Sold AS The alpha King's Breeder

Chapter 795

Chapter 6 : I Need That Map "I asked you,"

he growled, taking a heavy step toward me, "a question."

"Your laundry," I replied casually, waving my hand toward the basket on the couch.

"You never mentioned you were a historian-"

"This room is off limits," he said, cutting me off.

Well, this wouldn't do.

I wasn't even close to finished looking through his treasure trove. He stopped short of me, crossing his arms over his chest.I did the same, mimicking his stance, even though my heart was thundering.

"If you didn't want anyone in here, you should have locked the door," I said tartly.

His steely expression didn't change, but I saw the flash behind his eyes and the way the corner of his mouth twitched with some unsaid, cutting remark.

‘Try me; I thought.

‘I've dealt with worse than you.He said nothing further, but I held his gaze.

"I have no idea where anything is in this house, let alone your room," I continued.

"It's a maze.Whoever built it should be ashamed of themselves."

"You have quite a mouth on you for someone allowed to stay in my house by the graciousness-"

"Like I have a choice? You brought me here against my will."

I was suddenly seething, every moment of pain, fear, and fury bursting to the surface as I stared up at Jared.

"By the graciousness of your heart? Oh, please-"

"Would you have rather been a breeder? Or left behind to be tossed into a brothel?"

I bit down on the inside of my lip.

Okay, he was right about that.

However— "What right do you have to go snooping around in my private quarters? Do you not realize how fragile-"

"Of course I do,"

I snapped, shifting my weight as I extended a finger to point at one of the glass cases.

"I've never seen the Dias of Orian before.But, that’s a model, I'm sure.Likely cast in granite.Oh, and-"

I stepped past him, my shoulder brushing against his arm.

"This author's theories have been debunked repeatedly.But him-"

I pointed to a large, dust-covered book on a shelf above my head, the title barely visible because of wear and age.

"His theories about the movement of the packs through the northwestern hemisphere of Findali are legend, still to this day.No one has been able to prove him wrong.But you only have volume one in your collection.Volume two covers..."

I trailed off, meeting his gaze.His mouth was slightly ajar, his eyes narrowed into slits as I let my arms drop to my sides.He was shocked, that was Clear, and I'd stupidly given too much of myself away.I didn't know what to do, so I curtsied and started for the door.

"Wait a f*****g minute," he rasped, and I halted.

"Who are you?"

"Eliza-"

"I know your name," he said with obvious annoyance.

together,

toward me, his head tilting as

are you?

I were a

you, now would I?" He arched his brows at me, and I

like to read," I

"And you have books."

play dumb.It doesn't

does being in the laundry, but you told Miriam I was a skilled seamstress."He pursed his lips.I waited for his response, but none

to read," he said sharply, "find something in the library. I keep it stocked for the servants to use as much as

the door and opened it, my hand gripping the

his tone of

here again, you will be

said, my chest tightening around the words as I looked at him over

was looking forward to his answer.He opened his mouth, then closed it again, but a spark of a challenge flashed behind his

out of my study, Eliza," he said firmly, but

and

nothing

twirled a lock of her

just know he's the boss,

for today's laundry.I'd spent the entire night laying awake, reeling from my run-in with Jared

like a child," I gruffed, sticking my fingers through a gaping hole in the sleeve of one of the shirts

does their clothing get so tarnished? This

me at the work table, said

who was currently hiding from her responsibilities in the

"Fighting," she said, matter-of-factly.

the crew who are

they do in the ring, exactly? Other than rip their clothing to shreds?"

which warmed my heart tremendously. I

started, settling

I believe, then daggers and swords and

and daggers?"

her eyes flashing

"Why not as wolves?"

more than other wolves to worry about in these parts, you know.Sometimes

do you mean by...much more than other

my neck prickled to

gave me a look of

hounds.But I've heard of elves and fairies being prevalent in the Dark Forest to the

mouth was hanging open in shock before

you

laugh, giving Scarlett

up, waiting for my

I replied, unsure of how

take me days to explain

found that most if not all of the female servants employed by Jared kept their mouths tightly shut when it came to their origin stories, rather than air

much to my relief, and they moved on with the

minutes as I pulled the needle

a little girl.I'd gotten a needlepoint kit for my sixth birthday, a little plastic board in the shape of a duck.I got bored of it within a few hours and gave up, chasing my brother down to the rocky beach outside the village in Winter Forest instead.I should have taken it more

existing seam of the sleeve and the thread snapped.I cursed under my

stocked," Giselle

back from his trips… romance, fantasy, you

like reading

both gasped,

"What do you mean?"

Giselle pressed.

you read,

stuttered,

sitting on my desk back in New Dianny, untouched and still in the paper

things related to,

said, looking