Sold AS The alpha King's Breeder

Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder Chapter 726

Chapter 71 : A Beautiful Dream

Eros followed close behind Ashley and Payne. I could see that Ashley was pleased with his presence, but Payne appeared wary.

“Eros… fancy meeting you here,” I said, keeping things casual. I suspected that he went to Carno pack and discovered that we misled him.

Now he was back looking for more information. I didn’t want to make him suspicious by acting suspicious. He was working hard to make it seem like a complete coincidence, so I needed to play along with that.

“Eros came to this area looking for some really rare herbs,” Ashley explained quickly. “As a healer, he’s always gathering rare herbs. There are some that grow here that don’t grow anywhere else.”

“Yeah, I ran into them as they were heading out,” Eros confirmed with a nod.

“We just happened to run into him,” Ashley said, giggling.

I smiled and nodded. “Well, what a coincidence that is, then.”

“Yeah, pretty lucky on my part,” Eros said, laughing. “Anyway, how’s your leg?”

I glanced down. The cuts from the nettles had healed days ago. Slowly, I gripped my pant leg and lifted it up. There weren’t even any scars left from the nettle sting.

“Fully healed,” I confirmed.

“Awesome!” Eros cheered a little. He seemed very easygoing and casual, like he did just happen to run into us.

I couldn’t deny that he was friendly and pleasant to be around. Though, that could be because he was trying to gain our trust.

“I apologize again for using the wrong herbs for a poultice. There’s still a lot I have to learn.” Eros said, grinning.

“Don’t worry about it. If it weren’t for your help, the poison could have done a lot more damage or killed me,” I said, nodding.

In truth, he had probably saved my life, even if he hadn’t done the job completely. It gave us time to get Lee there to heal me properly.

“It only took a few more days for me to heal completely. It was nothing,” I assured.

I looked at Payne and our eyes met. Slowly, I gave him a single nod, signaling that he should play along with Eros. If we were going to learn what his purpose was, we needed to make him think we didn’t suspect him.

Payne returned my subtle nod.

“From what Eros said, he’s heading west, just like us. Perhaps he should join us,” Payne suggested.

“Well, Eros, if you are agreeable, we’d be more than happy to have you join the group so you don’t have to travel alone,” I suggested.

Ashley’s eyes lit up and she grabbed Eros’s wrist.

“Oh, you should really come with us. This will be a lot of fun,” Ashley insisted.

eyes narrow slightly. She suspected Eros, too. Good. I wanted

I led the way out of Pomeni territory. Mila walked behind us and Eros and Ashley were even

They were whispering to each other, chattering and laughing. I was concerned about how attached Ashley was getting to Eros. If he was an enemy, which was still

too engrossed in each other to listen to anything I had to

by your childhood

laugh. “If you mean that pile of rubble

shoulder. He didn’t seem upset or saddened by

don’t seem… perturbed,”

to imagine that place being where I grew up and where I lost… everything. I

that was a personal admission,” I said,

you allowed Eros

and I could tell she hadn’t stopped smiling for several minutes. I liked seeing her that happy, I just wasn’t sure about

who is backing him and directing him,” I explained, turning

you know?” Payne asked, arching an eyebrow. “He mostly

he is overly-competent,” I

creased his brow. “I don’t follow you

herbs as an antidote for the stinging nettle poison. It was supposed to be a healing poultice but all it did was remove

and play it off like

“Exactly.”

he was sent by someone more powerful to mess with us and get information out

I confirmed with

laughter rippled up to

glanced at Payne and noticed the worry in

I said in a quieter voice. “Once we figure

***

*Mila*

a quick lunch on the

on a sandwich while

cliff and trying to cut some leaves from a rare plant that only grows on a southern

Eros carefully as he told his

draped over him, laughing

stare into space. I could tell he was listening because his eyes

too close to its nest. She starts screeching at me and clawing at me.

was laughing so hard, she wiped a

a slight smirk on Soren’s lips as well. If nothing else,

out of that mess?”

for but before I could even work up a good scream, I landed on the outcropping with the herb,” Eros said. He shook his head. “I clipped

Ashley just kept laughing.

get moving again,”

lunch and got back on the road. By mid-afternoon, a large mountain range came up on

pack territory. You can

about that?” I asked,