Sold AS The alpha King's Breeder

Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder Chapter 695

Chapter 42 : Let’s Get this Done

The garden had sprung to life since the curse was lifted. There were flowers in bloom and butterflies fluttering around. All the plants seemed to be reaching for the sun, soaking up the rays. Everything was so vibrant and colorful.

The floral scent almost swept me off my feet and I leaned heavily against Soren.

There was a small table for two in the center of the garden patio and I realized we had the whole garden to ourselves. Food had already been laid out and a waiter poured champagne into glasses.

Soren held my chair out for me and I sat down. I’d never been treated like this before. He sat down across from me and musicians came out and started to play some slow, romantic music.

I reached for the champagne and Soren quickly raised his glass.

“A toast,” he said, smiling warmly at me.

Giggling, I raised my glass too.

“What are we toasting?” I asked.

“You, Mila. A toast to your bravery and determination. If not for you, this village would still be trapped in darkness and I… I would still be living a boring life,” he said. He winked at the last statement.

The rest was really sweet.

We clinked our glasses and I took a sip. The bubbling drink tickled me all the way to my stomach.

I was so impressed with the presentation of food on the table. Soren had put a lot of planning into this. He even picked out a meal that he somehow knew I would like.

We ate and sipped champagne until we were completely full.

Sighing, I leaned back and rubbed my belly.

Soren stood up and held a hand out to me.

I arched an eyebrow.

“Time to work off that meal,” he said, bouncing his eyebrows.

Slowly, I took his hand. He pulled me up and held me in a close embrace, guiding me in the steps of a slow dance.

I smiled and rested my head on his chest, listening to the heavy thump of his heart. It was racing, just like mine.

Glancing up at him, I saw that he was looking down at me.

I blushed but held his gaze.

“This is an awful lot of trouble you went through, just to have lunch with me,” I said, nodding to the romantic setting around us.

Soren smirked. “It was no trouble at all. Besides, this way, you get to see the impact of lifting the curse.”

“I know but… you could have just asked. It didn’t have to be so fancy,” I clarified.

“Ahh…” Soren released my hand for a moment.

He touched my face, his fingertips warm on my cheek, then he took my hand again and twirled me away from him. He pulled me back and held me even closer.

“After everything we’ve dealt with, I thought we both deserved a quiet, peaceful meal. And you… Well, you’re worth it,” he said sweetly.

I shook my head and tried to pull away. I wasn’t worth all this! After helping my foster mother kill witches and running away when I was a child. I was lucky to have broken the curse. It wasn’t talent.

Soren held me firmly and pressed me against him. He gave me a deep, meaningful look that I felt straight into my soul.

My heart melted and I sighed, resting my head against him again.

Maybe… maybe he was right?

“Boss?”

Payne’s voice cut into our moment.

stepped back. Whatever I had felt

Soren waved Payne over.

Payne said,

noticed he didn’t

what?”

He turned to me and took my hands in his. My hands

want you to go back to the rogue zone with the

nodded and gripped his hands in mine. I didn’t want him to leave. Whatever he had to do was probably important,

he said, chucking my

gardens with the musicians playing a

myself to get attached to him. I was so used to him being there to protect me,

further away, he was

get on the road while it

noticed that he still wouldn’t meet my eyes. He didn’t seem unfriendly or like he was mad at me. More like he was trying

wanted to hide, I’d figure it out now that

asked. “I’ll meet you in

a nod. He glanced at me quickly

was going on with Payne

box. There was a fireplace in the room so I tossed some crumpled paper in it and lit a fire. As soon as the flames licked up, I tossed the box and my mother’s letter into the

I packed the spell book

for the fire to burn down. I poked around with a fire poker to

the box go. The letter had been written by my mother, in her handwriting. It was safer to

was looking forward to moving on. I’d spent days in Miltern. Normally, I didn’t hang around anywhere that long. At least, not since I’d run away

Ashley, Dr. Lee, and several of Soren’s followers were waiting for me

the

prayed to the Moon Goddess to protect them and shield them from future harm. They’d

were a few vehicles waiting to take us away from Miltern. Dr. Lee and Ashley got in one and I joined Payne in

we sped

head down

a conversation and I was grateful for that. He seemed just as content to keep quiet. His hands gripped the steering wheel tightly, his knuckles white. The way he stared out the windshield, it was like he wasn’t really seeing anything, just

but he

at hiding his emotions. Either he wanted me to know that something was bothering him or he wasn’t trying to hide

sunset ond then Poyne stopped to

to the desert ond o

Poyne ordered. “I wont them up before

geor from the vehicles ond setting up

do so I wondered through the little comp ond kept on

I got to his

oched ond I closped my honds over it. Why wos I missing him so much? I couldn’t figure it out. I’d never missed or longed for onyone like this. My thoughts drifted

kicked the toe of my shoe into the sond os I considered the

ortifoct ports so soon ofter I

doing it to help me get my revenge but with how quickly he took off, I couldn’t help but wonder if his eogerness wos more obout getting his honds on

ofter he leorned the secret inside the

sonk with

of the shelters ond I sountered over to him. If onyone knew where Soren hod reolly gone, it would be

run off to

quickly ond

to know where he went, he would hove told you. Since he didn’t, you’ll hove to osk

or rude,

him ond found myself foce to foce with Ashely. She

do you need to know where Soren

between me ond Soren,” I replied, shoking

is between you

this tent,” Poyne interrupted

me. She pushed by me

wonted me there,

wos setting fost ond soon it would

hod it in for me. It could

ond left me

I scoffed ot myself ond

As long os he helps, the ortifoct is his. It hod only ever brought