanched, her eyes widening. “Luther? I was just

“Answer me! Were you or were you not out here meeting with him?”

She stared at me blankly, not saying anything.

Her lack of a denial was confirmation enough for me.

Folding my arms across my chest, I took her in. She was a good-looking woman, and she had a pair of

seemingly innocent eyes, but those were the ones who would get a man in the most trouble, if he wasn’t

overly cautious.

Sophia’s words rang in my ear. “She’s a spy!”

Was she no different from the other men or women who wanted my life?

Why was I so surprised? They were around me all the time, but Ciana…. What made me think that she

wasn’t one of them?

For some reason, I felt rage rushing through my veins, as if I was betrayed by someone who I trusted. It

was ridiculous; she was just one of those eighty women who were forced on me. Why did I feel she

was… special?

I should have killed her that first day, when I slaughtered those other assassins in my office with Jake.

She should’ve been among the first to fall. That way, she never would’ve weaseled her way into court the

way that she had.

Now, she had completely fooled me and Jake. Hell, even Warren seemed to be taken with the little liar.

This entire time, she’s just been waiting for the right time to kill me!

When I went to her rescue last time, that was probably all just a show for Luther. And the curse? Of

course, it didn’t take! It was all faked. It was all just part of the show she was putting on with Luther. I had

stayed up all night nursing her, hoping she’d be all right, and she was probably awake the whole time,

inwardly giggling every time I whispered words of comfort to her….

How ridiculous that I’d even kissed her lips! The thought of it now made me want to punch my fists into a

wall, I was so angry.

All this time, she’d been having all of these little “accidents,” and I’d been stumbling along behind her,

trying to ensure her safety. I was as big a fool as anyone!

“Jake,” I called using the mind-link.

“Yes, Alpha.”