Sold AS The alpha King's Breeder

Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder Chapter 586

*Oliver*

Adrian was a stealthy wolf, his fur a blazing gold that caught the moonlight as he trotted ahead of me.

I was much, much larger than him, and he knew it. When Xander had kicked us out of that stolen truck, and we’d made a break for the hills, we’d shifted almost immediately. I was big, red, and looked rather intimidating, in my humble opinion. Adrian hadn’t looked at me without his ears pinned back against his head since the second he turned his head to look at me the first time, and I took that as a compliment.

But the dick-measuring contest between us didn’t last long. We’d only retreated far enough away to size up whatever threat Xander was facing so we could shift and fight.

But some unearthly demon from the depths of hell itself had dropped out of the sky right in front of us and plucked the distant figure of Xander from the ground, disappearing into the clouds in a shadow of bat-like wings.

Adrian and I couldn’t mind-link with each other, being from different packs and, well, different realms. But the look in his eyes told me everything I needed to know.

We were fucked–royally. And Xander had definitely been eaten by whatever had taken him, of that I was sure.

Adrian hadn’t wasted any time. I followed him blindly into the rolling, barren hills. I knew he was going to Crimson Creek. I knew I could trust him to find Lena because she was his Alpha’s mate.

But I’d never been this far west before. George had been the one to travel to Crimson Creek when the Alpha of Breles asked for an ambassador from the Alpha King to follow up on the investigation taking place there.

Lena was an i***t for thinking George wouldn’t talk about the fact she was there. It was the first thing he’d said when he arrived back in Breles, where he’d met with Alpha King Eugene and my uncle, Alpha King Rowan.

Rowan damn near burned Morhan University to the ground when he found out, and he had a full investigation ordered into the inner workings of the university, coming up with stack upon stack of wrongdoings that eventually cost the dean and the administration their jobs.

But he’d never once stopped Lena. He hadn’t sent a single warrior to Crimson Creek to protect her, even in secret.

He trusted her. Or he was scared of her. I honestly wasn’t sure which.

Whatever the case, nothing much had come from the investigation in Crimson Creek… at least, nothing like what Adrian and Xander had explained to me.

And now we were running right into the thick of it with no backup, no warriors, and no way to communicate with each other.

It took hours to reach Crimson Creek, and the day was fading into dusk when we reached the outskirts of the town.

It was barely a town–not even a village. A single street was lined with buildings made of stone; that was it. Large manors dotted the barren landscape in the distance, but otherwise, it was… desolate and empty.

in the breeze, rolling over the cobblestone street as we padded along, peering into dusted windows that reflected a stunning

hotel and pressed my snout to the glass. There was a restaurant, it seemed, but

Every

of me, and I turned my head to see him waiting for me in the distance. He lowered his head, whipping his tail as he willed me to

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vampire of sorts, and in my defense I knew very little about their kind, but he didn’t have fangs or

a small, slight man, and roughly my age. He had a handful of brothers, too. It was his sister who was the most interesting of the group of pale, dark haired people we’d come upon in the hills on the very

stepped foot, or paw, on the property, and we’d shifted back, covering our nakedness with our hands while we pleaded with

we found ourselves sitting in their somewhat dilapidated living room in front of a blazing

Lena might be. Adrian and I had spent the entire day combing the town and the hills surrounding

them, nothing… not a single

his knees, tapping his fingers against his leg. Gideon was sitting opposite us,

everyone?” Adrian finally asked, and Gideon inhaled, glancing at Alma before crossing his legs and leaning back in his

for some time now. I don’t

Gideon’s eyes met mine

ago,” Alma said quietly, her voice barely a whisper over the hearth as she swept the floor with

ask the burning questions lingering

If you walk by a mirror, can you see your

said as he crossed his arms over his chest. I raised my brows, looking at Adrian for

waited for someone, anyone,

still here, and everyone else has

family has held this property for longer than most packs in this land have

the hell they were talking about. Vampires?

in, her voice low

her as she leaned on the broom, her dark eyes piercing mine as though she could see my thoughts, my very soul. “What happens

we have the forces to defend ourselves,” I said, not bothering to hide the hint of malice in my voice. “We already have an army in

the territory during the day, let alone at night when the hybrid beast attacks your camps.” Alma’s voice cut through the

Adrian asked, looking exceedingly

realm of night and will be forced to fight. The High Vampires,

Adrian bit out, running his

the two unnamed brothers