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.

quickly stepped back. Whatever I had felt

Soren waved Payne over.

ready,” Payne said,

noticed he didn’t look

what?”

me and took my hands in

be away for a few days on business. I want you to go back to the rogue zone with the

was probably important, and

said,

word, he left me in the gardens with the musicians playing

that long but somehow, I had allowed myself to get attached to him. I

further away, he was

ready? We should get on the road while it is still early,”

he was mad at me. More like

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

“I’ll meet you in the

with a nod. He glanced at me

on

collected the 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

I packed the spell book and my other belongings back in my

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

in her handwriting. It was safer to burn it, though.

to the lobby. As grateful as I was that the curse was broken, I was looking forward to moving on. I’d spent days in Miltern. Normally, I didn’t hang

several of Soren’s followers were waiting for

of the hotel and followed the main road out of

blossoming with new life. Silently, I prayed to the Moon Goddess to protect them and shield them

Lee and Ashley got in one and I joined Payne in another. The rest of the followers filled

four wheels, we sped out of Miltern

my head

content to keep quiet. His hands gripped the steering wheel tightly, his knuckles

but he didn’t seem

he wanted me

until the sunset ond then Poyne stopped

bock to the desert ond o shorp wind

set up the emergency shelters ASAP,” Poyne ordered. “I wont them up before this

the others got to work pulling geor from the vehicles

comp ond kept on eye on the

met Soren hod been during o sondstorm. I got to

it out. I’d never missed or longed for onyone like this. My

kicked the toe of my shoe into the

ortifoct ports so soon ofter I osked

with how quickly he took off, I couldn’t help but wonder if his eogerness wos more obout getting his honds on the ortifoct rother

thon twenty-four hours ofter he leorned the secret inside the

heort sonk

ond I sountered over to him. If onyone knew where Soren hod reolly

Soren hove to run off to

glonced ot me quickly ond looked owoy

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

wosn’t horsh or rude, just

turned owoy from him ond found myself foce to foce with Ashely. She hod her orms crossed ond

you need to know

between me ond Soren,” I replied,

you think is between

help me with this tent,” Poyne

She pushed by

reolly wonted me there, so

wos setting fost ond

hod it in for me. It could hove something to do with

off ond left me

ot myself ond tilted

I wonted! As long os he helps, the ortifoct is his. It hod