Sold AS The alpha King's Breeder

Chapter 818

Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder Chapter 818

Chapter 29 : Inside Aeris’s Vault

*Eliza*

This was getting ridiculous.

I rolled over in bed, staring up at the darkened ceiling. This was the second time I’d slept through the day. My sleep schedule was all over the place. I was sure I’d missed out on something during the evening I spent glued to the mattress, especially since I woke to the sound of aggravated male voices whispering just outside my door.

I stepped out of bed, the muted green dress I was wearing now creased and wrinkled from sleep. I padded slowly to the door, leaning my ear against it.

“He’d be at one of the brothels in the city. Aeris wouldn’t be a man that… stay here–” Jared’s voice broke through the stillness of my room, his words slightly distorted by the door.

I threw open the door, much to the surprise of my murderous comrades, who snapped their necks to look at me.

“What’re you talking about?” I asked, stifling a yawn. “What did I miss? You really shouldn’t let me sleep like that. I know for a fact that none of you have qualms about just strolling into my room–” I tapered off, noticing the sharp expressions etched into each of the men’s faces. “What happened?”

I locked eyes with Jared. He looked… terrifying. My chest squeezed as I held his gaze, willing him to explain what the hell the matter was. But something behind his eyes told me I was better off not knowing. I fought the urge to go back into my room.

Jared broke from my gaze and motioned to Brandt.

“We’re going into town. Archer, stay with her. Keep the door locked.”

“What? Me?”

Jared shot Archer a dirty look, then walked away without glancing back in my direction even once.

“What the hell is going on?” I bristled as Archer took me gently by the elbow and led me back into my room.

He closed the door, locking it in place before crossing the room and picking up the heavy armchair near the fireplace. I gaped at him as he carried it over to the door as if it weighed nothing, then dropped it soundly against the threshold, sitting down with his long legs outstretched.

“Archer….”

to force our hands, Liz. He wants to keep you here, use you as his breeder. Jared and Brandt are trying to find a way to get you out of here

folded in my lap. There was no teasing note in Archer’s voice, not a single shred of his usual

really taken by force from a trading vessel?” he

want to talk about it,” I

happened to me over the past few weeks, but nothing compared to that night. I could barely think about it without

picking at my fingernails. A heavy silence settled over the room. Even the hearth, normally

I’ll be guarding you, but I can’t promise Aeris will let me into his vault, so you’ll be on your own

into a smile. “I appreciate your confidence in my ability to play the game, Arch, whatever that game

to be one of us,

Archer’s words. I was one of them. I was… theirs. And they were mine. They wouldn’t let Aeris have me, and in return, I was going to do everything I could to help Jared, even if it

stay behind with me while they were off doing whatever the hell they were doing.

on the homesickness threatening to spread across my face at the mention of my

I saw of your realm… the war camps, a destroyed city….” He tapered off, sighing

and brother fought.

know you had siblings,” he said,

to roll down my cheeks as I told him about Beatrix. I still couldn’t bring

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to keep me here that he had roiling through his sick mind. My pale pink dress trailed behind me, long sleeves and high neckline making me feel overwhelmingly claustrophobic

myself as I let the maid dress me and style my

intelligent as I was, according to Archer. Sure, I could know a thing or two about history and all

of the castle, the air turning frigid the further we went. I tightened my grip on the crook of Archer’s

the area was bathed in amber light. I stifled a gasp

key, chucking under his

long time,” he said through gritted teeth as he tried to turn

fact, a fake. If it was as valuable and old as he said it was, well, it would have

Aeris took a step to the side, allowing Archer and me to step through the threshold,

sickly sweet voice that sent a shiver of unease licking down my

a quick look that told me everything I needed to know. Be on your

will stay with her and answer any question she has,” Aeris continued as he

up at the warrior, whose eyes were bloodshot and shadowed by dark circles. He smelled heavily of alcohol, too… hungover, most likely, maybe even still

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