Sold AS The alpha King's Breeder

Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder Chapter 711

Chapter 56 : The Moonlit Crystal

*Mila*

Soren’s words rang in my head. I just stared at him, too stunned to speak or move. He still held my arms.

*Mila*

Soren’s words rang in my head. I just stared at him, too stunned to speak or move. He still held my arms.

Every time I confronted Soren about helping me, he was always reluctant, even distant. I always saw him as this cold, cautious, loner that didn’t want to get involved in anything, least of all my trouble.

He tried everything he could to stay out of pack affairs and be left alone.

Right from the start, he’d told me he didn’t want his own pack. Soren might have said differently recently, but asking if I was ready to settle down in a pack with him was much different than actually saying he wanted a pack!

Soren wasn’t like anyone I’d met before. It was like he didn’t want to be part of the world. He just wanted to watch and observe, but not get involved.

He’d been helping me, but it wasn’t because he wanted to. It was like he happened to see a child fall on the ground and went over to help them up. I was just a wounded child to him and he was picking me up off the ground.

When he encountered me, he just happened to be in the right mood and what he’d done for me already was barely an effort for him.

But now… spreading rumors of a “universal” artifact that put him right in the middle of everything… That was completely different. He wasn’t sitting on the sidelines anymore, he was putting himself right in the line of fire, in the center of the chaos.

I knew that every pack, Alpha, and bounty hunter would be after him now. He would be a magnet for trouble and danger.

I couldn’t believe he’d chosen to do that! Sure, it helped give us time to find the artifact, but putting himself in danger… especially after what Helen said to me!

The ends didn’t justify the means in this case.

I glared at him and pulled away. There was no rational argument he could make that would make me agree with his decision.

Shaking my head, I turned away from him, taking a deep breath to calm myself.

It wasn’t my place to get mad at Soren. If he wanted to put himself in danger, who was I to argue?

Wasn’t I just another woman to him? I was less than that, a f**k buddy…

Just because he acted polite to me didn’t mean I meant anything to him at all. We weren’t in a relationship, just a business arrangement. He’d made that clear. I had no right to interfere with his plans.

He could put himself in whatever trouble he wanted.

The warning Helen had given me was about my mate, wasn’t it? And Soren wasn’t my mate…

I kept my back to Soren. Even if I wasn’t going to interfere with his plan, I could still let him know that I wasn’t pleased with what he’d done.

When the moon rose, Soren put his hand on my shoulder.

I glared at him.

“Are you ready? The map says that moonlight will guide us to the artifact piece,” Soren asked.

sharply and headed out

vague. Soren was

down through the trees. There was a clear pathway through

me without a word. He didn’t seem to be upset about the fact that I wasn’t

Ashley were there too. Payne had attacked me when I was in wolf form, but I didn’t see them until we got to the end of the

Payne was there.

of the path, Ashley and Payne came out of the shadows. Payne’s

shifted my weight from one foot to the other, trying to focus

to focus. It was strange. He’d never looked at me like that before but I got the sense that he was excited or

cheeks warmed and I kept scanning the area for anything that would tell us where to go

“Over there.” Soren motioned.

of Mount Lournet. The cave was hidden behind leaves and I wouldn’t have seen it without the

entrance and Soren picked up a rock. He tossed it into the cave. It rattled around inside but there was no other response. There was no evidence of traps or

a complicated cave system,” Soren murmured. “Wait outside.” He motioned to

took up

we’re not out in half an hour, come in and find

wasn’t very big. I had to crouch down to look inside. The ceiling was low and I knew

quickly, the ceiling lowered and the walls narrowed. I had to crouch

Soren purred my

glanced over my shoulder at

at me, smirking.

realizing just how alone we were. What did he think was going

you doing?” I asked,

closer to me. I couldn’t back away into the narrowness of the cave. He reached for my shirt

there, stunned, my skin hot

think I’m doing?”

you… stop it!” I gasped, pulling away as much as I could. My

should shift. It would be easier than crawling on

into my hand. He was teasing me, and doing a damn good job

you… you’re such a jerk! You can’t do that!” I snapped, pushing at him. I was more embarrassed

started to unbutton his pants. “Do what?

him and started to undress. I could

hear him shift before I turned around and faced him. He picked up our clothes

paused and looked at me, his wolf’s deep eyes scanning me appreciatively. I could tell that he liked the way

felt naked suddenly, bare and exposed before it. It

a beat and I panted slightly before brushing

and my tongue hung out to the side as I kept smelling

powerful than what I normally smelled. At first,

always

I stopped dead when I realized the floor was covered in poisonous nettle plants

was cleared of plants and a very, very narrow pathway leading to

I waited to hear the sound of his pants zipper before

you think that’s it?” he asked, pointing to the corner not covered

I nodded.

wall and made his way through the narrow path.

Soren stopped and held his hand

an invisible barrier here,”

through it, you’re strong,” I