Sold as the Alpha King's Breeder Chapter 210 - To Mark, Or Not To Mark? That Is The Question

Bonus (E&R) - To Mark, Or Not To Mark? That Is The Question

**Ethan’s POV

Rosalie looked so beautiful beneath , and she felt so good. I wanted to fill her with my seed and make another baby with this amazing woman that I loved so much, but even as we made love, in the back of my mind, I was a bit worried about other things....

I wanted to be with her for the rest of my life, but I was also very much aware of the fact that I was not the one in charge of this relationship anymore. Rosalie was her own independent woman now, and she could decide she didn’t need or want at any ti.

As Rosalie cried out, I felt my body grow rigid. I grunted a few tis and then jerked into her. Her arms held tightly in place until my muscles finally relaxed, and then I rolled off of her, lying down on my back and pulling her against my chest.

It took a mont to catch my breath, but then I leaned over and kissed the top of her head.

"Thank you, Rosalie," I whispered, running my hand through her hair.

"Thank ... for what?" she asked, a bit of a chuckle in the question.

"For... being with ," I replied. "For letting love you."

Her smile was wider. "Ethan, I thank Moon Goddess every day for making the luckiest woman in the world."

Her bright eyes were on , and I saw my own clear reflections in them. It felt so good to know I was the only one she was seeing in her eyes. Hopefully, the only one in her heart too.

She keenly sensed my uncertainty and was imdiately concerned. "Ethan, do you have sothing to say?"

Feeling awkward and unsure of how I could tell her what I was trying to say, I replied, "I just want you to know that I appreciate you. And...."

"And what?"

"And... I just, I’m happy I get to be with you. That’s all."

Rosalie stared at for a mont, her eyes twinkling in the moonlight streaming in through our bedroom window. "Ethan, we are a couple. Nothing will change that."

It was nice to hear her say that. Still, I wasn’t sure. "I’ve just always thought... what if...." I stopped speaking and shook my head.

"What if what?" she probed.

Taking a deep breath, I continued. "What if you never quite get over the way that things were between us before you realized who you were, or while I was a rogue, or... what if you have been upset at for marking you against your will?"

"Marking against my will?" Rosalie’s tone was calm and gentle, and she wasn’t chuckling at now. "Ethan, you did that to save my life. I could never hold that against you."

I smiled and stroked her cheek. "I didn’t know... thank you for telling that."

"Ethan? You are acting... out of sorts," she said. "Could you share with what you’re worried about, please?"

I sighed heavily and decided that it had to be done. "If you’re not upset with for that... I have to wonder, Rosalie... why haven’t you marked yet?"

She didn’t speak, so I elaborated. "I an, if you would go ahead and do that, we would be inseparable. You could officially be my Luna. And... we would have the mindlink capabilities."

Rosalie smiled sweetly and wiggled herself closer to . She leaned her head against my chest and replied, "Ethan, I don’t need the mindlink to know what you’re thinking. I know you well enough by now that I can tell what you’re thinking without you even opening your mouth."

I figured she had a point.

"That’s true, but you know I can’t always read your mind. I just think... it would be better that way. It just seems like... marking would be the best thing to do for our mate bond. So what do you think?"

There—I had poured my heart out to her. I had to wait to see what she would say.

I knew I sounded a bit desperate and needy, but I had been without Rosalie for long enough to last two lifetis, and I didn’t ever want to experience that again.

However, the soft and sweet woman in my arms didn’t respond.

I looked down and noticed that her eyes were already closed. Her long, thick eyelashes cast a shadow under them, and her warm breathing was gentle and smooth.

She must be very tired. After all, she was a busy queen.

I adjusted myself to make her more comfortable. There wasn’t much in the world that could make happier than seeing her sleeping peacefully and comfortably in my arms. However, why was my heart still heavy?

I chuckled silently, laughing at myself for bothering her with such silly questions when she needed rest. Ethan Gray was never a sentintal man.

However, in the back of my mind, I couldn’t help but worry, "What if Rosalie runs away from again?"

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**Rosalie’s POV

I closed my eyes and pretended I was asleep. He made sure that I was comfortable and gently kissed my hair.

I couldn’t press down the curl at the corner of my lips. Luckily, he wouldn’t be able to see my sneaking smile.

For the first ti, I wasn’t just the woman with no power. I was at least an equal. Sotis, I wondered if he felt he needed more than I felt I needed him, even though I knew it was impossible.

I hadn’t marked him because I didn’t feel the need to. I knew there wasn’t anything that could separate us. But for so reason, Ethan didn’t seem to feel as confident as .

Maybe because he knew I was capable of protecting myself? Over the course of the last year or so, if there was one thing I’d learned, it was that I was capable of taking care of myself—and my son—on my own.

I didn’t need a man to rely on, but I needed Ethan. Not for him to take care of , but just to be with him, just to know that he was there.

I loved him, and I knew we were ant to be together. At least, we had been, before I begged the Moon Goddess to change it.

Now, he was just going to have to learn to trust . For the first ti, he was the clumsy one in our relationship. It was kind of cute to see him worried about running away or getting jealous over other n once in a while.

I really didn’t need the mindlink to know what he was thinking, and I was just enjoying being with him, learning new things about him, and watching him really discover who I was. I wasn’t going anywhere, but at least he wasn’t taking for granted.

Why did we need to formalize anything? Couldn’t we just enjoy things the way they were?

I wiggled my body again and buried myself into his embrace.

Listening to his strong and rhythmic heartbeat, I finally let the darkness take over and trailed into dreamland.

***

A few days later, I was out in the training ground with Robert, Alex, and so other people, including a girl I’d t recently nad Michelle who was a great fighter.

She also liked fashion, and I had a dress I wanted to show her. It was lunch hour, and I suggested to the group, "Why don’t you guys just co into the castle and grab so lunch?"

Robert and Alex imdiately exchanged a sharp glance before they looked back at . "We’d love to go with you, Queen Rosalie," Robert said. "But we can’t go into the castle."

"Why?" I asked, confused.

Folding her arms beneath her chest, Michelle asked , "Hasn’t Your Majesty heard about Alpha Ethan’s new decree?"

I shook my head. "Excuse ?"

Robert filled in. "Alpha Ethan announced yesterday that no single n are allowed to co into the castle unless it’s an ergency. We can co into the courtyard for training purposes, but after that, we have to report back to our barracks. It’s only after we find our mates that we’ll be allowed to co back into the castle."

"What?!" I stared at them with my mouth hanging open for the longest ti, not sure how to address that.

At first, I thought it was all a joke, but then Michelle murmured, "Your Majesty, I guess you really didn’t know..."

I shook my head. "No... I had no idea."

Then all of a sudden, the three of them gasped, and then Alex and Robert exchanged another look with each other.

They imdiately bowed and started backing away from .

Robert said, "Your Majesty, I just rembered that Commander Landon asked to work on the new recruits’ training schedule."

Alex went, "Your Majesty, Beta Talon wants a status report from about transporting the displaced civilians back to their hotown!"

The two of them started running away, while Michelle followed them.

"Wait for !" She chased them and mumbled to herself, "Goddess! Jealous n are scary, no matter how good looking they are..."

I heard Robert say, "You’re so right!"

But Alex fought back, "Who told you that? I’m jealous, I’m good looking, but I don’t see that you’re afraid of ..."

What just happened? I stood there speechless and finally turned around to try to locate the source of the terror.

And there it was— Ethan was looking down at from the balcony of his office. As soon as our eyes t, he gave a charming and innocent grin. I couldn’t help but smile back and wave at him.

I had to disagree with the three younglings.

The good-looking, jealous man was not at all scary. He was just so incredibly cute.

Later that evening, as Seraphine and I got ready for dinner, she was combing out my hair for , sothing she enjoyed doing, and to , it was soothing, like when a mother combed out her daughter’s hair, I imagined.

"Your Majesty, did you hear about what Alpha Ethan announced yesterday?" she asked as she took a piece of my hair and pinned it up.

I asked, "Do you an the one that states that no he-wolves can co into the castle unless they have already found their mate?"

I saw her nodding in the mirror. She had a lopsided grin on her face. "Yes, that’s exactly the one I’m talking about. It’s quite a... unique decree."

"Yes, I heard about it today when I tried to bring a few of my friends into the castle for lunch, but I couldn’t."

She cleared her throat and pulled up another section of hair, pinning that into place before she asked, "Did it happen to be Robert and Alex you wanted to bring inside to have lunch with you, dear?"

"Yes," I said, my eyebrows knitting together. "Along with Michelle. We were training together, and we are friends now."

Ever since Alex had overheard Ethan and having sex before we even took the castle back, he hadn’t had romantic feelings for . At least, if he did, he hadn’t said anything to about it like he used to.

"What do you think about it, Your Majesty?"

"Um..." I pondered, "I think it’s silly, but I didn’t want to undermine Ethan’s authority. Seraphine, do you have so suggestions?"

She chuckled and asked instead, "My Queen, I think the question is, when are you going to mark him and let him declare you his Luna?"

I understood what she was saying. If I wanted him to stop acting jealous, I needed to give him so security.

Well... I hadn’t decided what I was going to do yet. "When I’m ready, I guess," I answered with a grin.

She finished up my hair and turned to . "And when will you be ready?" she asked, like a mother asking her mischievous daughter.

I looked at myself in the mirror and couldn’t help it when a wide smile settled upon my face.

"I don’t know. Maybe tonight—or maybe the day we die."