Mated to the Alpha: Sold to the King novel Chapter 192

Chapter 192: 0192

Lorelei POV

That night, I was getting ready for bed when the quiet room was suddenly interrupted by the sharp chime of my new phone.

I picked it up and frowned at the unfamiliar number glowing across the screen. For a second, I just stared at it, debating whether I should answer. Then a small, hopeful thought crossed my mind.

Could it be Kaelen?

My finger hovered over the green answer button before I remembered that Darius had already saved Kaelen’s private number for me. This wasn’t it. Still, maybe he was calling from another secure phone?

I hesitated for another second before finally swiping across the screen.

"Hello?"

It wasn’t Kaelen.

Instead, a familiar, smooth voice came through the speaker.

"Lorelei?"

My face immediately lit up when I recognized Raven’s voice, and all the sadness that had been weighing on me just moments ago disappeared.

"Raven! Oh my goodness, how did you even get my number?"

She let out a soft laugh. "The Alpha King gave it to me. He said you might be feeling lonely and could use someone familiar to talk to."

Hearing that, my shoulders immediately dropped as I leaned back against the headboard with a small sigh.

"Yeah... he’s been buried in work all day, and I don’t really have any friends around the estate yet. It’s basically just me, Paul, and Isaac."

"Well, that’s one of the joys of being in such a high position," Raven said sympathetically. "You can’t exactly trust everyone around you anymore. Honestly, I wouldn’t want you to. You always have to keep your guard up, and that can get pretty lonely."

"Tell me about it," I muttered, nodding even though she couldn’t see me.

Then, just as quickly, excitement bubbled back up inside me.

"Oh! Guess what?" I blurted out. "Kaelen officially declared me the Lady of the Empire."

There was a short silence on the other end.

"Really?" Raven finally asked, and I could practically hear the surprise in her voice. "That hasn’t happened in decades."

I smiled to myself, my fingers absently playing with the edge of the blanket.

"I know," I said, remembering Mrs. Whitmore had told me the exact same thing earlier.

Raven let out a small laugh, still sounding a little stunned. "I guess I really underestimated just how much that man loves you."

I couldn’t help the warm, shy smile that spread across my face at her words, but after I spent the next few minutes telling her about the absolute chaos of my day, my curiosity eventually shifted back to her.

"So, how are things over there? Are you guys still on the road, or...?" I trailed off, waiting for her to fill in the rest.

But that was the exact moment something changed as the relaxed tone in Raven’s voice disappeared completely.

"No..." she said slowly, and there was a strange tightness in her voice now. "We just... got back to my place."

"Oh, that’s good," I replied, not thinking much of it before quickly adding, "What about Skye? Is she with you? I’d love to talk to her for a minute."

There was a brief silence.

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