Sold AS The alpha King's Breeder

Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder Chapter 700

Chapter 47 : I Would Love to Go

*Soren*

We got Mila back to the inn and I stayed beside her, waiting for her to wake up. Dr. Lee examined her and assured me that she hadn’t been sexually assaulted and that she should make a full recovery, physically. He also assured me the poison hadn’t spread too far.

But she was still asleep. I didn’t know why and I wasn’t taking my eyes off of her until I knew for sure that she was going to be okay.

Lee set her up with an IV to keep her hydrated and nourish her since she was so malnourished from her captivity.

I pulled a chair up beside the bed and held a book in my lap, my eyelids drooping repeatedly. Every time my eyes closed, I opened them quickly and bobbed awake.

Knock. Knock.

I looked to the door as Thomas let himself in.

“Soren, you look like ass,” Thomas said.

Grunting, I closed my book and set it aside.

“Thanks?” I asked.

“You’ve got to get some rest, man. First, you nearly drain yourself of blood, then rush off to save Mila before fully recovering. You haven’t slept for more than two days. Do you think you’re still in your twenties?” Thomas chastised.

“I’m fine,” I muttered. I rubbed the back of my neck.

“You don’t look fine, and it definitely doesn’t smell fine in here.” Thomas waved a hand in front of his face. “When was the last time you showered?”

“Are you here to be constructive or just insult me?” I growled.

Thomas smirked. “Alpha, can I say something?”

“Only if you stop calling me that,” I growled, sighing heavily.

After all the years we’d known each other, Thomas wasn’t just my Beta. Or, would have been my Beta if I’d accepted my role as Alpha. He was my best friend.

I knew him as well as I knew myself and he wouldn’t be so serious if he wasn’t actually concerned about me.

Like me, Thomas valued freedom. He didn’t like being tied down, which is why he never bugged me about going back and becoming an Alpha. He didn’t urge me to settle down or take on more responsibility.

Out of everyone else in my life, Thomas understood me and wouldn’t speak out against me or my choices unless he had a real reason to object.

“Go ahead,” I said with a sigh.

“I know I was excited by the prospect of you finding your mate and settling down but… I have to agree with everyone else on this one. This girl is trouble. If she is your mate, I understand why you want to do these things for her but… is she?”

I pursed my lips and leaned back in the chair. “Honestly, I don’t know…”

“You don’t know?” Thomas asked, arching an eyebrow.

“No, I don’t,” I repeated.

“Heh. That means she isn’t. Otherwise, you would have felt the matebond by now. So, she’s not your mate… but do you love her or are you falling for her?” he pressed.

I pinched the bridge of my nose and closed my eyes.

Thomas wasn’t usually this forward and insistent with me. Our relationship almost always revolved around teasing each other and having fun. If he was being so serious and confrontational, then he had true concerns about what was going on with me and Mila.

I could guess why he was concerned but I wanted to hear it from him first.

Thomas sighed and bowed his head. “She’s not your mate. You’re not in love with her. Why the hell are you doing all of this?”

“I don’t know what to tell you,” I said, shrugging.

Thomas’s jaw dropped and he just stared at me. “Soren, I know that she bears a certain resemblance to Rosalie but you’ve done enough for her. Saving her isn’t going to win you Rosalie.”

but I didn’t deny Thomas’s claims. There had never been a moment where I thought helping Mila would change the relationship between Rosalie and me. We didn’t have a

But I had no delusions or fantasies of us finding a way

at him, letting

at the bar. See you around, man,” Thomas said. He tossed me a dismissive wave and closed the door behind

bed but her eyes remained closed. I leaned my elbows on

words rang in my

it all I wanted but if

seen Mila, she reminded me of Rosalie and that was one reason she caught my attention.

never felt anything like that.

had been ready to kill everyone in the room. It had taken all

ran my fingers through Mila’s soft hair. I couldn’t describe the relief

fully cut my ties

***

*Mila*

I was

I remembered it. My body didn’t hurt nearly as much as it had before but the mattress was definitely

to me. He had a book open, his eyes roaming back and forth on the pages as he

inside of me and

and shut the book. He creased his brow as he watched

don’t even know how many times you’ve saved me at this point. Other than ‘thank you,’ I have no idea what to say. It just sounds

You already held up your end. I’m just

I stopped laughing and my heart sank. Whenever I said anything about our relationship or his actions, he’d bring up the deal again. I

couldn’t be. It was my fault. The whole deal had been

I’d never be able to interpret his feelings, especially

He pulled a vial with a dropper

asked, c*****g my head to the

three drops on your tongue once a week for three months and the poison will

there was an antidote. I just thought

antidote. Thomas and I went to get one

expleined why

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been med et him for leeving end ellowing me to get kidnepped. I thought he wes just hungry for the ertifect but it hed

“I…”

no idee

didn’t heve

door end Ashley let herself in. She glenced et

her hends

for helping me,” Ashley

welcome,” I seid,

sniffed. “No one esked you to be the hero! I could

on her hips but I could tell she wes reecting from wounded pride, not

going to let enyone else get hurt beceuse of me,” I seid. I thought of April

“Well, thenks,” Ashley repeeted.

ceme through the door looking e little winded, like he’d been chesing efter

stop ecting like e child. Mile needs peece

knew thet

to Ashley end held her

not be e next time,” Ashley grumbled, crossing

grinned beck end rolled her eyes pleyfully. Whetever tension wes between us before seemed to be gone. I wes greteful for thet beceuse I hed nothing egeinst her

relieved look thet pessed between Peyne end Soren es well. Apperently, they were elso hoping thet Ashley would eese up end get over

e lot of preperetions for the Hunter’s Moon perty.

my brow.

pretty big deel here in

go, I’ll introduce you to Medeme Scerlett,” Ashely

“Who?” I esked.

et Ashley. I wondered whet it wes ebout Medeme Scerlett thet he disepproved of. It mede me curious ebout

“You’re such e stick in the mud! There eren’t meny young girls in town. You know

end Ashley’s eegerness. It mede me went to