Sold AS The alpha King's Breeder

Chapter 760

Chapter 105 : Let Me Stand Me Beside You

*Mila*

“Lilian, let’s not waste time trying to guess who is out there,” Charles said, shaking his head. “We know there is danger out there but right now, we need to focus on a plan.”

Rubbing his hands together, Charles turned to the others.

I stepped back and Soren did too. It was Charles’s place to lead Norwind and guide them. They had to look to him, not to Soren or me. We both understood that. The more Charles asserted himself, the more they would trust him.

“It is no use debating who is at fault or whether or not they got what they deserved. We need to focus on the more pressing matters at hand,” Charles continued.

I could practically feel the shift in mood among the Norwind survivors. They quieted down and started really listening to Charles.

“First off, we’ve all had a long night. We need some time to recuperate, calm our nerves. I want everyone to return home and search for anything that could be useful, any supplies,” he ordered. “We’ll regroup at the packhouse in a couple of hours and take stock of what we have.”

“What good will that do?” someone asked.

“It is a starting point. Now, go… if there’s anyone that wants to remain and help bury the deceased…”

“My men can help with that,” Soren suggested. “Everyone else, do as Charles instructed.”

The survivors nodded and murmured and wandered off.

Charles sighed and turned his attention to Soren. “We cannot be more grateful for your help… and I do apologize for the loss of your boats and supplies. I’m sorry you’re stuck with us for the time being.

Soren scoffed. “I am sorry for your loss, and this complicated situation.”

I lowered my head in solidarity.

In the past week in the packhouse, I’d banished Chandler, Sebastian, and Dylan out of my mind, for the most part.

Naively, I thought that Dylan and Sebastian would fight it out and that conflict would be contained between the two of them. That they wouldn’t bother us anymore…

I’d forgotten that the Alpha King wouldn’t want anyone to discover his true identity and he’d kill anyone that he thought knew the truth. Dylan, or Sebastian in Dylan’s body, had been here in Norwind.

No one who’d been here could leave, or it would risk revealing the truth about Dylan and Sebastian. Whatever happened in Norwind had to stay in Norwind.

Right now, we were safe. The flood waters created a barrier between us and the cruelty of the king. If we couldn’t get out, they couldn’t get in.

But that wouldn’t last long…

“I’ll help with the bodies. Angelica was family, after all,” Lilian said.

She and Charles went to the bodies. Some of Soren’s warriors arrived and immediately began helping gather the bodies and dig graves for them.

Thomas and Payne arrived, coming straight to Soren and me.

Soren watched Charles with a distant look in his eyes.

I took his hand and squeezed his fingers. “What’s on your mind?”

looked at me and

one could stop us. Me and my men are too well trained to

you, Payne, and Thomas working together, I’d lay the odds in your

sure,” Soren said. He reached

one could stop you but what about the rest of Norwind?” I flicked my

to the rest of them

squeezed my hand. “We can’t save everyone. Norwind has to stand on their own. They’ve got Charles and Enzo to lead

Enzo and Ben… they are just children. Once we leave, they won’t have any warriors for

find

if no one attacks them, they have no food, no workforce to rebuild. They’re helpless. We’d be leaving them to die, whether by arrows from their attackers or slowly. I can’t… I won’t leave

are

survivors. If we don’t help them, are we any better than

glared at Soren. He smirked at me and shook his

afraid of the Alpha King. My warriors are strong, but we are limited in number. If we try to bring everyone with us, more people will die.

of this mess! The Norwind survivors couldn’t stay here, they’d starve. They couldn’t

you know that if you asked me, I won’t say now. If you’d like, we can at least

My heart fluttered but I

if we force our way out, the Alpha

side. “Do you

more discreet ways out of the packland and I thought I had an idea but I wanted to see

don’t

you thinking?” Soren

time we’ve been acting like there are just two options. Stay here

is a

have to be other ways out of Norwind packland,

Soren smirked.

something, darling. Payne, Thomas, what do

and Thomas came closer. They’d been standing nearby trying not to listen to me and Soren, but I knew they

map and laid it on the ground. We all knelt around the map, studying the roads in

scanned the map. The mountains we’d been trapped under were along the southern border. That same mountain range extended along the north and west sides of the territory. That meant all the major roads in and out of the packland

would be focused on the

Especially, with children,” Thomas said, motioning to the mountain

won’t suspect us to go that way because of the women and children. They are most likely concentrated around the

beyond those

“We don’t know. There could be entire armies waiting

doubt it. That would stretch the forces too

just sitting here waiting for the flood to recede and the attackers to come,” I muttered.

I never expected we’d be back to these old explorations,” Soren

Thomas grinned.

actually a little excited. It has been a while since we’ve done any fun exploring. Which directions should

of them?” Payne

take too much time. We don’t have food; we need

direction of the

said, pointing to that corner of the

so certain?”

at him, meeting his gaze. Quickly, I shifted my eyes to Payne. I tapped