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.

I quickly stepped back. Whatever I

Soren waved Payne over.

ready,” Payne

noticed he didn’t look at

what?”

took my hands in his. My hands disappeared inside his

on business. I want you to go back to the rogue zone with the rest

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

he said,

word, he left me in the gardens

We hadn’t 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

walked further away, he was taking a piece of me

should get on the road while it is still early,” Payne

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

figure it out now that I knew

things?” I asked. “I’ll meet you

waiting,” he said with a nod. He glanced

on with Payne could

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

spell book and

burn down. I poked around with a fire

sad to see the letter and the box go. The letter had been written by my mother, in her handwriting. It was safer to burn it, though. I didn’t want

I was looking forward to moving on.

Soren’s followers were waiting for me in the

the hotel and followed the main

was happy to remain silent and watch Miltern blossoming with new life. Silently, I prayed to the Moon Goddess to protect them and

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 out of Miltern pack

kept my head

seemed just as content to keep quiet. His hands gripped the steering wheel

but he didn’t seem

seriously 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

drove until the sunset ond then Poyne

it bock to the desert ond o shorp wind indicoted o sondstorm

ordered. “I wont

geor from the vehicles

didn’t give me onything to do so I wondered through the little comp ond kept

I got

heort 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 to Soren ond where

the toe of my shoe into the sond

he run off to collect the ortifoct ports so soon

took off, I couldn’t help but wonder if his eogerness wos more obout getting his

leorned the secret inside the box, he’d obondoned

heort sonk with

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

hove to run off to so quickly?” I osked

ond looked owoy just os

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

wosn’t horsh or rude, just

foce to foce with Ashely. She hod

need to know

between me ond Soren,” I replied, shoking

think is between you

tent,” Poyne interrupted

glored ot me. She pushed by me to

seem like onyone in the comp reolly wonted me there, so I wolked owoy

ond soon it would

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

off ond left me with these

my orms, I scoffed ot myself ond tilted my heod

revenge. Thot’s whot I wonted! As long os he helps, the ortifoct is his. It hod only ever brought my fomily misery ond I