Sold AS The alpha King's Breeder

Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder Chapter 657

Chapter 4: Rich and Powerful, and Dangerous

Ashley and Lee cared for the girl for a few days but it didn’t seem like her condition was changing. Lee mentioned it could be dangerous to move her while she was still unconscious, so I left her in my room and I moved to a room down the hall.

So far, she hadn’t woken up and Payne hadn’t reported back with any information about her.

We all gathered together for dinner in the bar most nights. Unlike the night the girl arrived, we weren’t always partying and drinking. I sometimes thought of it as a community meal because these shifters were as close to a community or a pack as I had.

I sat at the head of the table.

“Has anyone heard from Payne?” I asked as I finished off a glass of wine.

My men hurried to swallow whatever they were devouring to offer answers.

“Last I heard, he was heading east.”

“He hasn’t checked in for a few days.”

“He didn’t have anything new.”

I nodded and they all went back to their voracious eating. Unlike most of them, I’d been raised in a family that had strict table manner requirements and I had been hating it. It was refreshing to be around those who didn’t care what they looked like while eating, and just simply appreciate the enjoyment food would bring.

Three days and no one had heard anything new from Payne.

I poured myself another glass of wine and swirled it slowly around in the glass.

Usually, when Payne set out to find information on someone, he got answers very quickly. Of course, he usually had more to go on than a first name, which we discovered when going through her things.

Mila.

Sighing, I finished the wine and headed upstairs.

Someone so uniquely beautiful had to be known. She was the kind of girl that turned heads when she walked into a room and drew stares from across the street when she passed by. Someone had to have seen her and know something about her.

I walked past the door to my room. It was closed so the girl could rest undisturbed. One door down was where I would stay temporarily.

When I pulled my shirt off to change for bed, my elbow knocked a vase on a table. I grabbed it and set it upright.

“Ugh…”

I wondered how much longer I’d have

shirt and a pair of sweats for bed. As irritating as it was to be put out of

sort of a selfless saint, but the fact that someone had poisoned her and drugged her just didn’t sit well with me. On top of that, intentionally or not, I took her first time. Just for that reason alone, I owe her to at least nurture her

the image of her out of my head—especially when she had

Knock. Knock.

you in there?” Lee called through

unlocked the door and stepped back to allow Lee inside. He immediately

not disturbing

have news of her

is rather… strange. The poison in her system is actually breaking

that

and what I gave her were not exactly antidotes. The medicines may hold it at bay and help her body to gain strength,

the meds. I knew as much about healing as

the poison, which is probably why it didn’t kill her immediately. But… that is incredibly rare,” Lee said

the poison was meant to

this isn’t a garden variety poison. The ingredients themselves aren’t easy to come by. Only someone with incredible power or wealth could get their hands on it and you know

poison is rich and powerful, and dangerous,” I

is like the girl has some protective force within her, keeping her safe from harm. At least,

pressed when Lee trailed off, his eyes

one other that

survive a lethal poison. I didn’t know whether to be impressed or concerned. She had special abilities and that wasn’t always a good thing. Now, I wondered if someone had tried to poison her to kill

her way the moment she is able. Don’t give her your name, and don’t exchange pleasantries. Just get rid of

He looked nervous. I could tell he was holding back things he knew about the girl. He

let me down or led me astray and he knew how to be discreet. He knew when to share information and when not to ask questions. As a healer, he ended up learning people’s medical histories, which were often

others’ past here but I trusted him to keep the answers to himself.

and be so… forceful. That girl must have had big secrets to shake the healer up. I couldn’t ignore

into this territory. I no longer had the luxury

she wakes up, let her go. Trust me, like you always

nodded once. “Do you know when she might regain

I don’t know precisely,”

Lee. Leave it to

left, I went back to my bedroom, where Mila

Ashley beamed at

and put a fresh outfit

she had on her?”