Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder Chapter 815

Chapter 26 : The Scroll

*Eliza*

I knew Jared was following me. I knew Archer and Brandt would be close behind as well. I had it in mind to turn into my bedroom but turned toward Jared’s room instead. If the evidence of our night was still scattered around the room, well, I wasn’t going to give Archer the satisfaction of seeing it. I threw open the door and stepped inside Jared’s room without hesitation.

“Hey!” Jared hissed, catching the door before it slammed shut. He locked it behind him.

“Brandt and Archer are going to want to see the scroll too–” I began, but he snatched the scroll from my hand and tossed it on the bed, taking a step toward me.

“Last night,” he said, then hesitated, his jaw rigid with tension.

I relaxed a bit, but my stomach was tying in a knot as I looked up at him and held his gaze.

“Was it not good for you?” I asked.

He looked shocked.

“Eliza that’s not–”

He ran his fingers through his hair, then down over his face as he exhaled deeply.

“That’s not it all. It was great. You were… great. I just–”

“It’s okay,” I said hurriedly, turning away from him to hide the pain on my face.

I didn’t want to know what he was going to say next. I went to his bed and slowly picked up the scroll, telling myself I was testing the weight of it in my hands and not trying to distract myself from the searing pain of rejection blossoming in my stomach.

“Eliza,” Jared breathed.

I didn’t turn around. I’d been wrong, of course. This was just a very intense case of lust, primal lust… primal lust for my captor. There had to be a name for that, some physiological term or condition….

“Eliza, the curse,” Jared said firmly.

I turned to face him, furrowing my brow. “What about it?”

“I’m losing my wolf. I don’t want to hurt you if you think–if you think that we could be–”

I blinked at him, clutching the scroll to my chest. I bit back the hurt, focusing on the word “curse” to distract myself from the pain and roaring feeling of stupidity rushing through my blood.

I’d heard of people losing their wolf powers, but it was usually because of some kind of severe psychological trauma, like the abrupt loss of a mate. It wasn’t always permanent, either. I’d never heard of someone losing their powers because of a curse.

“You said the Cryptex might be something that’s capable of keeping time,” he continued, taking a step toward me. “I think you’re right, and that when I have all the pieces, I’ll be able to break the curse and stop it from stealing what’s left of my powers.”

“What does that have to do with last night?”

told you what

in there.

out in an annoyed growl, his eyes

in a moment,” he said, but I turned away from him and walked toward

sucked in my breath and

gave me a playful look, wiggling his brows. I smacked him

Jared hissed, eyes wide

said, closing the door. “It’s

the men

and catching it in my other hand. Jared winced, looking incredibly annoyed that I was handling his precious

it?” Archer said,

it to his nose, then narrowed

as he carefully unfurled it. “That’s how you process parchment to look older than it is. It might just be a copy of the actual scroll he

handed the scroll

he be trying to lead you astray?” I asked, accepting the scroll back from

I had a lab with

how intently Archer

continued, looking back down at the scroll, “it’s written in Pritian, I believe. I’ll need some time to work

in the room shift as the

them, shrugging one shoulder.

of this

hell is Pritian?” Archer

who existed before the time of Morrighan and Lycaon,” I said, matter-of-factly. “Artifacts have been found throughout the northern territories in

you were going to admit that,” Archer mused

from the intensity in Jared’s gaze and

the Realm of Light,” I

it like?” Brandt asked, a boyish longing

who had a distant look in his eyes. My chest tightened as I watched a shadow pass over Archer’s face, some distant memory

different from here,”

her whatever you want about her

noticing the same apprehension behind his gaze in regard to explaining my realm in front of Archer, who had witnessed a very different side

likely copied from something written on

Brandt a look and tilted his head toward the door, his way

leave as well, but Jared stopped me with a gentle touch to the

“Wait,” he said.

Brandt closed the door behind themselves and

sorry about the

said as I turned around. “This is probably one of his tricks. I know you think you played him today, but Aeris is cunning,

the bed and crossing my legs. “I don’t think he’s as cunning as you

“You’re wrong.”

“How?”

he wants one way or another. You might slip through his fingers as a breeder, but he will find some new way to use you and make

not asking you

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