Sold AS The alpha King's Breeder

Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder Chapter 817

Chapter 28 : Give Me Eliza

*Jared*

I ran the back of my knuckles over her exposed ankle and she didn’t even flinch. She was sprawled out on her bed, face down, her arms and legs splayed with a pillow over her head. I slowly lifted the pillow to make sure she was still breathing and hadn’t suffocated herself, but she was fine, out cold.

Eliza slept like a rock. I was more than impressed by it, and slightly jealous if I was being honest. I let the pillow fall back over her head and crossed the room to pull the curtains closed, blocking out the late afternoon sunlight. Papers were strewn across the desk and the floor, all of them covered in ink blots and rough sketches of the Cryptex.

I picked up the discarded papers as I walked through the room, flipping through each page. She had terrible handwriting, almost illegible, but she was a historian, after all. I’m sure she was writing as quickly as her mind was moving.

Eliza sighed in her sleep, a breathy sound that sent a shiver of heat down my spine. She’d made that same sound when I’d taken her just as the first hints of early morning dusted through the curtains, a blue-hue glow spreading over her breasts as I’d dragged myself slowly in and out of her, my forehead resting against hers.

We were achingly spent, but it hadn’t mattered. She’d whispered my name and I’d stolen with it a kiss like I’d never kissed anyone else, and likely never would again. That burning desire hadn’t ceased until I could no longer keep my eyes open and submitted to sleep.

I looked over at her, wanting nothing more than to crawl into bed beside her and hold her to me, to run my fingertips over the curve of her hip and tangle my hands in her wild hair.

I would have, had I not been on my way to have dinner with Aeris.

“f**k,” I breathed, closing my eyes against the memories of the night before as I reached down to adjust my pants, which were suddenly a bit too tight. That darkness inside of me, that piece of me at constant odds with my wolf, was pleading to take advantage of her current vulnerability. I detested that darkness, that shadow that clawed at me and begged me for release.

Eliza was bringing out a part of me I kept locked away, the very reason I wanted to be alone and spend my days on violent escapades that kept that darkness satiated and at bay. She wanted that part of me, though. And she’d had that part of me by the balls last night.

I slowly let out the breath I’d been holding. I was supposed to be waking her up for dinner, but maybe it was better if she wasn’t there. I was constantly distracted whenever she was around. I couldn’t be distracted tonight.

I started for the door, folding her scratch papers into a square and tucking them into the pocket of my jacket. I glanced over my shoulder at her once more before I left the room. Archer was waiting for me in the corridor, his arms crossed over his chest as he leaned against the wall.

“She’s asleep,” I said, tilting my head toward the door as I closed it quietly behind me.

“Brandt said it looked like she had a pretty bad headache,” Archer replied, shifting his position. “Are we waking her up?”

“No.” I walked a few paces, then stopped, motioning for him to stay put. “Guard her door. I don’t know what’s going to happen tonight. If Aeris tries anything–”

“I’ll guard her with my life,” Archer said, giving me a little smirk.

I pursed my lips and gave him a narrow-eyed look. Archer wasn’t going to let go of the fact Eliza and I had slept together, and knowing him, the teasing was only going to get worse. If Archer hadn’t been a close friend of mine, I would have killed him years ago.

“It’s not what you think,” I said coolly. “Just make sure she’s safe.”

*Jared*

ankle and she didn’t even flinch. She was sprawled out on her bed, face down, her arms and legs splayed with a pillow over her head. I slowly lifted the pillow to make sure she

it, then?” Archer retorted, the corners of his mouth twitching

again.” I waved my hand

***

heavy glass of wine. I clenched my jaw, forcing myself to give a gentle

with heat. Brandt shifted his weight beside me,

it would be. Aeris pulled out all the stops, pushing the most expensive wine and food in front of us that he could produce, despite the reports of the villages under his control going hungry. He

his neck. I could. I could just look into his eyes

busy with the scroll,” I said as pleasantly as possible, sipping

shaking his

all day. It’s terribly difficult for them to read, you know. Women just don’t have

the fury beginning to ripple

that? Well… imagine the pups you could get out

his wine.

do you want

last shred of sanity I had left

the chandelier above his head.

“No–”

you seek, perhaps? What if I knew where he was?”

who he is, Aeris. I’m not in the mood for

me Eliza and

said with

back in his chair, his mouth twitching into a

Ha, why must it always be this way with you, Jared? The things we could

nodding at Brandt as

so fast,” Aeris growled, his eyes

standing by the door, who opened it, allowing a small, rat-faced man to stride inside. He was dressed for the road in stained, tattered clothing. I could smell the liquor on him from across the room, mingled with

knew who he

into her room and lock the door,’ I said to Archer over

approached. “It seems Lou is missing a breeder… the same breeder my brother purchased just before you killed him. Interesting, is it not, that Eliza matches the description

me, his face an

mused, tilting his head. “How’d

in a hoarse, gravelly voice. “She

my senses as I slowly turned

her will?” I asked, trying to maintain my composure. “And now you

did you say this

of