Sold AS The alpha King's Breeder

Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder Chapter 665

Chapter 12: My Rescuer

*Mila*

All through the night, I stuck to the shadows and stayed close to buildings as much as I could. Every now and then, I glanced back to see if Soren had sent anyone to follow me. So far, I was alone.

When I got to the edge of the village, I headed in the direction of Miltern pack territory.

In my dreams, Helen had given me a road map. At least, that’s what I thought it was. She’d shown me the way over and over again, but I’d never understood. Now that I could remember them more clearly.

She’d shown me that I needed to follow the desert north star until the white sands became paved roads and the sun began to rise.

It was cryptic, but I felt like if I just went after the north star, the rest would make sense, eventually.

When the sun rose, though, it didn’t show me white sands and paved roads. Instead, a thick, dense fog hung over everything. I could barely see in front of my own face.

I stuck my arm out and swiped it side to side like I could push the fog away. It was hard to see far. There was no going back.

I took a deep breath and stepped into it, but the deeper I went into the fog, the more my stomach gurgled uncomfortably. Was this really the way I was supposed to be going?

I couldn’t see anything. How could I tell where I was going?

I stumbled along until the sand beneath my feet felt funny. I glanced down and saw white sand under my shoes, fine and soft like powder.

This was Miltern pack territory. I made it!

Almost as if the fog could feel my excitement, it started to thin and then lifted a little and the Miltern village came to my sight.

There were people on the streets. They walked around like the fog hadn’t even been an issue for them.

I waved to someone close by and he wandered past me like he didn’t even see me.

“Hey there,” I said cheerfully.

Still, he kept walking and didn’t even turn his head.

I glanced around and saw that no one else was looking at me either.

Could they even see me or hear me?

I stood still and watched as they moved around. They practically drifted through the streets like they didn’t see each other either. It was like they were zombies or ghosts. I wondered if they were even alive or if they were just shadows of themselves.

None of them smiled. They had no expressions at all. They weren’t happy or sad and they didn’t talk to each other.

I saw a woman in her front yard gardening with a blank look on her face.

A man walked down the street with a basket over his arm, completely deadpanned, shuffling his feet along.

Several of them were heading toward what looked like a market. I could see vendors selling food and clothes, but none of them smiled at each other or shared any kind of greeting.

not have any emotion about it or reaction to it. Based on

curse or something. It was

Just apathetic, emotionless.

the morning fog just made them seem gloomy. I wondered if they’d perk up as the day went on and the sun warmed

the street and bowed my head so I didn’t have

I heard quick footsteps behind me. It didn’t sound like the slow, sad shuffle of the people of Miltern pack. These footsteps

a few blocks and turned again. I kept close to

outrun them, the closer their footsteps got. They were definitely chasing

through the town and ducked behind different buildings. None of the pack members paid any

after me or try to stop me but I kept going. There was a woman in the kitchen making coffee and she didn’t make

hopped through an open window. An entire family was eating breakfast. I landed right next to the table and they didn’t even look

“Oh, sorry,” I muttered.

of their home and went

It put me in their backyard. The house had a crawl space underneath. Dropping down

got under the front porch, I could see an

like I lost my pursuer, but I

side, I kept running until a forest could be seen in the distance,

in the forest waiting for

tell me what was going on

running. My heart hammered against my ribs and

not getting caught. I

me right to the forest’s edge and I recognized

a deep breath and headed into the old, thick trees. The path got narrow but it was easy enough to see it winding

the woods, I noticed that it

had just risen! This

treetops to check if the sun was still shining,

shivered and rubbed my arms as the darkness closed in

was also getting thinner. I looked ahead as it narrowed more and more and suddenly, I couldn’t see

of path just ends in the middle of the

I started walking around the trees, acting like I was still on a path. However, before long, when I

I was lost.

me through the darkness and started

wondered if I should go back while I could still remember which direction I came from and wait until the sun was

get back if I waited around too long. Mind made up, I turned

Click. Clack.

Gibber. Gibber.

What the hell made that

Click. Clack. Gibber. Gibber.

and I abandoned my search for the path. I carefully followed the sounds to a little

fog was light enough here that I could see what was going

people moving through the woods. Based on their clothes, they looked like they’d come

them, though. They were moving strangely. It was like their joints were

legs and arms,

through the trees despite

just