Sold AS The alpha King's Breeder

Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder Chapter 709

Chapter 54 : Catching Up

*Soren*

As Mila left the village, I watched her back fade into the darkness. I shook my head.

So, she was off on another venture on her own. She still hadn’t learned anything.

I hadn’t expected her to stick around, especially after she refused my request to stay. I had expected her to keep me in the loop as she promised to do.

Was I getting soft by believing she’d change?

Fortunately, I was prepared for her not to change. I was prepared for her to do something like this.

Payne joined me on the porch. He handed me a travel backpack.

“Ready to go?” he asked me, looking into the darkness after Mila.

“Let’s do it,” I said. Shouldering my backpack.

Payne nodded respectfully.

I’d noticed a change in Payne since he’d told me everything about Mila and Pomeni pack and the artifact. He was showing a lot of respect and care toward Mila. It seemed like he supported everything she chose to do now but he’d still be there to help her out when she needed it.

He never complained or showed any impatience anymore.

We headed down the street but hurried steps came after us before we got far.

“Wait! Wait for me!” Ashley called, running up behind us.

“Ashley, what are you doing here?” Payne asked, creasing his brow.

Ashley scoffed and rolled her eyes. “Why wouldn’t I be here? You’re going after Mila, aren’t you?”

She looked between me and Payne. I glanced at Payne.

“Aren’t you?” she pressed.

“Yes,” I confirmed, nodding.

“Then I want to go, too. If she really is the heir to our Alpha and Luna, then she’s the only hope for us to reestablish our pack,” Ashley pointed out.

“If we’re going to go, we’ve got to go. She’s not far and we can still catch her,” I said, nodding down the street.

Ashley and Payne nodded and followed along with me. I hadn’t thought to invite Ashley initially but it made sense now that she’d explained it to us.

We caught up to Mila in the next village, just as the sun was rising.

I paused and held Ashley and Payne back.

“You don’t want to go to her?” Ashley asked, creasing her brow.

“Not yet… I want to know what she’s doing…” I said in a low voice.

“But…”

involved,” I pointed out. “We need

good point,” Ashley

a larger group, we could attract unnecessary attention. It is

can keep a safe distance and follow her,”

Payne, Ashley, and I followed Mila as she kept heading north. I couldn’t think of where she

day, we ended up in a decent sized village at the base

moved easily through the crowd but I could tell she

in around her. I held a hand

out. She senses something and there are men closing in around

Payne

her pace. She started to blend into the crowd. If she got too far ahead, we’d

at Payne and Ashley,

us grabbed one of the bounty hunters. I dragged mine behind the nearest building and thrust him into the wall. He grunted

so focused on Mila, they hadn’t been prepared for

Ashley who had taken out their bounty hunters just

don’t see her, Soren,” Ashley said, standing

other bounty hunters in the area. Meet back here in ten minutes,” I insisted, pointing to the

scanned the area for more bounty hunters. I didn’t find any or a

Payne and Ashley

clear, Boss,” Ashley

Mila’s gone. What do

assured. I pulled a small object out of my pocket and held it in my palm. The needle on the compass spun around. I narrowed my eyes and moved my hand back and forth trying to get a lock on where

that a compass?” Ashley asked. “Do you think that Mila is magnetic

Ashley a

exactly. It is

would settle in one spot, then it would jump in another direction. Mila

it?” Ashley

are moonstones that come in pairs called Camswell. I had one of the stones built into the charm on Mila’s bracelet and I turned the other into a compass, seeing as she keeps running off,” I explained. I turned around and tried to calibrate the

just for her?” Ashley asked. She laughed

far. It’s how I found Mila when Chandler took her,” I

it keep spinning? I doubt Mila is running in circles

It’s not working,” I hissed. I

be something in the area interfering with the connection between the stones,” Payne

I muttered. I looked around to see if there

cast shadows over

is Mount Lournet,” I said, pointing to the tallest

the significance of that?”

hidden

groaned and shook my head. Mila’s parents had hidden a piece of the artifact here. It made perfect sense that she’d

was she coming after the artifact herself? I’d promised to help her.

Camswell stones weren’t sensing each other. The artifact was powerful. Even a

connection between the stones was subtle. Any other magical

muttered, kicking the

been so sure that I wouldn’t lose her because I had the compass to rely on. We’d been discreet, we didn’t spook her, and we protected her. I’d done everything right!

Arrogance was my downfall.

paced in

sat on the steps of a building, waiting for me to give them instructions and give

do. We’d come here with such clear direction and