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.

so young. Half dead, starved and skinny. You both looked younger than you actually were,” I

I was wary of you, like a wild animal,”

inn to recover. I told the both of you that I didn’t need anything in return but I wanted you to take the time

else who recently joined us,” Payne

and Ashley both vowed your

nodded. “There was nowhere else

They’d been by my side for seven years and I had never pried. It wasn’t just because I didn’t want anyone prying into my

it was different. They were family and I didn’t want them dredging up

until I’d fallen into the dream with Mila that I had seen more about Payne and Ashley’s

basics, that their pack was wiped out and that Payne had been saved under unusual circumstances,

knew that Mila, Payne, and Ashley were all part of the same destroyed pack and that Mila was the one who saved Payne. It was more than I’d learned about them in seven

I thought the two of you were from those

wiped out fourteen years ago!” Payne said, anger ebbing into his

know,” I said, nodding

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

conversation he should have with Mila and I wasn’t sure that she was ready for me

most powerful dominant Alpha in the world at

you,” I replied. I hadn’t figured out why Payne had chosen to

the past was difficult for him but something had changed for him and he

darkly and shook his head. “Not a lot of people knew about it, even though

know what changed?”

But that is

“I understand,” I nodded.

force to be reckoned with. A mighty Alpha paired with a witch Luna. Others were jealous and envious. Some might have feared them. But no one would want to cross them or

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

nodded. Suddenly, he clenched his fists and

makes people into monsters! That is exactly what happened. When Luna Jessica married Alpha Kaleb, she brought a powerful witch artifact with her. It was kept a secret, even from the pack,” Payne

would they keep it a secret? If they

if other packs knew they had the artifact, they would want

good reason to keep it a

go around. Even if only one competitor ended up with the artifact, everyone else would get a fair share of

gritted his teeth and I saw his clenched fists tremble. Blood seeped out from his curled fingers. His nails must

I don’t appreciate you sharing this, but why did you decide to tell

me to investigate Helen. It immediately made me suspicious of Miss Mila and who she was.

that step

realized now that Payne had dredged up the past because it was important to his investigation of Helen. He’d needed to give me context and lay the groundwork before dropping an

“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 of

Payne smirked at me.

about bringing

trouble and that’s

this, that’s what you’re worried about?

smile was faint and he turned serious again quickly. “People are after the artifact again and Miss

“Miss Mila?” I asked.

time he’d referred to her like that. Did Payne know who

you?” I asked, narrowing

recognized her. It took us time to place it, but we finally agreed,” he explained. “We saw her a

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