Sold AS The alpha King's Breeder

Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder Chapter 693

Chapter 40 : You Shouldn’t be Surprised

*Mila*

Strong, warm arms wrapped around me in a firm, secure embrace. I felt light and safe, protected and cared for.

My mind was a bit hazy and I couldn’t remember where I was but something cool slipped down my throat and I greedily swallowed it. The liquid quenched my parched mouth and throat and I wanted more.

I sucked at the source of where the water was coming from, my mind clearing with the more water I got.

The powerful arms around me tightened slightly and I felt like I could have melted into them forever. I’d be safe and happy there, no need to leave.

My throat eased and I started to come back to myself.

Sighing against the water source, I slowly opened my eyes.

A bright pair of grayish-blue orbs peered down at me. Startled, I tried to pull back, but those strong arms kept me encapsulated.

After a moment, I realized it was Soren’s handsome face behind those lovely eyes, hovering so close to me.

He pulled his mouth from mine and I gasped. He’d been feeding me water through his lips! It was strange and sweet. How out of it did I have to be for him to need to feed me water like that?

“You’re awake,” Soren said, smirking. He still held me in his powerful arms and I didn’t try to pull away again.

“Ah…”

My throat spasmed and my dry, cracked voice only made a harsh sound. I rubbed my throat, wishing for that cool sensation from the water to come back.

I glanced around the room. It was Soren’s hotel room. How had I gotten back here? The last thing I remembered was breaking the curse.

Abruptly, I sat up, forcing Soren to lean back slightly and loosen his arms on me. I looked out the window and saw the sun shining brightly.

Relief swept through me and I sighed. The curse was broken!

“You’ve been running a fever and are pretty dehydrated,” Soren said.

I turned my attention back to him and nodded. That’s why the water had tasted so good, like life itself, and why my throat was so messed up.

“Don’t try to talk now, if you can help it,” he suggested.

I nodded again and leaned against his chest.

Soren chuckled and ran his fingers through my hair. He moved his hands to my upper arms and gently eased me back on the bed. As I lay down, he fluffed my pillow a little.

“Comfortable?” he asked.

face. He kept my gaze

if he’d been the one taking care of me. I wasn’t sure how long I’d been out of it or why I’d passed out but Soren

my lower lip I glanced down at my clothes and realized I was dressed differently, too. I had been

cheeks burned hot and I grabbed the

he was probably the one that dressed me in his shirt… just his shirt. I had

who changed your clothes, it

my dry

Soren shook his head.

more water and some medicine from Dr. Lee brought up,” he told me, holding a

I could do was

only appropriate since I’m the only one who has seen…”

got even hotter, my blush spreading

I promised to help you, so you shouldn’t be that surprised. Part of the deal was to help detoxify you from the poison and restore you to health. Wasn’t that one of

nodded and played with

his help curing the Blackfire poison and helping me find information about Helen in exchange for what was in the box.

chance Soren had to see what was in the box, he’d taken off. It had been

asked me what I’d found. In fact, he hadn’t brought up the box at all. Instead, he jumped in to help me uncover secrets

a way to protect me and help me find out about Helen, but it went above and beyond the deal we’d

the edge of the bed,

in the box. Otherwise, he would have made me reveal it a while ago.

locked again and my stomach

was warmth in

and for the first time,

calculating thoughts in his eyes, no scheming or hidden motives. He didn’t have

looked like he was actually concerned about me. Like he

on the door and Soren went to answer it. He didn’t open the door all the way, so

spoke in muffled whispers that I couldn’t

to the bed. Soren had a bottle of water and a small vial of medicine

handing me the vial. “It will help

as I

slimy substance, but the pain was gone and it didn’t feel

it,” Soren

slightly and took a sip. Again, the water tasted so good that I tipped the bottle back and guzzled it all down in

“I’m glad to see you like

mouth with the back of

It still sounded hoarse but I

He sat on the

pulled back, sinking into

fanned my face and his lips were inches

tickling my lips. “Just how are