Sold AS The alpha King's Breeder

Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder Chapter 824

Chapter 35 : I Must Be Dead

*Eliza*

“A trade,” Aeris’s voice echoed in my ears as I looked frantic after Jared, who was stuck in place with shock. The young woman on the stage turned frantic eyes on Jared, and the look on her face…

Something snapped in my chest.

A trade. A trade… Me, for that woman.

“You can have her back,” Aeris boomed, a hush falling over the crowd. “If you leave Eliza behind, with me.”

Jared looked back at me, his eyes cold and void of expression as he looked me over. I opened my mouth to say his name. It was the only thing I could think to say.

But then he turned and pushed through the crowd.

He’d gone to her.

“We need to go, now,” Brandt hissed in my ear, his brutal tone sounding so unlike him as he grabbed me roughly by the arm and started to pull me out of the crowd.

I tasted acid in my throat. My mouth was dry as I tried to swallow. My heart was shattering in my chest as jealousy and confusion roiled in my stomach.

“Who is that woman?” I tried to say, but Brandt broke into a sprint, practically dragging me behind him.

We darted between buildings, our bodies cast in shadows as our feet pounded the cracked pavement still wet from last night’s storm. Brandt came to an abrupt halt, his chest heaving with effort as he peaked around the corner of the building, then pressed himself back into the alleyway, shaking his head.

“Aeris has warriors stationed at the main gate–”

“Because he just offered Jared that woman in exchange for me!” I hissed, digging my fingernails into his forearm. “What the f**k is going on?!”

Brandt was in no mood to explain anything to me, that was clear. He slammed his arm into my chest, flattening me against the wall as three warriors passed us on the street, running towards the gate.

“Come on,” he said under his breath, taking me by the hand as we ran back down the alley. My shoes and pants were already wet from stomping through puddles and other muck I didn’t even want to think about. We were well outside of the city proper now, weaving between the run-down buildings along the inside of the wall. I knew where he was taking me. It was the temple Jared had told me about.

It led outside the wall.

Brandt and I ran up the steps without glancing behind us. I was panting, my legs burning from the exertion of sprinting through the massive city. I tried to catch my breath for a moment while Brandt pounded on the door.

pass through. She yelped in surprise as Brandt shoved through a

as I caught my toe

as I grunted, clawing Brandt’s arm

priest shouted as he stepped out of the shadows and hurried over to

f*****g know that!” Brandt snapped, tugging me toward him as

right through that doorway. Turn left at the end of the hallway–” the priest began, but Brandt and I were already running toward the door at the far side of the temple. Darkness blanketed us as we crossed through the doorway.

to pull him to

must have been the only moment we had to catch our breath before bursting out the other side of the tunnel and into

me go, resting his hands on his knees for a moment. I could barely see him. The only light in the entire tunnel came from a single torch burned

“Her name

she one of the

was Jared’s–Jared’s lover. His girlfriend,

my mouth to reply

are closing in on me,” Brandt whispered through a heaving breath.

to be sorry for,” I breathed, running my fingers through my hair. The ribbon holding my hair away from my face had come loose and

feel what

voice dropping an octave as

curse under his breath as he straightened up, his heavy footsteps echoing

The torch sent an amber glaze over the sharp planes of his face as his eyes bored into mine. “She

“I don’t care, Brandt!”

I was on the verge of tears. I was deeply embarrassed by the feelings of jealousy that were twisting my stomach

second he was going to trade

He never mentioned anything about her, or anyone else he was involved with for that matter! He went to her, though. He turned from me and

getting you out!” Brandt practically screamed, the two of us nose to nose. “I’m getting you out. Jared told me to get you

claim to me, and now look what’s happened! It didn’t even matter!

the distance, coming from the temple’s end of the

to go,” Brandt whispered, gripping

once opened. He helped me climb up and out, and I crawled on my hands and knees

can’t wait for them,” Brandt said hoarsely as he tossed his backpack on the ground and began taking off

arms as he shifted, a startling beautiful brown wolf with piercing blue eyes looking me over as he stretched and

were rushing along the

leg over his back. I gripped his body with my thighs and

us along the southern trail, but I knew for a fact it wasn’t the way we were currently going. We passed the place Aeris’s warriors had roughed us up

briefly wondered if the men had gone back for those riches over the past couple of days, but the thought was gone in a flash as the Dark Forest loomed in the distance, nothing but a black shadow surrounded by rolling hills