Sold AS The alpha King's Breeder

Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder Chapter 662

Chapter 9 : Free At Last

My heart sank as I passed the office. Soren had seemed like a nice guy. I let myself believe that he was different and that he was good and decent.

But he wasn’t. I had been very, very wrong. He was like everyone else I encountered.

Groaning under my breath, I headed down the stairs, taking one at a time to make sure nothing would creak.

As soon as I hit the bottom of the stairs, I heard muffled laughter and saw lights flooding most of the first floor of the inn.

“Crap,” I whispered.

It was late and I assumed everyone would have retired. Especially with Soren’s clandestine meeting by candlelight in his office.

The main floor of the inn, where there was a bar and food, was busy as ever. Well, that would make slipping out quietly and unnoticed more complicated.

I walked into the main lobby and everyone got quiet, staring at me. I glanced toward the front door as they watched me. It wasn’t the right time to try and make a run for it. I already knew I wouldn’t get far.

Instead of going to the door, I smiled awkwardly and turned toward the bar. The shifters in the lobby followed me with their eyes. It was unnerving how they never looked away from me.

As I passed by, I nodded to them.

“Good evening. I was just feeling thirsty and thought I’d grab a drink,” I said cheerily. I smiled brightly.

One of the shifters grunted and they went back to talking quietly to each other.

“The bar is open all night,” another said, smiling back and nodding toward the bar entrance.

Sighing in relief, I headed on my way. At least, they didn’t try to stop me.

Walking through the inn, I noticed something I hadn’t noticed before. The shifters in the lobby seemed more like guards on duty. There were shifters in the bar, too, that looked like they were there to guard rather than drink and have a good time.

This wasn’t just some random inn I’d stumbled into. They were organized and this seemed more like a base than a place to socialize. I saw a lot of the same faces in the bar as I’d seen the last time I was there.

That seemed strange.

At most inns, people came and went. But these guys seemed like they lived here.

Why would they live in an inn and why would they need to guard it?

That didn’t make sense for a simple inn, and I had been in plenty of those.

Thinking back, Soren having an office and everything also seemed out of place. I hadn’t thought about it while I was eavesdropping, but what inn converted a room into an office for one guy? Did he own the inn?

manager’s office on the first floor. Why would he need

anything, this inn was more like

was for sure, without a doubt in

called him Alpha but they showed him a lot of respect and obviously revered him. He was their leader in some

at me and offering quick greetings. The news of my presence had spread to all

was definitely more

my drink to a table in the corner and sat down with my back to the wall. I could see the entire room from there while also remaining out of

guards by the bar entrance, guards in the lobby, and more guards by

front door? Soren had been investigating me. It seemed more likely that he

I hadn’t taken

about guards was that they worked

make it look like I was just there to have a good time. I didn’t need to draw any more

stopped glancing at me curiously. I had become a fixture

entrance straightened

glanced at everyone else in the bar. Some of them were passed out on tables, the rest were pretty bubbly

changing shifts.

one was watching me and

I blended into the shadows. It would be much easier to stay hidden when the

side door on the inn, otherwise, why would the guards be protecting the hallway? There wasn’t anything down this way but a big empty even

were dark and empty and didn’t look like they’d been used in a

a reason to guard it if there wasn’t a way

to the door. And once again, my knowledge of guards and escape routes

the door handle. It

I paused. This was almost too easy. If they were really concerned about someone getting

in

be more guards waiting for me on the other side of the door. Either that, or there was a security system I hadn’t

though, and no one would want to stand around outside at night in the frigid desert. That was cruel and unusual

likelihood, I

pushed the door

Screech! Screech! Screech!

blared and blinding lights flashed

I groaned,

through the lights, I tried to find a place to hide. The doors to the event room and card

run, the guards had already seen me.

the village but I still wasn’t up to

around me, pointing weapons at

shuddered and looked around at them. There were five shifters. Two had guns, one had a spear. I couldn’t see

a fight against these guys and their weapons as I did in running away. Even at full strength, I wasn’t a match for guns with

risking myself