Sold AS The alpha King's Breeder

Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder Chapter 715

Chapter 60 : A Moment of Relief

*Soren*

I lounged on the cot, propping my head up with my arm. Mila peeled my bandage off and I watched her movements as she unwrapped the bandage.

A small frown forced her lips down as she looked over the leg.

“Soren, it has been three days. Your wounds aren’t healing. Why is that?” Mila asked.

Eros had given me that putrid smelling poultice three days ago and the bleeding had stopped. The wounds hadn’t scabbed over or begun to heal. Mila was checking every day and whenever that little frown touched her lips, I knew what was on her mind.

Sighing, I shrugged and nudged her with my leg. “Maybe I’m just getting old.”

Mila rolled her eyes. “Stop making it sound like nothing. This isn’t nothing… aren’t you concerned at all?”

“Sure,” I said, shrugging again.

Mila narrowed her eyes at me. “Why do I not believe you?”

“Mila, my concern is about you running away again, especially while I’m sick,” I said, sighing.

I was surprised she’d stuck around as long as she had. Why hadn’t she run off yet? The question lingered in my mind. She’d always taken any moment when my guard was down to run off.

Instead, she stayed here with me and looked after me like a nursemaid.

“You… You’re not gonna take this seriously, are you?” she asked, shaking her head and glaring at me.

I chuckled and winked at her. She sounded almost concerned and I wanted to keep hearing that tone in her voice. The only way to do that was to keep teasing her.

“Would you prefer it if I cried about my wounds? There isn’t a whole lot else I can do,” I pointed out.

Mila stared at me blankly. She shook her head and scoffed.

I nudged her again with my leg, trying to get her to smile. It was fun teasing her and seeing how she would react. Sometimes, it seemed like she wasn’t prepared for my teasing, even though she should have been. I had done it enough by this point.

She seemed determined to stick with me until she was certain I was fully healed. I wouldn’t deny that I liked her playing nurse for me and I was happy to have a reason for her not to run off on her own again.

Whenever her eyes flickered with worry and a little frown touched her lips, my heart jumped.

I knew it wasn’t the most productive thought to have, but I hoped that it would take a while for my wounds to heal so that she’d keep looking after me. Perhaps, she might develop enough softness to stop running from me.

If nothing else, I could enjoy her “special treatment” a bit longer.

“You’re a piece of work,” she muttered, rolling her eyes. She put a fresh bandage on my leg, even though it wasn’t bleeding anymore.

Since the wounds were still open, it made sense to keep them covered so bacteria couldn’t get inside.

“You need more rest. Stop teasing and playing and focus on getting better,” she chastised.

Mila tossed her hair over her shoulder and left the tent.

I watched her

she was going to react and that was part of what inspired me to

she brought a bottle of water to

an

table, her back to me. Sighing, she bowed her head and opened her backpack. She pulled something out that I couldn’t see and held it close

and came to the edge of my cot. Without a word, she dropped the item into

this?” I asked, picking

is a spell book that might have information

“Okay…”

know you can. Can you take a look and see if there is anything about that plant?” she asked, giving me

bounced my eyebrows and grinned. “Do you

do you mean?” she

away or sell it to someone else?” I asked, sticking my tongue

poison get to your brain, or did you fall out of the cot and hit your head?” she asked, crossing

out of my cot because you’ve been in

cheeks reddened and she

she blushed, it was so sweet and innocent, a pure expression of her emotions. I loved seeing it and it

I don’t care about that. Your life is more important than what

turned back and absently started fluffing my

from her admission. I’d never expected her to open up like that. It was subtle, but she’d let her guard down and shown

was when I had her writhing

shook those thoughts

was how

Not this time…

the book could have been seen as repayment for taking poison for her. But saying that she cared about me more than the fate of the book… That was genuine and real. It was the

she have real feelings for

my past. No matter how many times I told myself, Payne, and Thomas that I was over it, I wasn’t sure I

of me that didn’t know whether I would ever be loved again or that I’d ever be

in the cave when I smelled her wolf for the first time, and how I’d sensed her when I was trying to find her on Mount

mate bond? I didn’t think I had a mate and I’d seen nothing to make me think that Mila

Until recently…

up for me as my punishment? Was this just to remind

leather-bound book in my lap. Thoughts of Mila and her trusting gesture raced

too much or clung too

her and saw the dark shadow of disappointment lingering. It was like she

and the stinging nettle could be one of them. It might give more information about the poison, or a better antidote to get

the thoughts running through my head and

never leaving my face as I read through

than I was used to but I could make out

directory that had drawn images of plants, their

plant that was similar

healing salves, potions, teas, and the like. But there

of the herbs and plants listed in those recipes were common

eyes at the pages. This book was

of the book was made up of handwritten spells that

I flipped through enough to get

closed the book and

find anything?”