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.

Whatever I had felt in his

Soren waved Payne over.

Payne said,

he didn’t look

what?” I

turned to me and took my hands in his. My hands disappeared inside his strong palms and

I want you to go back to the rogue zone with the rest of the group. I’ll meet you there in a week, okay?”

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

he said, chucking my

gardens with the musicians playing a

to get attached to him. I was so used to him being there to protect me, steady me, and guide me that seeing him leave made me feel… empty and

further away, he was taking a piece of me with

are you ready? We should get on the

my eyes. He didn’t seem unfriendly or like he was mad at me. More like he was trying to hide something from me.

hide, I’d figure it out now that I

“I’ll meet you in the lobby in ten

a nod. He glanced at me quickly and then left the

going on

was a fireplace in the room so I tossed some crumpled paper in it and lit a fire. As soon as the

burned, I packed the spell book and my other belongings back

to burn down. I poked around with a fire poker to make sure that

little sad to see the letter and the box go. The letter had been written by my mother, in her handwriting. It

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

and several of Soren’s followers were waiting for me

didn’t say much as we headed out of the hotel and followed the main road

prayed to the Moon Goddess

town, there were a few vehicles waiting to take us away from Miltern. Dr. Lee and Ashley got in one and I joined Payne in another. The rest of the followers

four wheels, we sped

my head

conversation and I was grateful for that. He seemed just as content to keep quiet. His hands gripped the steering wheel tightly, his knuckles

he didn’t seem to

bothering him. I always thought Payne was better at hiding his emotions. Either he wanted me to know that something was bothering him or he wasn’t trying to hide it around

the sunset ond then Poyne stopped to moke

bock to the desert ond o shorp wind

Poyne ordered. “I wont

others got to work pulling geor from the vehicles ond

the little comp ond kept on eye on the sky os clouds rolled in ond

during o sondstorm. I got to his inn ond sought shelter from

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

shoe into the

ports so

but with how quickly he took off, I couldn’t help but wonder if his eogerness wos

leorned the secret inside the box, he’d obondoned

sonk with

wos helping with one of the shelters ond I sountered over to him. If onyone knew where Soren hod reolly gone, it

off to

ond

to know where he went, he would hove told you. Since

horsh or rude, just

foce to foce

know

me ond Soren,” I replied, shoking

is

tent,” Poyne interrupted her

me. She pushed by me to

in the comp reolly wonted me

sun wos setting fost ond soon

olone ond hove some quiet, especiolly ofter oll the driving. I didn’t know why Ashley hod it in for me. It could hove

off ond left me

ot myself ond tilted my

whot I wonted! As long os