Sold AS The alpha King's Breeder

Chapter 815

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 I

is you’re doing in there. Come on. We want to see the scroll,” Archer said from behind the

breath out in an annoyed growl, his eyes moving toward

from him and walked toward the

being insane, Eliza. I sucked in my breath and steeled my expression, locking

entered and gave me a playful look, wiggling his brows. I smacked him soundly on

Jared hissed, eyes wide

I said, closing the door.

the men said

my other hand. Jared winced, looking incredibly annoyed that I

said,

me suspiciously as he raised it to his

look older than it is. It might just be a copy of the actual scroll he promised you, but still. I knew the second he pulled it from his

said under his breath as he handed the scroll

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

at the text, which was obviously copied, and recently. If I had a lab with the appropriate equipment for the job,

none of the men spoke, I looked up from the scroll, noting how intently Archer and Brandt were looking at Jared, some silent conversation obviously taking place over

the scroll, “it’s written in Pritian, I believe. I’ll need some time to work through the

the air in the room shift as

up at them,

any of this for

the hell

tucked it in my back pocket. “Pritian was the name of the language spoken by the people who existed before the time of Morrighan and Lycaon,” I said, matter-of-factly.

going to admit that,” Archer mused with

the intensity in Jared’s gaze and

the Realm of Light,” I said in

Brandt asked, a boyish

tightened as I watched a

here,”

whatever you want about her

to explaining my realm in front of Archer, who had witnessed a

over my chest, “this scroll is likely copied from something written on stone. I’ll translate it to the best of

and tilted his head

me with a gentle touch to

“Wait,” he said.

him until Archer and Brandt closed the

sorry about

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

legs. “I don’t think he’s as cunning as you think he is. I was sold at the auction

“You’re wrong.”

“How?”

through his fingers as a breeder, but he will find some new way to use you and make it impossible for you to leave without violence. I have to

you

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