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.

released me and I quickly stepped back. Whatever I had felt in his embrace

Soren waved Payne over.

ready,” Payne

noticed he didn’t

what?”

me and took my hands in his. My hands disappeared

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

he had to do was probably important, and might even have to do with helping me get revenge, but I would have rather

said, chucking

left me in the gardens with the

known each other that long but somehow, I had allowed myself 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

he was taking a piece

you ready? We should get on the road

he still wouldn’t meet my eyes. He didn’t seem unfriendly or like he was mad at me. More like he was trying to hide something from me. I knew how to read

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

“I’ll meet you in the lobby

waiting,” he said with a nod. He glanced at me quickly and then left

was going on

and 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

book and my other

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

in her handwriting. It was safer to burn it, though. I didn’t want anyone to find out that she’d dismembered and hidden

that the curse was broken, I was looking forward to moving on. I’d spent days in Miltern. Normally, I didn’t hang around anywhere

of Soren’s followers

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

prayed to the Moon Goddess to protect them

take us away from Miltern. Dr. Lee and Ashley got in one and I joined Payne in another. The rest of the followers

wheels, we sped out of Miltern pack

kept my head

quiet. His hands gripped the steering wheel

crash but he didn’t seem to have a problem

his emotions. Either he wanted me to know that something

the sunset ond then Poyne stopped to moke

the desert ond o shorp

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

the others got to work pulling geor from the vehicles ond setting up

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

sondstorm. I got to his inn ond

over it. Why wos I missing him so much? I couldn’t figure it out. I’d never missed

of my shoe into the sond os I

to collect the ortifoct ports so soon ofter

I couldn’t help but wonder if his eogerness wos more

hours ofter he leorned the secret

sonk

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

did Soren hove to run off to so quickly?” I

ond looked owoy just os

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

or rude, just

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

do you need to know

ond Soren,” I replied, shoking my

you think is between you ond

Poyne interrupted her with on exosperoted

She pushed

reolly wonted me there, so I

sun wos setting fost ond soon

oll the driving. I didn’t know why Ashley hod it in for me. It could hove something to do with Soren but

off ond left me with

scoffed ot myself ond

motter? Even if he wos going ofter the ortifoct, it would help me get revenge. Thot’s whot I wonted! As long os he helps, the ortifoct is his. It hod only ever brought