Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder

Chapter 79: Secret Weapon

My name rolled off his lips. He had a nice voice, but it made the hair on my body stand up regardless.

Luther stood before me, looking effortlessly handsome. His hair was slightly messed up and buzzed at

the sides. I could see droplets of water, probably from a fresh shower he had just taken.

Honestly speaking, he was good-looking. His chiseled jaw was sharp and angled. His seamed shirt

sculpted to fit his body perfectly, and his gray suit pants shaped his strong long legs.

In this outfit, he almost looked as elegant and attractive as a fine prince.

However, my body resisted going to him.

If Theo's vibe was dangerous, then Luther's vibe was vicious. It was that aura he carried that made me

want to stay away from him, in spite of his good looks.

"Ciana?" Getting no response from me, he called again. Surprisingly, like a gentleman, he stepped

toward me but not close enough that he penetrated into my personal bubble.

My eyebrows pulled together and I remembered the purpose of this trip. "Forgive me if I'm a little bit

confused. One moment I was in my homeland and now I am-"

"Here." He finished for me.

"Where exactly is here?"

He snapped his fingers. "Now you are asking the right questions. And to answer said question, here is

my home. Welcome to what remains of the Ortiz Pack."

I had heard of the name of the pack when I learnt about Theo' s mother, but that was as much as I

knew.

As Jake said, the history was obscured. Their disappearance was rarely talked about. It was as if they

never existed at all.

"I can see the look on your face. I'm glad at least you know who we are."

I shook my head. "All I know is your people faded out decades ago."

"Faded out?" He let out a humorless chuckle. "Is that what they taught you in school?"

"We never learnt of your pack. I found that out lately."

The smile slipped from his face for a moment. "We didn't fade out. We were wiped out. Well, at least

the majority of us. Our remaining survivors were those who happened to be away at that time! This

place is what remains of my people. Welcome to my humble home."

His 'humble home' was a mansion that could rival my family home back in my pack. The grounds were

neatly kept and hot a hedge was left uneven.

"Let me show you around." The easy smile returned to his face. "Follow me please."

I hesitated for a moment before I followed him into the building in front of me. I couldn't shake the

feeling that I was walking right into the mouth of a viper.

Luther stopped and looked over his shoulder at me. "I'm not going to bite you, Ciana. Unless you want

me to."

My stomach churned at his sordid attempt to flirt. "No. No, thank you."

Where was Theo? He had said we needed to figure out what

Luther wanted. I hoped he was somewhere nearby.

"Watch your step."

Luther was obviously a lot more relaxed compared to the last few times I'd seen him, which was quite

understandable. However, whatever he was up to, I needed to find out before it was too late.

I nodded and followed him into the mansion.

I walked into the grand foyer and observed my surroundings. This place was beautiful. White marble

covered the floors and large crystal chandelier hung high above us. In the center of the room sat a

small table with a white vase with pink cherry blossoms in it.

However, as we came to the end of the hallway, it split left and right, leading to opposite directions. I

was surprised to see the left hand side looked dilapidated, as if it had gone through major destruction

and hadn't been repaired ever since, while the right hand side was pristine and lavish.

"The guest wing is on the right." Luther gestured for me to follow him.

"What's on the left?"

"That's where I stay," Luther answered with a smile, but I could sense pain in his voice. "I know what

you want to ask. I intentionally kept the master wing the way it was since that horrific day, so that I'll

always remind myself what Sabestian had put us through!"

"I'm sorry for your loss." At that moment, I truly felt bad for Luther. As much as I dislike Luther, King

Sebastian was as much to be blamed, if not more.

He stopped in his tracks and turned to look at me.

"Ciana, you have a gentle heart." He smiled. However, the next moment, his face fell, and his tone

turned cold as he continued, "But kindness is useless! Now come, we still have more to see of your

new home."

"This is not my new home."

"Well, it's not like you are leaving anytime soon."

"You can't keep me captive here for long. My people will come for me. My parents will come for me!"

"Your people sent you here, Ciana. Raymond trusts me and we made an agreement. As for Alpha and

Luna Black, even you don't know where they are and when they'll be back. Am I right?"

Damn it, he obviously had done his homework.

I stopped short. "What kind of agreement did you have with Raymond?" I figured, there was no cost for

me to ask the question.

"One that you need not concern yourself over." He started walking up the stairs, "Come on, catch up."

"I'm not going anywhere until you tell me what is going on."

"Who do you think you are to speak to Alpha Luther like that?" A woman dressed in a beautiful blue

dress walked towards us.

She looked almost ethereal. Her bleach blonde hair was done in an elegant up-do and her striking gray

eyes found Luther. But her gaze shifted to mine as she scowled.

"Alpha," she walked over to Luther and placed a kiss against his cheek, "I heard we had a guest. I

didn't realize it was 'she'."

The way she said 'she' was like it was bitter acid to her tongue.

"Ciana, this is my partner, Jennifer. Jennifer, this is a very special guest of mine, Ciana. We will

welcome her with open arms."

"She is no guest of mine. She associates with those ones."

"No, she doesn't. She will soon be joining in our fight." He bit out and gave his order to Jennifer. "Now

you may carry on. I have much to discuss with her."

"Alpha, are you sending me away?" Jennifer stared at Luther like she could not believe what she was

hearing.

"Be good." His words weren't harsh, but the warning in his tone was very clear.

She didn't dare to linger around any more and walked away unhappily. The clicking of her high heels

echoed in the hallway.

Luther ignored the noise and turned his attention fully to me.

"Ciana, if you would follow me please. I'll take you to your room."

Luther offered me his arm and I reluctantly took it.

"Sorry about that. But do not mind her. Sometimes, Jennifer can be a bit childish," Luther apologized,

however, he didn't sound that sorry.

"It looks like I'm not welcome here," I scoffed as we walked down the marble halls.

"She'll be fine, Ciana. "You have my word that no one is rude to you going forward."

Had I not had the two previous interactions with Luther before, I might actually have appreciated his

gesture.

However, he wasn't a friend. That was for sure.

"She's your partner and I am-"

"The key to getting my revenge. You see, Sebastian took my home from me. He destroyed the hearts

of my people all because of greed and stupidity. He ruined countless lives and now I will get my

revenge. I have tried many times to take him and his son down...."

I smirked, intentionally irritating him a little, "But Prince Theo is way too good of a warrior, and you

haven't been successful?"

Luther wanted something from me, so I assumed at least he wouldn't physically hurt me.

"That smart mouth of yours will get you in trouble," he chuckled. I couldn't tell whether he was upset or

not. "Luckily, I'm a forgiving man."

I almost rolled my eyes. My mind was transported back to that time when I first met Theo. The girls who

had lunged for him, trying to kill him. Was it Luther who was behind that assassination attempt as well?

"You were the one who sent those seven girls, those assassins who were part of Theo's consort?"

Luther smiled. "Yes and no. I didn't send them. They volunteered. All I did was train them and show

them an opportunity... but too bad it didn't work out. If the Dark Prince could be taken down so easily,

he wouldn't be the Dark Prince."

"How could you say it like it was no big deal? You knew it wouldn't work! You knew that they wouldn't

survive Theo and Jake. There was no way they would be a match for them. Those young girls didn't

need to die!"

"They didn't need to, but they chose to. Ciana, do you understand that there are people whose sole

purpose of living is to avenge? Also, you don't blame the one who killed them, but you blame the one

who trained them?"

"Luther," I looked him in the eye and did not hesitate to point out the flaw of his logic, "What you're

saying is that a victim should be blamed for self-defense."

Luther stared at me for a second and shrugged. "It seems like you and I would have to agree to

disagree."

"Revenge won't make you feel any better. Also, Prince Theo isn't the cause of any of the tragedies."

"What do you know?!" He snapped.

“I just do,” I stated firmly. “Especially for you, it's a fool's errand. You'll never be able to defeat him."

Luther's expression changed from irritation to surprise and then to an emotionless smile again. "That is

where you come into play, my dear."

We came to a stop in front of one of the guest rooms. He opened the door for me and motioned me

inside.

"This will be your room for the time being. Please, make yourself at home."

"You can't keep me locked up like some kind of criminal,” I protested.

"Oh, but I can. You, my dear, are the key to everything. With you here I know that I will have Theo's

undivided attention."

"What do you mean?"