Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder Chapter 664

Chapter 11: I Needed Them Dead

With Mila gone, there was no need for me to keep sleeping in the guest room. I grabbed my clothes and headed to my own room again.

As soon as I walked in, I ran into a thick wall of her sweet, delicious scent. My mouth watered and I licked my lips.

What was I doing? There was no need to get all slobbery over a girl I’d never see again.

Huffing, I tossed my clothes into a drawer. I could fold them later. When I sat on the bed something clinked and I looked at the pillow.

I raised an eyebrow when I saw a small pile of jewelry and valuable knick-knacks.

There was one piece I recognized. A ring. It was the ring Ashley had told me would be appropriate compensation for us caring for Mila.

Slowly, I reached out and touched the ring. Had she left all these as payment? What was way more generous than Ashley anticipated. I wonder what she would say when she learnt about this.

I picked through the items on my pillow and examined that ring. It was too small to slide past my top knuckle on my pinky. The ring was so dainty, despite being antique and intricate.

After a close look, I felt like the design etched on the ring was familiar somehow. A distant memory nagged at the back of my head but I couldn’t place it.

I tucked the ring in my pocket and went downstairs.

Payne was in the bar with the late-night security shift. None of them were drinking, because they were on duty, but they sat around chatting casually.

“Soren, I thought you went to bed,” Payne greeted me as others slightly bowed their heads. I wasn’t their alpha, but they didn’t pay me less respect.

“I was on my way,” I admitted.

“Looking for me for something specific?”

“Mila left her valuables behind,” I said. “I think it was for payment.”

“Did she?” Payne asked, but that wasn’t really a question that I needed to answer. “Well, good for her. Now Ashley could shut up. We certainly didn’t expect that.”

“Neither did I…” I sighed and pulled the ring from my pocket. “Especially something like this.”

I put the ring down on the bar between the two of us and waited for Payne’s reaction.

His eyes narrowed and then he sucked in a sharp breath. His eyes widened and he creased his brow.

It looked like he was familiar with the ring.

After a moment, Payne’s eyelids dropped halfway and I could practically see the gears turning in his head.

“You’ve seen something like this before?” I asked, flicking the ring lightly.

“I… maybe?” he said, scrunching up his face.

you mean,

looks familiar. If I have seen it, it was a long, long time ago. Like,

“Okay.”

real hard.

to sneak into my father’s office and look for something interesting. Once, I found a wanted

poster, would he want to display it on a public wall so that the whole pack was aware of and

was wearing that ring. I’m sure of

Payne creased his

old, you had a great memory to remember this kind of details.” I glanced at

but he brushed me off and said it wasn’t my concern. He wouldn’t even tell me why she was wanted. He did tell me that if I ever saw this ring, I needed to tell him right away… I guess that won’t happen now.”

that everything?”

long time ago. I can’t be sure this

a pat on

it was hard

Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep!

the perimeter alarm!” Payne

grabbed the ring and stuffed it

got halfway across the bar

head. I didn’t want a bloodbath and the

down but they waited for me to

the front of the group

is the woman?”

fists at my sides, but I kept

breath and asked calmly, “Excuse me, who are

Payne didn’t give them the answer they wanted right away, the leader

bar. One of them knocked a table over and kicked the

the bar and smashed several expensive bottles of

growled, but I held up a hand to hold

or outcasts like us. They seemed organized and were all wearing the

Their colors were too common to be related to a

put his hands on his hips and

much like you’d be in charge, little pup,” he snarled. He

grunted but he stood his ground. He wasn’t going to disobey me,

“Don’t play dumb. You know who I’m

I asked, pulling the leader’s attention to

not yours!”

isn’t,” I said, glancing around my bar

all stopped. After a moment’s pause, they

his chest and

said, looking at me like I was an insect

eyes. “You’re barking up the wrong

calls himself an innkeeper. Well, if that’s what gets you off. Anyway, we know that Mila is staying with

out of here right now and I’m generous enough to not charge

in this dump hole and redecorate every room the same way we already did your lobby and this bar until we find her,” he

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