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.

the front porch, her face washed with frustration

love of Lycaon,

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the sound of their lifted voices as

now, and knowing I was about to get an earful from Jared only made it

in the doorway. I slumped 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

I dramatically broke the surface, smoothing my hair away from my face. “She

dangerous,” I said tersely, grabbing a bar of soap off the side of

jaw, tapping his fingers on his arm as he looked me over. I hadn’t bothered to look in the mirror.

Aeris, a

up a rag.

“Eliza–”

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 on Carmen because she was incredibly mean to Scarlett, not because I was jealous of

up on that, though. She knew exactly what to say to make me

you were going

couldn’t go, right? Because

to

what the f**k is going

of tension settling over the room. He bit down on the inside of his cheek, his eyes narrowing before

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 the bubbled surface. “I was fifteen when I came here. I had nowhere else to go, no way to take care of myself. I was hungry, tired. I proved myself

does this have to do

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 the pack and the village. I started to use her skillset, taking her on bounty hunts. She

rested my chin on my

a few months under my belt when it came to running the village. I knew Aeris from my childhood and thought we could form a professional alliance. He was more interested in using me to overthrow my 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

at me, a brief smile touching his

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

“And now?”

to get out until I’m ready to talk to her. My guess

before I swung on her. She was solid, unbreakable. Maybe in a way,

the full extent of my dark powers, not since I’ve been losing my wolf for a few years now.”

to touch you like that,” he said, his voice edged

it okay,” I replied, giving him

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

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