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.

***

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

he never made me feel like he was trying to interrogate

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

She came by regularly

Are

answers to the first

days, the questions became more routine than

there, or she was just tired of asking and getting

be leaving?” Ashley asked again as I

convey that I didn’t want to be there any

edge of the bed in a clean outfit she’d brought for me. After several more days,

that still needed to heal. The blisters from the desert heat had really done a number on them. For a while, I couldn’t change the bandages because my fingers were

when she saw me wrapping fresh bandages on my own. The cooling, healing gel

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

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

but I could finally stand without shaking or excruciating

the first time since I

stopped me as I limped through the front door and out onto the porch, where I was pleasantly greeted by clean, fresh air for

middle of the desert.

in need of maintenance. Even the inn I was staying at could use

it

hot—I didn’t want

inn had good

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

looked very steady and the

which meant that the roof which looked beat

of windows. The inside layer was new and

find that the

and I hobbled to the bar. I plopped down on a stool and my feet were pleased not to have weight on them anymore. I relaxed my body, listening

smiled at me and headed my way. “Would you like something

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

enjoy a meal? It was ironic that out of all the

how rough and tough they look, kept their decent

my enemy, would this

heck was I

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

my backside too, but for an entirely different reason. At least, he seemed

they

who lived among the rogues, but lived and behaved nothing like a rogue. If anything, he was like an elegant alpha, or even a

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

exhaust my energy. As soon as I

I didn’t get the rest