Sold AS The alpha King's Breeder

Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder Chapter 831

Chapter 42 : Are You Trying to Kill Me?

“HEY!” Jared’s voice boomed through the area, ricocheting off the nearby buildings as I brought Carmen to her knees. She looked up at me, her eyes glowing with the first hints of transformation.

Jared yanked me backward by the collar of my shirt, dragging us apart while Brandt took Carmen roughly by the arm and led her in the opposite direction. She was screaming profanities that would have made even the most hardened pirate blush. I would have been impressed if I hadn’t been absolutely burning with rage.

“What the f**k is going on?” Jared snarled, turning me to face him.

I fought out of his grip, pushing him away. Adrenaline was pumping through my veins and I was panting, totally unable to control my breath. I swatted him away again as he reached out to me, but he didn’t flinch. He took my face in his hands, turning me from side to side as he inspected the damage I couldn’t yet feel.

“She called Scarlett a used-up breeder,” I said as I fought for air. “I didn’t like that.”

“I could tell,” he said in a low whisper, running his thumb over the bridge of my nose.

I hissed in a breath, meeting his eyes. “That hurts–”

“It’s not broken,” he said, a wry smile touching his lips. “You might have broken hers, though.”

I peer over his shoulder at the group of men lingering behind him, all of whom were chuckling and talking in low voices about what had just happened.

“I didn’t know you could fight like that,” Jared said, dropping his hands.

“I’ve never punched anyone before,” I admitted, flexing my hands. The knuckles on my right hand were raw, likely split open from the impact with her jaw. I was starting to feel it now, every bruise and scrape. I’d feel it for days.

The pain ignited some deep within, a buried fury that I’d been trying to stifle since the day we left Suncrest. I stepped away from him, glaring as I slowly turned to Scarlett, who was hovering nearby, hugging herself.

“Are you alright?” I asked.

She only nodded, looking more pale than usual.

I turned back to Jared, letting every raw, unfiltered emotion show on my face. “I’m going inside,” I said, and walked away before he could protest.

I put my arm around Scarlett’s shoulder as the group of men parted to let us pass.

“Thank you,” Scarlett whispered, her voice quivering.

“No one gets to talk to us like that, okay?” I replied, meeting her eyes.

neared the house. Miriam appeared on the front porch, her face washed with frustration

of Lycaon,

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bathroom door. I sank lower into the bathtub, drowning out the sound of their lifted voices as the water swirled

knowing I was about to get

into the water until I was consumed by it completely and held myself there for several seconds, opening my eyes beneath the surface and watching as his distorted

know that?” he said as I dramatically broke the surface, smoothing my hair away from my face. “She

side of the tub, “then why

his jaw, tapping his fingers on his arm as he looked me over. I hadn’t bothered to look in the mirror. I could only imagine what I looked like right now.

was planted by Aeris, a spy. That’s part

obviously,” I snapped, roughly soaping up a rag.

“Eliza–”

going to repeat the things she said to me,” I cut in, struggling to swallow past the painful lump in my throat. I’d only half convinced myself that I’d gone berserk

She knew exactly what to

had known you were going into the

told me I couldn’t go,

to do

f**k

of tension settling over the room. He bit down on the inside

sat down, resting his elbows on his knees. “She was the daughter of an Alpha but ended up working here, in the house, for Miriam.” He dipped his fingers in the water, swirling

this have to do

was a kitchen maid and notorious with the younger men who lived in the village, the ultimate prize. She’s a couple years older than me. I didn’t give in for a while, but like I said… I was young, stupid, starving for attention and glory. She… used me in a lot of different ways, took advantage of me when I started climbing the ranks and eventually took over

chin on

brother. I refused, of course, but when Carmen found out who I really was she just… couldn’t let it go. That whole trip she was begging me, going as far as to try to manipulate me into accepting Aeris’s offer to help put me on the throne. I came home and she broke into my study one night. I caught her doing it. I forced her out of the village the next day and haven’t

down at me, a brief smile touching

the courts of nearby territories. She’s been married twice, from what I’ve heard. She’s secured herself quite a fortune. How she ended up a prisoner of Aeris… I need to find that out, which is why I gave her freedom to roam around today. I had people watching her, of course. I needed to find out what she was up to,

“And now?”

kept in one of the cottages, locked in and guarded. She won’t be able to get out until I’m ready to talk to her. My guess is she’s working for

I said firmly. I’d seen the look in her eyes before I swung on her. She was solid, unbreakable. Maybe in a

three years ago. She hasn’t seen the full extent of my dark powers, not since I’ve been losing my wolf for a few years now.” He ran the rag over my arm, then down my back.

one gets to touch you like that,” he

I replied, giving

to the sparring ring tomorrow,” he said, dipping the rag back in the water. “You’re tough. You took a fist to the

of pine and sandalwood soap. Miriam had dumped a bag of what looked like salt into the bath, which stung my split