Sold AS The alpha King's Breeder

Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder Chapter 684

Chapter 31 : It’s a Riddle

“Yes, Helen was my teacher,” April confirmed with a soft nod.

My heart fluttered and years of questions rose to my throat. I swallowed them down and settled for a bright smile.

“Where is she? I need to find her and talk to her,” I said.

April’s eyes fell and she shook her head.

“I’m sorry. I don’t know where she is. It has been years since I’ve heard from her at all. She hasn’t even reached out to me in my dreams,” she said somberly.

I bit my lip and glanced at Soren quickly.

April hadn’t heard from Helen in years, but she’d been able to reach out to me in my dreams as recently as a few days ago. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have come to Miltern. Was it the curse that kept her from talking to April or was it something else that allowed her to communicate with me?

I couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed. My heart sank and I looked down.

All this way I’d traveled, and Helen wasn’t even here. Was it even her that had reached out in my dreams or was it April pretending to be her?

That didn’t make sense. April seemed surprised that I even knew who Helen was.

“So, she’s a seer too, if she’s your teacher?” I asked, hoping she could give me something useful.

“Oh no,” April said. A soft, respectful smile crossed her face. “Helen is much more than that! She’s a witch.”

Her joy and respect toward Helen confirmed that she was telling the truth. April hadn’t left Miltern in fourteen years. Otherwise, she’d know that witches had been hunted and that their very existence was taboo.

I glanced at Soren and our eyes met. He gave me a sympathetic look but I understood that whatever I chose to reveal to her was up to me.

April was already so scared and panicked, I didn’t want to freak her out more by telling her a lot of witches, possibly all of them, had been hunted and destroyed.

I caught Ashley shifting uncomfortably and I glanced over. Payne’s expression had changed, too. He looked a little pale and stricken.

They knew something about witches. Soren hadn’t mentioned that.

Crack!

In unison, all our heads snapped in the direction of the noise.

I held my breath.

Silence descended around us.

“It isn’t safe here,” April whispered sharply.

“That was nothing, just some temple debris,” Soren reported.

“No. It isn’t safe,” April insisted, shaking her head. She looked at me with pleading eyes. “Get back to the hotel. You’ll be safe there.”

“What about you? Will you come with us?” I asked.

“I have a place to stay. Don’t worry about me.” She rose to her feet and brushed off her dress and cloak.

“Where can I find you?” I asked, grabbing her arm.

“I’ll find you. We’re counting on you, Mila. The pack’s fate rests in your hands… help us, please,” she said.

Before I could respond, April slipped off into the darkness. I stared at my empty hand. Apparently, I hadn’t had that tight of a grip on her.

“Follow her,” Soren ordered.

through enough and

eyes at me but he

“Belay that,” he agreed.

but I didn’t look

hotel. Soren stuck close

my neck like an anvil. She seemed convinced that I was the only one who

ancestry and I had no idea how to use magic or break curses. I

somehow, I was supposed to break

pack would be cursed forever. As if finding out I was a witch that was responsible for several other witch deaths wasn’t enough pressure. Now, I had this looming fate that I didn’t

down all the way back to the hotel. Payne and Ashley watched me closely, like they could sense my tension.

What could they say?

a burden I had to carry

that we’d figure something out.

a lot of responsibility for me but all of Miltern pack

my room without talking to

box I’d collected from the cemetery still sat

to breaking the curse. Maybe there was something inside of it that would give me the information I needed. Some kind of tool or scroll that would allow me to break

mean I was the only one who could do it because

one to lead me to

picked it up again and started turning it this way and

a round divot on the bottom with some grooves in it but it just looked like a dent in the wood.

over again and my finger grazed something on one of the brass brackets. I looked closer and saw some uniform lines lightly carved into the metal. I hadn’t

They were the

language that Soren could

tilted my

to ask him for help. But I couldn’t! I already told Soren I knew what was in the box. Bringing it to him and asking

never let me live it

way to break the curse. April, Miltern, they deserved freedom. It

Would he once

then he was a complete bastard. This was about saving a pack from a

went across the hall to Soren’s room. I raised my hand to knock and hesitated. Sighing, I dropped my arm to my

was either going to go very badly or be the

I lifted

door, an amused smirk on

is becoming a habit of

need your assistance,”

really?” He came up behind me

through me and I bit my tongue. Pain shot through my face and I

this,” I said,

He scanned the box and c****d his head

said you

shocked I

exaggerating your success. Why come to me?

deal, right? You agreed to help me. I thought we could

an eyebrow. He gave me a suspicious look like he didn’t believe

I expected

like he wanted me to admit that I needed his help. I didn’t want to admit that to

juggled it from one hand to

on

I’m just curious as to why you’re bringing this to me now. You’ve been so adamant about doing everything else on your own. It isn’t

exactly what he was doing and all the buttons he was

my eyes and

I can’t open the box and I know you know the language that is engraved on it. I can’t do this without you. Is that what you wanted to

and pressed a hand to his

my heart. If that isn’t the kindest way