Sold AS The alpha King's Breeder

Chapter 762

Chapter 107 : Welcome Home

I thought of the spell I’d used to trap Alpha Chandler. Roots were strong, like a bridge. I whispered the spell to myself.

The ground trembled.

The Norwind survivors started to panic, crying out in fear and backing away from the cliff.

I held my arms out, willing roots to grow.

They shot out of the ground under my feet and spread across the giant crevasse. When they connected with the other side, the roots buried themselves in the ground and stuck firmly.

The rumbling stopped and I panted. Leaning forward, I clutched my sides. My hands and legs trembled.

Charles had warned me not to use magic but I wasn’t going to let the Norwind survivors down!

“Oh my…” Lilian gasped, stepping up to the cliff.

“Mila, did you do that?” Enzo asked.

I nodded, righting myself when I caught my breath. “It isn’t as strong as a bridge, but if one person can get across, we’ve got plenty of rope to make a bridge with, along with the roots.”

“You want one of us to risk climbing over those roots? How do you know they will hold?” someone asked.

I shrugged and looked at Soren.

“They’re strong enough,” I assured.

“I’ll go,” Payne offered. He smiled at me and nodded. “I trust Mila and if she thinks the roots will hold, then I believe her.”

“Are you sure?” I asked.

Payne nodded. “Get me some rope. I’ll carry it across and make the bridge.”

Soren handed Payne several bundles of rope, coiled tightly. “Take it slow.”

“I’ve got this,” Payne assured.

I lopped the rope coils around his shoulders and headed off across the root bridge.

The roots bounced slightly under his weight, wiggling back and forth. I grabbed Soren’s hand, squeezing. I hadn’t tested the strength of the roots before, especially over such a long distance. There was a chance that Payne wouldn’t make it…

“Mila.”

I glanced at Soren. His brow was creased and he gave me an odd look.

“What is it?” I shifted my weight from one foot to the other.

I thought Soren would have his eyes on Payne, but he looked at me with concern.

“Your hair…”

“What about it?”

I grabbed my hair in my hands and turned my head to see the strands as best as I could.

Gasping, I let the silky, blond strands slip through my fingers. Blond hair? For as long as I could remember, my hair had been reddish brown in color. And now… blond?

Thinking back, I remembered the dream vision April had shown me. At the time, I hadn’t thought much of it, but I’d been a blond haired child until after my pack was destroyed. One of my mother’s last actions was to disguise my appearance so no one would know who I was.

But my hair was changing color now. Back to its original blond.

“The spell my mother cast… it is wearing off,” I whispered.

Soren nodded somberly. I knew he’d understand what I was referring to, since he’d been there with me in the dream.

“What could be doing this?”

“Perhaps it is your witch power awakening,” Soren suggested. “You’ve been using magic a lot lately.”

He frowned slightly and it didn’t take much to know what he was thinking. He was thinking about Charlse’s warning with magic and my pregnancy.

I was glad he didn’t say anything in front of everyone else. Soren knew as well as me that this was our only viable option for getting everyone across the ravine.

“I’ve got the rope bridge ready to go!” Payne shouted across, cupping his hands over his mouth so his voice carried farther.

bring it back,” Thomas

scurried across and grabbed the rope bridge. He came back, securing it

simple, but

“Children should go first. And everyone

didn’t argue or protest. They immediately complied

Thomas. Soren made sure that everyone stayed spaced out as they crossed. He didn’t want too many people on the bridge at once and he didn’t want them putting too much

to get everyone across, but finally,

the opposite side of the ravine, looking at

else was taking

Soren,

track us this way, it will be too easy for them to come after

We need to get rid of it. It will take anyone else months to build a bridge across without

of you go back on the bridge and chop down the roots?

at the roots until they were all gone. They did a good job of clearing the

cut the rope down on this side. Payne, can you cut the rope off the other side of the ravine with an

an arrow in the

fine. An arrow won’t be out of

down from

Norwind, and everyone that came with us was safe and

of sight of the ravine,

up my own bag but Soren took

can carry my

magic. I’d prefer it if

going

didn’t have to go far to be out of sight of the ravine. There were lots of rocks and

everyone else set up tents and the rest of the camp,

exhaustion. They’d been living in fear for so long, and for the first time, they felt

us,” Lilian gushed. She hugged

a group

gotten here without you.” She smiled and walked off

the chance to get out,” Enzo said,

for taking it.” I smiled at

seat beside me. “You know, you should be careful with your

am being careful. It was necessary for our escape. I doubt

creased his brow. “I hope so. We should be in the clear

also feeling exhausted from traveling and the feeling of relief now that we were

I’ve got a tent set up for us,”

rest,” I agreed.

you’d like, Mila, I can make some tea with those herbs

noticed the way Soren narrowed his eyes at Enzo.

take care

me

and Enzo are

scoffed. “So was

themselves

eye on you for a bit, no intrusions and no

to rest. If it made Soren happy to have me all to himself while I slept, I wasn’t

me on the cot. He pulled the

“How’s that?” he asked.

“Comfortable.”

I smiled and yawned.

heard Charles’s voice from

and rolled his eyes. “I’ll

and I could hear them through the tent flap. Their shadows moved on the wall of

feeling alright?” Charles

needs her rest,”

tea to recover her energy.

the tea and I will make sure she gets it. Otherwise, your focus should be on the Norwind survivors. They’ll need your

came back inside. I could tell he wasn’t happy and I

patting the

over and sat down, a surly look

and changes to your body… you really need

as he looked

an eye on my limits, Soren,

what your limits are? You shouldn’t be doing magic at all if there is the slightest

Trust me.” I batted my eyelashes at

and shook

that but We’ll be okay. I’ll be

me. I’m not going to stop worrying about