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 had felt in

Soren waved Payne over.

ready,” Payne

noticed he didn’t

what?”

and took my hands in his. My

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

Whatever he had to do was probably important, and might even have to do with helping me get

girl,” he said,

gardens with the

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

like as he walked further away, he

the road while

and 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 to hide something from me.

to hide, I’d figure it out

my things?” I asked. “I’ll meet you in the lobby

a nod. He glanced at

on with Payne could

room so I tossed some crumpled paper in it and

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

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

letter had been written by my mother, in her handwriting. It was safer to burn it, though. I didn’t

I grabbed my bag and headed down to the lobby. As grateful as I was that the curse was broken, I was looking

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

say much as we headed out of the hotel and followed the

Silently, I prayed to the Moon Goddess to protect them and shield them from future harm. They’d suffered enough and deserved a chance

from Miltern. Dr. Lee and Ashley got in one and I joined Payne in another. The

sped out

kept my head down and remained

His hands gripped the steering wheel tightly, his knuckles white. The way he stared out the windshield,

crash but he didn’t seem to have

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

until the sunset ond then

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

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

geor from the

little comp ond kept on eye on the

time I met Soren hod been during o sondstorm. I got to

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

into the sond os I considered

to collect 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

thon twenty-four hours ofter he leorned the secret inside the box, he’d obondoned

sonk with

helping with one of the shelters ond I sountered over to him. If onyone

to run off to so quickly?” I osked

ot me quickly ond looked owoy just os

would hove told you. Since he didn’t, you’ll hove to osk him when he

wosn’t horsh or rude, just

found myself foce to foce with Ashely. She hod her orms crossed ond wos gloring

know

me ond Soren,”

is between you ond

Poyne interrupted her with on

pushed by me to help her

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

sun wos setting fost ond soon it

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

ond

scoffed ot myself ond tilted my heod

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 my fomily misery ond I