Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder

Chapter 146: Moonlit Dreams

*Ciana*

I was fading into and out of consciousness, moving between my dreams and reality.

The first thing I noticed was that wherever I was, it did not smell like my room. Instead, it smelled of old

wood and musk.

Hushed voices reached my ear.

"This is stupid. There is no telling if this will even work." The first voice was female. “What if the rumors

aren't true? She will know exactly who we are within seconds."

“Don't be such a pessimist, Jennifer. The rumors are true. She went back home. Why else would she

be back in her home pack and not at the palace?" another female voice replied.

There was silence for a few moments.

“I still think this is a dumb idea. We could die once they find out. Let's just kill her and be done with it."

“We can't kill her!" The softer female voice exclaimed. "Those were not Luther's instructions."

"Is Luther here? No. Why? Because of her!"

'Keep it down, Jennifer! Do you want to wake her? She will be confused and disoriented when she

wakes up. We need her to trust us."

"Magnolia, I could give two shits about this girl. She is vulnerable and weak right now. All I need to do

is take one clean swipe and this will all be over with. Just let me do it."

The Jennifer woman sounded very angry.

“No. You will not touch her. She is our Luna!"

Jennifer scoffed.

'You loved Luther and this is the best way to avenge him. We all miss him, Jen. But you can't be

reckless. We need to be careful how we proceed from now on. Okay?"

There was silence again. I heard some shuffling but I didn't open my eyes.

Who were these women and what did they want with me?

"I think she's waking up. I heard the change in her heartbeat." The voice I now knew to belong to

Magnolia said. "Luna Ciana? Are you awake?'

Slowly I blinked my eyes open and stared up at an old white ceiling. The paint was peeling and there

were cracks in the corners. Slowly I turned to my left and saw two women standing not too far from the

small couch I had been placed on. One looked at me with concern and the other looked at me with

disdain and hatred.

I quickly sat up with my eyes scanning the room. The wooden floors were rotting and the white walls

were stained with various liquids, one of which I was sure was blood. The place looked more like a

crime scene than a living room to me.

I was sure I had never been here before but there was a sense of familiarity about it that I just couldn't

shake. The air in this room smelled familiar and even felt familiar. Darn those lost memories!

Flashes of me walking down a pristine white marble hallway came to mind. But as quickly as the

memory came it fled from me. I held onto the side of my temple and groaned as the dull ache in my

head started.

"Luna, are you okay?" One of the women came to the couch and knelt before me. "We aren't going to

hurt you. You are safe here.”

I moved away from her to one side of the couch. “Who are you?" I demanded.

"My name is Magnolia and this is Jennifer." She pointed to the woman who still looked like she wanted

to kill me. "We are your friends. Do you not remember us?"

I shook my head. "What kind of friends take someone from their home?"

Magnolia let out a nervous laugh. "We heard the rumors of your memory loss and we knew if we came

to you directly at first you would reject us. But what we have to tell you is very time sensitive and

couldn't be delayed."

“You could have asked for an audience with my father. He would have told me about you."

Magnolia shook her head. "Alpha Black doesn't know us but you do."

"No I don't. I don't remember many people who claim to have known me. For all I know you could be

lying to me."

"Luna, we aren't lying to you—"

"Why do you keep calling me that? I am not your Luna."

"But you are," Magnolia smiled at me. "You are the Luna of the Ortiz pack. Can't you feel your

connection to this place? This was once your home. You were once the bride of Alpha Luther."

"Fuck this." Jennifer stormed out of the room we were in leaving just me and Magnolia.

'Don't mind her."

"She doesn't like me very much."

"Jen doesn't like a lot of people." Magnolia came to sit beside me. “But back to why you are here. You

are here to avenge Luther."

"I don't even know who this Luther is. I'm sorry but I don't remember you or this pack or anything to do

with this Luther guy. Now, will you please take me back to my pack? My father would be looking for

me."

I went to stand but Magnolia placed her hand over me stopping my movements.

"I can help you remember.'

I stilled. “What?"

"I can help you remember.' Magnolia let go of my hand and walked over to a bag that laid on the floor.

She dug into it before she pulled out some sort of clear rock. Crystal maybe?

"With this. I can help you bring back your memories. Then all of this will make sense."

"I don't understand. What is that? How is a rock supposed to help me remember my past?"

She lowered her gaze. "This isn't just some rock. It's a crystal. The Moonlit Crystal to be exact. It's a

sacred artifact and linked to the moon Goddess. It will allow me to penetrate into your mind and unlock

the memories that have been kept from you."

The first person that came to mind was Theo.

Maybe this would be able to make sense of all of these things that I felt on the inside. All the things

Theo told me about. The life we had supposedly built together. I would finally be able to learn the truth.

But, from what Magnolia was saying Theo wasn't my beloved-Luther was.

"Do I have your permission to unlock your memories?"

I hesitated for a moment but after realizing that I needed to learn the truth, I nodded.

Magnolia smiled and instructed me to lay down and I did as she told me.

She then pressed the crystal on my heart and placed her hands on top of it. She closed her eyes and

began chanting inaudible words.

A gentle heat warmed my chest and I felt a tingle run up and down my spine. My head spun slowly, my

mind flashing this bright light.

I let out a small gasp, my hands clinging to the torn leather of the couch. It wasn’t painful but it was

intense.

"Allow me into your mind, Luna. Let me show you the truth." Magnolia instructed. "Let go."

My eyes closed on their own accord and I was plunged deep into my subconscious.

I fell back into the expensive leather in the car. My heart hammered in my chest.

Everything felt so surreal. It was like I was in a dream state but I was living through the experience in

real life.

I looked down at my body and saw I was in a rose-gold gown. Tall trees passed us by out the window

as the car moved down the long road.

"I've been waiting for you." A handsome man brought my hand to his mouth and kissed its back gently.

"My dear Ciana Black.'

He knew my name. But how?

"Luther?"

His smile widened and his eyes danced with an emotion that I couldn't quite place.

Was that happiness or was that joy?

My head snapped back and my eyes shut again. I felt a force push me backward until I opened my

eyes again revealing a beautiful garden before me.

This time I was dressed in casual clothes and Luther stood next to me looking at a bed of flowers.

I nodded. "Look, your mother planted these flowers and made them beautiful. In honor of her, they

should keep on being beautiful. It is the mark she left on this world, the legacy she left for you. If she

was still alive, what do you think she would want for these flower beds?"

He shook his head in disbelief. "Why did you say those things? Don't you hate me?"

I placed a comforting hand on his shoulder. "I don't hate you, Luther. I understand you. King Sebastian

destroyed your pack and you seek revenge...We don't have to be enemies."

I heard myself say those words, and everything was like deja vu. Those... were my memories?

He let out a laugh. "I must admit, you are a lot more interesting than I expected.'

I laughed and tossed my hair over my shoulder. "A lot of people tell me that."

Then again, everything faded and Luther was carrying me out of a banquet hall to a lounge. Once we

were in the private lounge, he put me down on a couch and gently lifted my twisted ankle, popping it up

on a pillow.

He was so gentle, just like a tender lover.

As he looked up at me, he asked, "Ciana, tell me if I'm crazy for asking this but... Is it possible that you

have feelings for me?"

His tone was so serious, his gaze intensely on me.

This moment seemed intimate and special and yet I felt nothing within my chest. There was no flutter or

spark there. Surely, for the man who I loved so dearly I would feel that blazing fire.

"I told you. we don't have to be enemies," I repeated the words I said once before.

"That's not what I mean and you know it. Do you have real, romantic feelings for me?' he asked,

tightening his fingers around my hand.

I opened my lips. "Yes I do..."

The words came from my lips but they didn't feel like my own. An unsettled feeling bubbled up in my

chest.

Was this it? Was this what love felt like?

Luther beamed at me but then his smile quickly dissolved as he fell to the ground. His hand let go of

mine and his face turned into total palness.

"Luther!" Dread seeped into my bones as I dropped to my knees.

"Fate is unfair... What did I do wrong?"

His eyes looked up at the shadow that stood over us.

When I moved my head to look up I stilled.

Looming over us with a look of pure evil.

"King...Theo?"

He was the villain in this story and he had taken from me that which I had loved the most in this world.

I finally understood. I finally knew the truth.

No wonder Dad said that usually sudden onset amnesia was to shield the mind from a bad memory or

trauma.

All of a sudden, desperate pain due to the loss of my family and my pack, overwhelming hatred

towards the royal court, devastating determination to seek revenge... all sorts of foreign but powerful

emotions suffocated me.

I felt those emotions didn't belong to me, but they were forced into my mind no matter how much I

struggled.

Slowly, I couldn't breathe, nor could I think.

Who was I?

When I tried to focus, my head was about to explode, and it felt like there were thousands of pounds

weighing on my chest.

I desperately wanted to get out, but I couldn't. I was trapped in endless darkness and coldness,

tormented by desperation and fear.

The only way to survive was to fuel myself with fury and hatred. Finally, my eyes shot open and I sat

upright on the couch. My body drenched in sweat and my lungs gasping for air.

A woman was at my side rubbing my back and trying to soothe me.

"You...you are...?" I asked. As soon as I tried to remember something, my head hurt.

"Luna Ciana, I'm Magnolia. Do you understand now? King Theo has lied to you..." her words sounded

from far far away. I shook my head to try to hear it clearly, but I couldn' t, even though she was right in

front of me.

I heard myself ask, "I... love Luther?"

Magnolia smiled brightly, "Yes, my lady, you do. And King Theo is our enemy. You must take revenge

for Alpha Luther!"

I nodded my head, but I felt I forgot about something very important. "Who...am I?"

“It doesn't matter, my lady," she said with a satisfied smile. "You only need to remember one thing, and

you know exactly what it is.'

I nodded, yes, I did know that one thing.

King Theo must die!