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?”

you what I

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

breath out in an annoyed growl,

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

together, I told myself. You’re being insane, Eliza. I sucked in my breath and steeled my expression, locking everything

brows. I smacked him soundly on the arm with the

Jared hissed, eyes wide with

I said, closing the door. “It’s a

the men said in

myself, twirling the scroll over my fingers before tossing it in the air and catching it in my other hand. Jared winced, looking incredibly annoyed that I was handling his

Archer said, c*****g his

he raised it to his

process parchment to 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 jacket that it was a fake. He’s playing

said under his breath as he handed the scroll to a very curious Archer. Archer sniffed, shrugging,

astray?” I asked, accepting the scroll

copied, and recently. If I had a lab with the appropriate equipment for

the men spoke, I looked up from the scroll, noting how intently

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

room shift as the men turned to

up at them,

do you know any of this for

the hell is

was the name of the language spoken by the people who existed before the time of Morrighan and Lycaon,” I said, matter-of-factly. “Artifacts have been found throughout the

when you were going to admit that,” Archer

broke from the intensity in Jared’s gaze

I’m from the Realm of Light,” I said

like?” Brandt asked, a boyish longing in his

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

different from here,”

want about her

behind his gaze in regard to explaining my realm in front of Archer, who had witnessed a very

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

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

me with

“Wait,” he said.

and Brandt closed the door

about

his tricks. I know you think you

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

“You’re wrong.”

“How?”

as a breeder, but he will find some new way to use you and make

not asking you to do

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