Sold AS The alpha King's Breeder

Chapter 852

Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder Chapter 852

Chapter 58 : Abel’s Games

*Jared*

I knew Abel was following me. I’d seen through his little ruse from the very beginning. It had been confirmed the second Eliza walked into the dining room with nothing but that shred of fabric clinging to her body, her face twisted in a fierce and confident glare.

Abel had always been a master of manipulation.

I hadn’t expected him to break Eliza, especially after only a matter of days. She didn’t even realize she was eating out of his hands like a wounded bird.

“Drop the act,” I said with forced calm as I poured myself a drink, draining it in seconds.

The door to the library closed behind him as Abel entered the room, his heavy footsteps coming to a halt.

“I know what you did to her.” I didn’t say I was impressed, even though I was. I poured myself a second drink, a stiff one, and downed it like it was water from a freshwater spring.

“She’s safe here,” Abel said, the bravado in his voice cracking as he removed that metaphorical mask of eternal sunshine. “You have to know who’s after her.”

“I didn’t know until recently,” I breathed, closing my eyes as the fine whiskey burned down my throat and numbed the furious roiling in my chest where my power was pleading to be let loose. “How did you find out?”

“Did you allow her to send mail to the capital? Or is she really as cunning as everyone is saying?”

I turned around to face him, noticing the great distance between us. His face was starting to bruise from where I’d swung at him earlier in the day.

“You tell me,” I said through gritted teeth before lifting my drink to my lips.

He pursed his lips, shrugging uncomfortably in his fine clothing. He’d really pulled out all the stops for this. I couldn’t help but wonder why.

“First of all,” he began, taking a cautious step toward me with his intention of taking a seat in a high-backed armchair near the hearth clear, “I did what I had to do to keep my village safe.”

“From two women?”

“From a woman who walked into my village smelling like you,” he said coldly, wrinkling his nose. “Reeking of you, Jared.”

“I don’t know what you want me to say–”

“I treated them both as guests, made sure they were cared for and comfortable. Eliza suffered a few injuries during her journey here and they were mended. I didn’t… start the game until I realized she brought your artifacts here. I did what I had to do.”

“By manipulating her into trusting you–”

“It’s not manipulation if it’s the truth,” he cut in, fire blazing behind his cobalt eyes. “I never took her to my bed. My bedroom, yes, but only to keep her separated from Scarlett long enough to allow Lock to work his… magic.”

I could have crushed the crystal glass I was holding in my fist.

“You have some nerve–”

“I have the mark of a Dark Witch seeking refuge in my village, Jared. Tell me, what would you have done? Let me guess–” he slumped into the armchair, crossing his legs. “If she hadn’t been your mate, you would have left her for dead long ago, right?”

“You know that isn’t true.”

“Then you’ve changed.”

full of

next generation in your absence, just like you planned. So that mates are united, so that children are born, so that

stalked toward him. I halted my progress as he sighed,

the hero, aren’t you Jar? Never the lover. I would have paid a pretty penny to have witnessed you barreling through a boarded-up window at a f*****g breeder

talking about Eliza

seen some s**t and survived out of pure spite. I had her wrapped around my finger in a single day. Do you

spider, and I’d inadvertently walked right into his

because I knew she’d wear it with little prodding to do so, and you’d see what I’d been able to do with only the truth and a shred of kindness I don’t think she’s seen since she was torn from

he knew how she’d ended up here. He knew

He would have known her name, her address back in her own realm, her parents’

was nothing I could do

intercepted the letters she tried to send. One was addressed to her parents, Gemma and Ernest. One was addressed to Lena.” He drew out the nickname of the Luna Queen that only her close family would know, his eyes narrowed into slits. “A massive oversight, my friend. You should be on

does Hestia want

Abel said before I’d even

at the remaining amber liquid in my glass, clenching my jaw.

sly smile, his eyes twinkling as

trail, thanks to

you do

promise. But for now, it’s in Lock’s possession and somewhere far, far west of here. Hestia will assume Eliza made it to the witches and her

were ripe with finality, but Abel

curse. She’s

not your decision

yours either, is it? In reality, she doesn’t have a choice, and

I really hated this

to break the curse. She feels it, doesn’t she–that power within the artifacts… the Cryptex, or whatever she calls

die by my own hands if I lose

“So don’t lose control–”

her,” I said, my voice dropping an octave as I took three long strides toward

his mouth twitching into a smile

power out of me, toying with it and enjoying

forcing his mouth into an animated frown. “Your poor

to kill

pursed his

you considered whether

the room, broken only by

“She’s not.”

surrender. “She ends up here, in our realm, and suddenly every

me things I

curse. Your f*****g mate is leading the

him, sending that shadow of power

his eyes. “Your shadow and I are

toy with Eliza and not

and it’s been so long since I’ve had anything

your little games win you this

met my eyes, a smile touching

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