Sold AS The alpha King's Breeder

Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder Chapter 660

Chapter 7 : What Choice Do I Have?

“I really appreciate all the help, I do, but…”

I couldn’t pull away from Soren’s intense look. His eyes swam with concern. My throat tightened and I tried to swallow, but it hurt.

All I wanted to do was get out of there! I wanted to get out of bed, be able to stand on my own two feet, put on some new clothes, and leave. There was too much on the line if I stayed put.

Besides, whenever I smelled Soren, felt his warm body, or looked into his eyes, I was like a giddy, lovesick puppy. That just wouldn’t do. Not to mention that lady friend of his. Ashley… She really didn’t want me around.

“Your friend is right… it is time for me to leave,” I insisted.

I tried to pull away from Soren and stand on my own. My legs shook and I plopped down on the bed. Tremors ran through my body and I felt weak and faint.

How could I get anywhere like this?

I had to try again. Gritting my teeth, I tried to stand. I strained every muscle in my body but I could only rise a few inches before I fell back on the bed.

A heavy, calming hand rested on my shoulder, keeping me still.

I sighed and looked up at Soren. His hand was more comforting than it should have been. It was like that one touch told me I could trust him and that everything would be okay.

“You know, you can take it easy when you need to. No one will think less of you for taking time to recover after what you’ve been through,” he said kindly.

I scoffed and shook my head. “I really need to move on.”

“If you’re concerned about your safety, no one here will hurt you. I will make sure of it. Stay and rest until you are strong enough to make it on your own. I’m not sending you out there to die before you get to the edge of the village.”

His sentiment was almost nice but there was a passive-aggressive undertone. After all the trouble he’d gone through to help patch me up, he wasn’t going to see me throw it all away.

If only he knew the danger he was inviting by allowing me to stay. If he did, he might not have helped me at all.

What choice did I have?

I could stay here among strangers and trust Soren’s words. A stranger, an ambitious male that could easily use me for his own gain.

Or, I could take my chances and run away. Too weak to walk on my own, I’d never get far. Soren was right about that. I’d be far too vulnerable out in the open, stumbling around. It would also draw too much attention.

“Thank you,” I said. At least, so far, Soren hadn’t acted like a villain…yet. I really didn’t have many choices. It was the better of two bad options.

After that, my strength completely sapped, I laid back on the bed and got comfortable on the pillows.

“You’re welcome,” he replied and left the room, locking it for me before sleep took me quickly.

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my road to recovery. Every day I could feel my strength returning and my pain lessening. Soren even came by

me feel like he was trying to interrogate me or

going to milk this or drag it out. I had to be

came by

sleep well? Are you feeling better?

interested in the answers to the first two questions. Only the

few days, the questions became more

being there, or she was just tired of asking and getting the same

leaving?” Ashley asked again as I finished my

that I didn’t

clean outfit she’d brought for me. After several more days, I was strong enough that I didn’t need the painkillers

blisters from the desert heat had really done a number

my own. The cooling, healing gel was always such a relief on

out of here soon,” I tried to make

collected my empty plate and left the room without wanting to converse more. I didn’t mind at all, for I

could finally stand without

I got there, balancing myself on the wall along

front door and out onto the porch, where I

I realized that it really was in the middle of the desert. No matter what direction I looked in,

the inn I was

it survive the

went back inside when the sun started to feel hot—I didn’t

nicer than the exterior. It was obvious that the owner of this inn had good tastes. It was cozily decorated

looked beat-up from outside, the building

bearing walls were well-kept brick or stones which looked very steady and the other walls were

up at the ceiling, there was no sign of aging or damage, which meant that the roof which

layer was new and clean, while the

the rundown appearance outside

pleased not to have weight on

me and headed my way. “Would

would be great,” I said. I’d need my strength to get

was ironic that out of all the places in the world, it was in the

rough and tough they look,

would this be

heck

me gone. She’d be happy to

entirely

body… oh, they were enough to make me

lived among the rogues, but lived and behaved nothing like a rogue. If anything, he was like an elegant alpha, or even a graceful royal, even though I’d never met a

and stuffed a bite of food in my mouth in case I really was

was enough to exhaust my energy. As soon as I got to the bed, my eyes

didn’t get the rest I was hoping to