Sold AS The alpha King's Breeder

Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder Chapter 706

Chapter 52 : A Soul Exchange

*Soren*

Mila was quiet as we walked back to the inn. I knew she had a lot to think about with what we’d heard from Scarlett.

“Mila…”

“Yes?” she asked a little too quickly and a little too breathily.

I smirked and arched an eyebrow at her. “You know, I agree with the advice Scarlett gave you.”

“You promised to help me get revenge,” Mila said, narrowing her eyes.

“I did, and I will help you if that is indeed what you want. But you should think about what she said,” I rephrased.

We made it back to the inn. Payne was waiting for us on the porch. As soon as he saw us, he stood up and came down the stairs to meet us. It was a formal gesture of respect I didn’t expect or usually get from him.

I noticed how Payne’s eyes shot to Mila and he bowed his head slightly.

He looked at her like she was an important person or that he had some newfound respect or reverence for her.

“Welcome back. It took you two long enough,” he said in a gentle, respectful voice.

Normally, Payne would tease me.

“Boss, I have something to tell you,” Payne said, flicking his eyes to Mila.

“I can take a hint. I’ll see you later,” she said, nodding to me.

Mila smiled at Payne and headed inside the inn. His eyes followed her in an unusual way. If he was any other male, I might have taken it personally, but I knew that the way he looked at her wasn’t with lust or desire.

He was a little off today and I couldn’t understand what was going on with him. He seemed a little nervous and oddly docile at the same time.

Payne took a deep breath. “Do you remember the first time we met?”

“Payne, I’m not likely to forget that,” I replied.

“Remind me,” Payne said.

I creased my brow. I knew that he hadn’t forgotten. There was no way he could forget that. Apparently, we were having a deep conversation about our past, which was unusual.

“It was seven years ago,” I started quietly. I motioned to the porch where there were some wicker chairs.

Payne followed me and we took our seats on the porch.

“When I first saw you, you were in wolf form. Barely alive and caught in a battle between two southern packs. I heard Ashley crying. That’s what caught my attention and I went to check on her,” I recounted.

“She had a rough time with those battles,” Payne agreed, nodding somberly.

two of you. You were so young. Half dead, starved and skinny. You

you, like a wild animal,” Payne reminded

told the both of you that I didn’t need anything in return

someone else who recently joined

had the chance. You and Ashley both vowed your loyalty

a very weak, lazy laugh and nodded. “There was nowhere else for us to

never asked about their past. They’d been by my side for seven years and I had never pried. It wasn’t

was different. They were family and

Mila that I had seen more about Payne and

out and that Payne had been saved under unusual circumstances,

all part of the same destroyed pack and that Mila was the

time, I thought the two of you were from those warring southern packs,”

from either of those packs. Our pack was wiped out fourteen years ago!” Payne said, anger ebbing

I said,

hadn’t figured out how to tell him that Mila was the daughter of his deceased Alpha and Luna. I didn’t know how

like a conversation he should have with

dominant Alpha in the world at the time. People loved and respected him. We

that it was taken from you,” I replied. I hadn’t figured out why Payne had chosen to

his hands, rubbing them on his thighs. Talking about the past was difficult for him but something had changed for him and he felt

said. He chuckled darkly and shook his head. “Not a lot of people knew about it, even though back then, witches weren’t hunted or feared. They were

what

shook his head. “No. But that

“I understand,” I nodded.

Alpha paired with a witch Luna. Others were jealous and envious. Some might have feared them. But no one would want

gaze and nodded. “Unless the prize was too tempting and the gains outweighed the

and nodded. Suddenly, he clenched

exactly what happened. When Luna Jessica married Alpha Kaleb, she brought a powerful witch artifact with her. It was

keep it a secret? If they

was that it was so powerful that if other packs knew they

reason to keep it a secret,”

to go around. Even if only one competitor

and I saw his clenched fists tremble. Blood seeped out from his curled fingers. His nails must have cut through his skin

not that I don’t appreciate you sharing this, but why did you decide to tell me today?”

have started coming together, from the moment you asked me to investigate Helen. It immediately made me suspicious of Miss Mila and who she was. But I wasn’t sure, so I needed to take a step back,”

where did that step lead you?”

the past because it was important to his investigation of Helen. He’d needed to

Jessica’s sister and I’d seen her when I was a child. Then again on the wanted posters,” he said. “It took me a while to make sense of it all and I didn’t want to tell you until I was sure. I didn’t want to add more trouble to your… long list

Payne smirked at me.

worried about bringing me trouble?’ I

don’t. But lately, you’ve been choosing trouble and that’s what worries

you’re worried about? That I’m choosing trouble?” I

quickly. “People are after the artifact again

“Miss Mila?” I asked.

he’d referred to her like that. Did Payne

asked,

Ashley and I both recognized her. It took us time to place it, but we finally agreed,” he explained. “We saw her a lot as

tell her who you are?” I asked. I had a feeling Mila already knew but it was up to