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.

giving me a soft smile as we neared the house. Miriam appeared on the front porch, her face washed with frustration as

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from behind the bathroom door. I sank lower into the bathtub, drowning out the sound of their lifted

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

me as he lingered 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

broke the surface, smoothing my

the side of the tub, “then why is she allowed to roam freely around the

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

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

roughly soaping up a rag.

“Eliza–”

I cut in, struggling to swallow past the painful lump in my throat. I’d only half convinced myself that I’d

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

I had known you were going into

have told me I couldn’t go, right? Because

nothing to do

what the f**k

on the inside of his cheek, his eyes narrowing

village, looking for work.” he 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 in the ring and joined the

does this have to do

stupid, starving for attention and glory. She… used me in a lot of different ways, took advantage of me when I started

chin on my

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

a brief

daughter of an Alpha, even a late one… she had a chip on her shoulder. She used that to for own gain to access 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

“And now?”

of the cottages, locked in and guarded. She won’t be able to get out until

look in her eyes before I swung on

hands. “I’m not the same man I was three years ago. She hasn’t seen the full extent of my dark

touch you like that,” he

okay,” I replied, giving

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

to allow him access to my neck. The water was perfect, and smelled richly of pine and sandalwood soap. Miriam had dumped