Sold AS The alpha King's Breeder

Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder Chapter 685

Chapter 32 : The Chaos has Started

My heart raced as my fingers slipped on the box lid. I couldn’t get it open fast enough. All I could think was that when I opened this box, I’d have the answers to save Miltern pack.

As soon as the light from Soren’s room dipped into the box and revealed what was inside, my heart sank like a stone and I scrunched up my face.

“What is it?” Soren asked, peering over my shoulder.

“A feather, a book, and a rolled-up piece of parchment.” I listed the items.

What was I supposed to do with any of that?

The book didn’t have a title or anything. It was just an old leather-bound journal from the looks of it. The rolled-up parchment was tied with a black string.

I tipped the box toward Soren so he could get a better look.

His eyebrows shot into his hairline.

“That’s the feather of justice,” he said, pointing to the feather.

I looked over the feather again. It wasn’t anything special. At a glance, I couldn’t tell what kind of bird it came from. It was white with some fluffy down at the base and it curved in an unusual angle for a feather.

“The feather of justice?” I asked.

“It is a pack artifact. Supposedly, it is a feather from the Moon Goddess’s arrow,” Soren explained.

I creased my brow. It all sounded like fairy tales to me.

“If it is an artifact, does it have some special significance or use?” I questioned.

“All artifacts are special for a reason. The pack artifacts tend to have specific powers or uses,” Soren explained.

“I wonder… what’s it used for?” I searched Soren’s face.

He was still staring at the feather. It seemed like the last thing he expected to uncover in the box. If anything, he seemed almost disturbed to find a pack artifact in such an unusual place.

Soren shook his head and sighed.

“There isn’t a lot of documentation on artifacts. Most of what exists describe them but not what they do. There is so much myth and legend around artifacts, I don’t think anyone has fully documented what they can do. And a lot of what is written is… exaggerated,” he said.

“Is that a nice way of saying it is all bullshit?”

Soren chuckled. “I’ve read plenty about pack artifacts. A lot of it seems unbelievable and I have rarely seen an artifact live up to the legends written about it.”

I picked the feather up and it thrummed in my hand. There was power in that feather. How I could access it or use it, I had no idea!

Setting the feather back in the box, I looked at the book and the rolled-up parchment. As disappointed as I was when I first saw them, the answers could have been hidden inside. I would need time to examine them.

was still looking at the items in the box. He hadn’t tried to pick any of them up or

me take my time. He could

Did I want to examine them with Soren looking over my shoulder? I didn’t know what answers I would find and I

family, and my witch heritage. There was a part of me that

already had one breakdown in front of Soren recently, I really didn’t want

asked him for privacy, he might get offended or

inside and it turned out to be valuable, like a pack artifact, what was to stop him from taking these things from me? If he was like

risk I couldn’t

if I told him that, he’d probably accuse me of being closed off and come up with reasons

gathering my courage to

box. He grabbed a jacket off

for a drink,”

I asked, arching an eyebrow.

want to rush off? He’d been so interested in the feather and was just staring

Stay here, and stay inside out of harm’s way. If you need anything, get Payne and he’ll come get me, alright?” he

toward the

okay,” I

part of me that was disappointed, too. I almost wanted him to stay while I examined things because I was a little concerned about what I

Soren asked, glancing over his

with a sharp nod. “I can stay alone in a hotel room for a while without getting

believe that

my thanks for the respect

because he was thirsty and he wasn’t leaving because he had no interest in the items. He was leaving because

felt a little guilty for suspecting him and comparing him

I got to know him, the more I realized Soren

that what kept drawing

that showed me respect and kindness.

head to

He’d helped me open the box

the rogue zone and why all his people were

made them feel like when they put their trust in him,

starting to feel that from

charm others choose to live as a rogue? Why not

all the

was and about his past swam

clicked shut and

wait. I

made myself comfortable at the table in Soren’s room. Taking the feather out of the box, I set it aside. The feather was unusually heavy and I noticed that it didn’t flutter or threaten to blow away as I moved the

the rolled-up parchment, laying

If it was written by someone that

journal closed and flipped open to

same language

would be useless