Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder

Chapter 142 : Am I the Crazy One?

I opened my eyes to see Lena and Xander peering over me. Relief swept through them both and Lena stepped

away.

I sat up and rubbed my eyes. I felt stiff and sore, and like I was just coming back from a bad hangover.

“How are you feeling?” Lena asked.

“Like someone spiked the punch,” I groaned.

Xander handed me some water. “This should help. You gave us a bit of a scare, seeing as Eliza just woke up from

the same thing.”

“Eliza?” I arched an eyebrow. “What about her?”

Xander pursed his lips. “You don’t remember? Just a few hours ago, you brought her to Lena because she was

exposed to some kind of substance that put her in a dream state. You helped us heal her.”

“How’s the baby?” I asked. My concern for the child blossoming fully.

I noticed Xander look at Lena. He seemed confused.

“Are you not worried about Eliza?”

I scoffed and set my water aside. “Why would I be? I only came here to remind her that I’m the father of her child…

the one she ran off with to try and hide out in the Light Realm with to keep it away from me.”

“That’s not….”

“Well, she has another thing coming to her if she thinks I’m not going to exercise my Dark Realm rights. That child

is mine.” I pointed to myself.

Admittedly, the details of what Xander described were a little fuzzy. I vaguely remembered seeing Eliza passed out,

and all I could think was that I hoped her ineptness hadn’t caused harm to the baby.

Hearing that the baby was fine made me feel a little better, but what I couldn’t figure out was why Lena and Xander

were looking at me like I had twelve heads.

“What’s wrong?” I asked. “Am I not better? I’d like to get back to the Dark Realm as soon as possible. Am I well

enough to travel after this mess?”

“Jared… you seem kind of… different,” Lena said. “A few hours ago, all you cared about was saving Eliza and now

you want to leave her? We don’t even know what happened to the two of you.”

“If I was concerned, then it was for the baby. Eliza means nothing to me. I just wanted to remind her that I have just

as much right to that child as her.”

“Don’t you want to see her before you leave?” Lena’s voice was a little hopeful.

I scoffed and rolled my eyes. “Why? You told me the baby was fine. I understand she can’t travel right now. But, I

don’t need to stick around any longer.”

Lena huffed and put her hands on her hips. “Jared, this isn’t you! Can’t you remember just a few hours ago?”

I looked at Xander. “Is your wife on drugs?”

Xander glared at me. “Careful, Jared. She’s not the one acting out of character here. We’re just trying to help you

and Eliza. We want to know what happened to the two of you.”

“Great, when you find that out, let me know. Until then, I’m going back to the Dark Realm.” I tried to stand up but

Xander stopped me.

“You’re not well enough to travel,” he growled.

“Fine, whatever, play your games. But I do not want to see Eliza. If something happens with the baby, you can tell

me all about that!”

Lena came over to me and sat on the bed. “Can I ask you some questions?”

I groaned. “Is that really necessary?”

This whole thing was starting to annoy me. I didn’t know how much clearer I could be. They were acting like they

didn’t know that Eliza had been a pain in my butt since the moment I brought her back to the village.

She’d served her purpose, to have my child. And now, she thought she could just run off with that child and hide out

in the Light Realm.

No, that wasn’t happening.

“Jared?” Lena snapped her fingers in front of my face.

“Okay, I’m not playing your game anymore. Get out!”

Lena sighed and backed away. Slowly, she left the room.

Xander stayed behind and crossed his arms.

“I’m sorry that this happened to you, whatever it is. I’m going to figure it out. Honestly, it is beyond my knowledge.”

“What happened to me? What are you talking about?” I arched an eyebrow.

“You and Eliza were both exposed to a hallucinogenic. I think it altered your minds somehow.”

I scoffed. “That’s not possible. I know what I feel. I know what I remember.”

“And that’s the problem. But you need to tone it down a bit Jared. My wife was about ready to slap you and if you

upset her, I’m not going to help you anymore.”

I bit back my remark. I didn’t really think that I needed help, but Xander and I were just starting to piece together

our brother relationship. I wasn’t ready to toss that aside.

“Look, I’m going to call in my Uncle Theo. He has more knowledge about this kind of thing than me. Plus, he is

related to us, not Eliza. Is that acceptable?”

I nodded slowly.

A few hours later, Xander returned with Theo. I’d met him once before when Eliza was dragging me all around, so

intent on breaking the curse. It had been an agonizing journey, even though the curse was broken.

She was always making googly eyes at me like she thought that any second, I’d magically fall in love with her.

As if!

“I’m not familiar with a yellow powder… Jared, can you tell us what you do remember?” Theo asked after Xander

and I filled him in.

“About what?” I snarled.

“About Eliza,” Theo clarified.

“Oh… her. Well, from the moment I brought her to my village, she has been nothing but a pain in the ass. She’s

been trying to win my affections, always getting in my business and insisting she help me out with things.”

“Is that so?” Theo asked, raising an eyebrow.

“You have no idea what it is like to have a lovesick puppy following you around. It’s like she thinks that just because

we are mates, we’re destined to be together.” I rolled my eyes.

Xander cleared his throat. “Jared… that is what that means.”

“Whatever. The point is, I wanted her to keep house and have my children. Apparently, that was too much to ask

because she decided to run off to the Light Realm and try to take my child from me!”

Xander and Theo exchanged a look, similar to the look that Xander and Lena had shared earlier.

“What, what is it?”

“That’s not exactly how things went down, Jared. And if it is how they went down, can you blame Eliza for wanting

to get away from you? According to you, you treated her like a house slave and a breeder,” Theo said.

“Because I bought her at an auction, as a slave!”

“Oh boy….” Xander bowed his head.

Theo creased his brow and stroked his chin. “Actually, I’ve heard of something like this before….”

“You have? How do we fix it?” Xander asked, perking up.

“Unfortunately, what I remember isn’t the same as this yellow powder. This is similar to what the Dreamberry is

capable of but… there are differences.”

I saw the excitement leave Xander’s eyes.

“So, we know nothing?” he asked.

Theo shrugged. “Jared, you don’t remember this, but you are actually in love with Eliza. Very much so. I only met

the two of you once before, and I could tell how much you loved and cared for her. You’d do anything to protect her

and that’s why you came to the Light Realm, to be with her.”

I shook my head. “No. That’s not possible. You’re making this up. I came here because I wanted to remind her that

I’m claiming my child, no matter what realm she hides in.”

“You know what? I think there’s something more proactive than trying to get Jared to remember what really

happened since he met Eliza,” Xander jumped in.

“What’s that?” Theo asked.

“We should just destroy Hestia. This is obviously her doing. Somehow, she found someone in the Light Realm to do

her bidding. If we destroy her, then hopefully, the spell will break.”

“That’s a possibility. Either way, she’s caused more than enough damage and we should get rid of her,” Theo

agreed.

“If you’re going to take down Hestia, I want to be a part of that. She’s after my child, you know.”

“We know,” Xander and Theo said together.

I could tell that both of them were completely fed up with me but I couldn’t figure out why. They’d both witnessed

me and Eliza before and they’d never made up all these lies about me loving her and being devoted to her.

“Security footage at the museum and hospital identified the woman responsible for the powder. She was

apprehended and questioned,” Xander told me. “After Eliza’s incident, we realized that Hestia was in the Light

Realm and she confirmed it. She is a native of the Southern Jungle, and George has confirmed some strange

activity outside of New Dianny.”

“George?” I questioned.

“Eliza’s brother. He is working on an excavation near the jungle he will help guide us through.”

I pursed my lips, knowing I ought not to make a comment on the competence of any of Eliza’s family members.

Xander continued, “So, our best bet is we will find Hestia in the Southern Jungles of the Light Realm. I don’t have

anything more specific than that but with the right forces and the right allies, we should be able to corner her and

finish her off.”

“I’m not much for fighting these days, but I did put in some requests to the witches of the Dark Realm. They’ve

agreed to meet us there and scout the jungles to help you hunt her down. They’ll back you up if it comes down to a

fight, too,” Theo said.

“Good, let’s get going then. The sooner she is dealt with the sooner I can return to the Dark Realm.” I got off the

bed and headed for the door.

Theo cleared his throat.

I glanced at him over my shoulder.

“Aren’t there a few things here that you should attend to first?” he inquired.

“Like what?” I arched an eyebrow.

This was starting to get old. I felt like they were playing games with me to try and throw me off balance or

something.

“Eliza will be staying here in the Light Realm,” Xander reminded me.

“Ahh, right. I should put extra security on the house to ensure that Eli…. the baby is safe. I’m going to call Archer

and my men to get involved.”

It didn’t take long for Archer and my men to arrive. They brought Scarlett with them. She had a basket full of things

I didn’t recognize.

“What’s all this?” I pointed to the basket.

Scarlett sighed and glanced at Archer. He nodded encouragingly.

It was an odd exchange. Archer was my Beta and one of my closest friends. Scarlett was also someone I knew and

respected.

“These are some of Eliza’s things. I thought I’d bring them for her to try to help my Luna remember her home.”

“Luna?”

Scarlett didn’t reply. She headed into the house where Eliza would be staying so my security could keep the baby

safe until Hestia was defeated.

I turned to Archer. “Luna? Why is everyone acting so delusional?”