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.

She’s been through enough

at me

“Belay that,” he agreed.

but I didn’t look at

back to the hotel. Soren stuck close to me with Ashley,

hung around my neck like an anvil. She seemed convinced that I was the only one who could break the curse and

use magic or break

break the curse and

make it happen, the pack would be cursed forever. As if finding out I was a witch that was responsible for several other witch deaths wasn’t

my eyes down all the way back to the hotel. Payne and Ashley watched me closely, like they could sense my tension. I didn’t say anything and

What could they say?

I had to carry

something out. They couldn’t offer to help because they

of responsibility for me but all of Miltern

my room without

collected from the cemetery still sat closed

it that would give me the information I needed. Some kind of tool

who could do it because I was in possession

she’d been the one to

picked it up again and started turning it this way

bottom with some grooves in it but it just looked like a dent in the wood. Like someone had carelessly banged the box around at one

one of the brass brackets. I looked closer and saw some uniform lines lightly

lines, either. They were the same language I’d

language that Soren could

I tilted

I knew what was in the box. Bringing it to him and asking

never let me live it

the curse. April, Miltern, they

had promised to help me. Would he once he learned I’d

about saving a

the hall to Soren’s room.

either going to go very badly or be

again, I lifted

an amused smirk

becoming a habit of yours,” he said as I

need your assistance,”

behind me and put his hands on

and I bit my tongue. Pain shot

I said,

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

you opened

that shocked I

exaggerating your success. Why come to me? Aren’t you able to handle everything

agreed to help me. I thought we could

is that the reason?” he asked, arching an eyebrow. He gave

that I expected him

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

box and juggled it

on

this to me now. You’ve been so adamant about doing everything else on

realized he knew exactly what he was doing and all

my eyes

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

arched his eyebrow and pressed

the kindest way anyone