Sold AS The alpha King's Breeder

Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder Chapter 729

Chapter 74 : Mates

My heart sank like a stone.

Soren and I had both suspected that Eros had ulterior motives and that he might have been trying to trap us. As much as I suspected it, I had hoped against hope that it wasn’t true.

I had suspected that he was after me or the artifact, possibly both. I figured he’d try to steal the artifact pieces but I hadn’t pegged him for being dangerous. But Eros had done something to Ashley and Payne first. He had gone after my friends!

No, not just my friends. He’d done something to my pack!

“What did you do to them?” I demanded, glaring.

My hands trembled. Soren and I had left Payne and Ashley alone with him. We’d overestimated their ability to protect themselves against him and underestimated what Eros was capable of.

Guilt curled in my stomach like a poisonous snake. Soren and I had been enjoying each other and the romantic meteor shower while Ashley and Payne were in trouble!

Eros smirked. His eyes lit up devilishly and for the first time, I saw just how dangerous and mischievous he could be. That easy going, sweet healer in training was just an act! Underneath the facade, he was a demon.

“Don’t worry, they are only taking a rest. Though, whether or not they wake up any time soon depends entirely on the two of you,” he said, grinning cruelly.

He must have poisoned them or made some kind of tonic to knock them out! I was starting to think that Eros wasn’t a healer in training but a fully capable doctor. He had dangerous medical tricks up his sleeve.

I glanced at Soren. He was still composed and serious, staring intently at Eros.

“I have the artifact. But if you want it, you need to tell your master to come and get it. I don’t go through pawns,” Soren insisted with his own cruel smirk.

Usually, when Soren said those things, the people he spoke to showed surprise or appeared infuriated and intimidated. It was a tactic I’d seen him use to provoke others into making mistakes and revealing more about themselves.

Eros shrugged. “I’m sorry to disappoint you, Soren, but I don’t have a master. You’re dealing with just me.”

Soren scoffed and shook his head. “Unlikely. You’re a pawn, whether you know it or not.”

“I’m not here to banter with you. Give me the artifact!” Eros demanded. He crossed his arms.

“Well, well, I suppose I should be giving you a thumbs up then, Eros. Kudos to you for your bravery to come face me by yourself,” Soren said, smirking again.

“Save that crap,” Eros warned. He turned to me. “Now, if you want to see your friends again and if you want me to return them to you in the same condition as you left them, give me the artifact!”

I sucked in a sharp breath and glanced at Soren.

“Don’t look at her!” Soren growled.

chuckled and shook his head. “You’re all bluster and no bite. I want what I came

shrugging. “The

head. He held his hand out to Soren, as if he expected Soren

me like those brainless idiots out there! Your rumor of a universal artifact might fool the more gullible but it won’t

glanced at

concerned. “Very well, come and get

to his feet, Soren launched himself at Eros. They

and put it on for safe keeping. Standing up,

the air. Above them, the meteor shower was in full swing, making the mountain range

slammed it into the ground. Eros struck Soren in the

him. They both sprung to their feet and started throwing punches and kicks at each

most of Soren’s punches and delivered several right back. Soren kept blocking but I could tell that he couldn’t get enough of an opening to deliver an

They were equally matched.

well. He looked so wiry and slender but underneath it all he was strong and powerful. Eros had played us all! He was much more dangerous than we’d thought and

Eros’s face. Eros threw his arms up to block and Soren thrust his knee into Eros’s stomach. Grunting,

the bag on my shoulder, I left the concealment of the grass so I could find Payne and Ashley. If there was a chance I could wake them up without Eros,

out of the grass, I saw that Soren had

like he was losing the fight. Instead,

think I came alone,

“Grrr.”

wolves appeared on the edge of the shadows. I’d thought they were fireflies, but

even realizing it, Eros’s shifters had

all had their eyes fixed on

slipped out of Soren’s grasp and

me as the wolves closed in

me in time. There

straps and whipped around, ready to run. The wolf on my left jumped at me. I dodged his lunge but it brought me too close to a second wolf. I couldn’t get away fast enough and it swiped its paw at me. I staggered back and the wolf advanced,

up, waiting for the

It never hit me.

and I heard the sounds of scuffling and squabbling. Lowering my arms, I saw a new group of wolves swarming

think you came alone, which is why

Eros’s wolves in

he lunged at Soren again. They both shifted, jaws and teeth snapping at each

moment, I was safe and so was

her

cried. She tried to get between Eros and Soren but Payne grabbed

behind them and I realized he was the one that brought Soren’s backup. He had probably

from Payne and ran in between Eros

I could tell that he realized he was losing the fight. His backup was out of