Sold AS The alpha King's Breeder

Chapter 726

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.

slightly. She suspected Eros, too. Good. I wanted her to be suspicious

us and Eros and Ashley were even further behind. It didn’t take us long

whispering to each other, chattering and laughing. I was concerned about how attached Ashley was getting to Eros.

were far enough back and too engrossed in each other to listen to anything

you stop by your childhood home?”

that pile of

on Payne’s shoulder. He didn’t

perturbed,” I

where I grew up and where I lost… everything. I guess I don’t associate

personal admission,” I

you allowed Eros

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

him and directing him,” I explained, turning back to Payne.

know?” Payne asked, arching an

is

creased his brow. “I don’t follow

supposed to be a healing poultice but

to weaken you and play it off like a medical mistake

“Exactly.”

to mess with us and get information out of us,”

the idea,” I confirmed with

laughter rippled

and noticed the worry in

understand,” I said in a quieter voice. “Once we figure out his true intentions,

***

*Mila*

for a quick lunch

on a sandwich

trying to cut some leaves from a rare plant that only grows on a southern facing cliff edge at that altitude,”

carefully as he

draped over him, laughing so

to eat and stare into space. I could tell he was listening

starts screeching at me and clawing at me. I

was laughing so hard, she wiped

on Soren’s lips as well. If

you get out of that mess?”

done 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 some

Ashley just kept laughing.

get moving again,”

road. By mid-afternoon, a large mountain range came

territory. You can

significant about that?” I asked, narrowing

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