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.

***

I could feel my strength returning and my pain lessening. Soren even

feel like he was trying to interrogate me or rush the healing

anything, he seemed to want me to slow down. But I wasn’t going to milk this

main caregiver. She came by regularly with food,

sleep well? Are you

seemed interested in the answers to the first

days, the questions became more routine than

she was just tired of asking and

will you be leaving?” Ashley asked again

hope,” I said. I tried to convey that I didn’t want to

brought for me. After several more days,

to heal. The blisters from the desert heat had really done a number on

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

tried to make

the room without wanting to converse more. I didn’t mind at all, for I had my

could finally stand without

time since I got there, balancing myself on the wall

stairs were tricky but I made it downstairs. No one stopped me as I limped through the front door and out onto the porch, where I was pleasantly greeted by clean,

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

Even the inn I was staying at could use a

did it

back inside when the sun started to feel hot—I

this inn had good tastes. It was cozily decorated with comfortable

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

brick or stones which looked very steady and

up at the ceiling, there was no sign of aging or damage, which meant that the roof which looked beat up was actually doing a great job protecting the inside

there were two layers of windows. The inside layer was new and clean, while the outside layer gave the building an old

that the rundown appearance

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

my way. “Would you like something

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

sat down to enjoy a meal? It was ironic that out of

charm which made people feel safe and…homey. Was it why those around me, regardless how rough and tough they

enemy, would this be a

heck was

hated me and wanted me gone. She’d be happy to see the last of my backside any

backside too, but for an entirely different

oh, they were enough

not to think about him—the mysterious man who lived among the rogues, but lived and behaved nothing like a rogue. If anything, he was like an

my head and stuffed a bite of food

As soon as I got to the bed, my eyes closed and I was ready to

I didn’t get the rest I was hoping to