Sold AS The alpha King's Breeder

Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder Chapter 714

Chapter 59 : Cute and Cuddly

Ashley cleared her throat as soon as she saw Payne glaring at her.

“Yes, we got the healing herbs,” she said, holding up a foraging bag. “Eros just needs to whip up a… a…?” she giggled again and looked at Eros.

“A poultice,” Eros explained, taking the bag from her.

“Right, that thing,” Ashley said, still laughing.

“It won’t take long. I can have it ready shortly,” Eros told us. He grinned at Payne.

I wondered if he could sense Payne’s hostility and was ignoring it or if he was oblivious. Payne continued to glare at him and I could see the tense cords of the muscles in his neck.

“I should treat the wound right away,” Eros said. He walked back to the tent.

I raced on his heels, sticking close to him. Even if he was there to help, I wasn’t going to let him out of my sight or put anything on Soren that I didn’t see him prepare.

Humming under his breath, Eros immediately started dicing up the herbs.

As the tent flap closed, I caught a quick snippet of Ashley and Payne arguing.

“You’re being too friendly,” Payne whispered in a harsh, low voice. “You’re letting your guard down.”

“Why are you being so hostile toward Eros? It’s rude. You’re the one who said we needed his help,” Ashley hissed back.

“We need him, we don’t trust him,” Payne pointed out.

“You’re overly cautious and stuck up,” Ashley accused.

I heard the two growling at each other and then their voices trailed off. I wasn’t sure if they moved further away or just stopped arguing.

I’d never heard Ashley fight with her brother like that over a stranger. It surprised me that she was so quick to trust Eros. She was usually far more cautious, like she was with me when we first met.

I glanced at Eros to see if he’d heard the argument. He was still humming and cutting up the herbs. It didn’t look like he’d heard anything. Besides, why would he care? We were strangers to him too.

But he gave off this confident air, like he didn’t care what other people thought of him. Maybe he was used to not being trusted.

Eros put the herbs in a mortar and pestle and he ground them into a paste. He set that aside and pulled the bandages from Soren’s wound. After quickly cleaning the dried blood away, he applied the sticky herb poultice to Soren’s leg.

I watched closely, making sure he didn’t do anything or slip anything else into the wound. I noticed just how cool and professional he was being. He worked quickly and efficiently, applying the poultice and putting a new bandage on.

His hands were practiced in what he was doing.

Clearly, he was a healer in training and it looked like he had a lot of natural skill with it. Regardless of his motivations, he was doing what needed to be done for Soren.

“The bleeding should stop quickly. This poultice will draw the poison out, allowing the blood to clot,” he explained.

I said, trying to hide my

“So, what are you

I had to be careful here. I

time of year and had spectacular views. It seemed like a good time for a camping trip and to check out the

is a lovely place,”

Why are you here?” I asked back, a

came here to gather herbs,” he said. He smirked mischievously.

him, surprised by his response. It was hard to tell

to be cautious toward people we don’t know. There’s been a lot of talk of bounty

have been sightings of unusual people around. I too am cautious toward strangers, so I understand. But what about toward someone as handsome as me? Come

bounced his eyebrows

giggled and shook my

was like he could put everyone at ease or lighten the atmosphere around him. That

at Soren and

up.

and saw his eyelids fluttering. My heart fluttered

at the bandage gently. He smiled and nodded at me before heading to the tent

poultice

the poison in your mate’s blood is neutralized. He’ll be fine,”

flicked my eyes to Soren while he was still waking

to explain that Soren wasn’t

closed around mine

at me. He gave me a knowing smile and quickly ducked out of

with heat. I looked away and tried to pull away but Soren’s hand held mine tightly. I wasn’t sure how much he’d heard of

wasn’t true and Soren knew it wasn’t true. But

asked, hoping to change the subject

a little better,” he admitted,

anything? Food? Water?”

eyes traveling up and down my

turned around where Payne had stocked a few more water bottles. When I turned back, I sat on

said, handing him the

He took my

my hand. Everything he’d been through must have

some reason, he seemed like he was in a really, really good mood. I was so grateful that he was okay but it was strange that he was in a

there. Since he did get poisoned trying to help me, I couldn’t be mad at him anymore. I couldn’t

lay back down again. He still held my hand, rubbing the back of my

the empty

need anything else?”

and shook his head. He was being so

foot to the other. I was starting to

He got lost in the woods gathering herbs and

but he didn’t seem

him. He’s a healer and he really knows his stuff, seeing as you’re getting better,”

Soren said, shrugging