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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passed on my road to recovery. Every day I could feel my strength returning and my

made me feel like he was trying to interrogate me

seemed to want me to slow down. But I wasn’t going to milk this or drag it out.

main caregiver. She came by regularly with food,

Are you feeling better? When will

the answers to the first

days, the questions

me being there, or she was just tired of

Ashley asked again as I finished my

that I didn’t want to be there any more

for me. After several more days, I was strong enough that I didn’t need

The blisters from the desert heat had really done a number on them. For a

me wrapping fresh bandages on my

out of here soon,” I tried to make it easy for

room without wanting to converse more. I didn’t mind

could finally stand without shaking or

my room for the first time since I got there, balancing myself on

through the front door and out onto the porch, where I was pleasantly greeted by

really was in the middle of the desert. No matter what direction I looked in, whether close by or at the horizon, everything was covered or surrounded by

maintenance. Even the inn I was staying at could use a layer of

it

inside when the sun started to feel hot—I

was obvious that the owner of this inn had good tastes. It was

was that although it looked beat-up from outside, the building structure from inside was

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

or damage, which meant that the roof which looked beat up was actually doing a great job protecting the inside of the

layers of windows. The inside layer was new

find that the rundown appearance

to the bar. I plopped down on a stool and my feet were pleased not to have weight on

my way. “Would you

I said. I’d need my strength to get back

peace. When was the last time I actually sat down to enjoy a meal? It was ironic that out of all the places in the world, it was in the

regardless how rough and tough they look, kept their decent manner inside the inn, making it a peaceful place for

chased by my enemy, would this be a good option for me to

heck was

me and wanted me gone. She’d be happy to see the last

entirely different reason. At least, he seemed

oh, they were enough to

who lived among the rogues, but lived and behaved nothing like a

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

my room. The little walkabout was enough to exhaust my energy. As soon

rest I was hoping