Sold AS The alpha King's Breeder

Chapter 81 : Don't Be Seen

*Eliza*

Traveling from Saboreef to the capital of Erogen took a week.

That was a week of roughing it on lumpy, rocky ground.

No matter where we put the tent, I always ended up with a root or something sharp poking into me.

Jared was there, serving as a comfy pillow that helped with the worst of the discomfort.

Even though we'd had a nice break from crummy camping food while we stayed in Saboreef, I was definitely ready to eat some real, well-cooked meals after that long, long week on the road.

If I could get meals cooked by someone else, professionally, that would be even better.

Fortunately, the weather was nice.

I wasn't completely expecting that, given the massive storm that had nearly flattened the village we were in.

For our entire trip to the capital, the skies were clear.

One morning, while Jared cleaned up the campsite and I made sure the fire was out, I kept glancing at the clouds in the sky.

"Eliza, what are you looking for?" Jared asked.

Sighing, I rubbed my hands on my thighs and kicked around in the ashes.

The fire was definitely out.

"The entire time we were preparing for that sea storm, I kept having this feeling that it was just the beginning, that the storm would bring darkness.But..."

I threw my arms out to the sides and tipped my head back.

Smiling, I spun around in the bright sunlight.

Jared chuckled and looped his arms around me, spinning me ina circle.

"Isn't it a good thing that the storm didn't bring some dark omen?" he asked.

I nodded and rested my head on his shoulder.

The warm sun felt good I on my skin, but it was nothing compared to the warmth from Jared's body as it permeated my tight-fitting hiking clothes.

"I guess.I still feel like I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop...."

"Come on, Eliza.Maybe the storm did bring darkness, but it wasn't until after the storm that we got our first real lead for breaking the curse.Maybe all the light we have now is the hope we were missing before."

I bit my lip and nodded.

"You know, you might be onto something."

We finished cleaning up the camp and set out on the road again.

I felt like we'd been walking for weeks.

At least, when we'd been out in the wilderness, there'd been differing terrain-mountains, hills, rocks, rivers.

But the trek back to the capital was flat and tough.By the time we made it to the main road into the capital, my feet felt swollen.

"Can we rest for a minute?" I asked, plopping down on a rock on the side of the road.

only have another thirty minutes of walking." Jared sat

my leg

to work into the tender,

do that for a

of my foot.He worked on that foot for a few more minutes and then started on

was nothing that could relax

melting

another couple of minutes, he put my

to the capital is just half the battle.We still need

and held his hand

his hand and he pulled me to my

aching

feet and shifted my weight from one foot to the

a lot

get into the capital on the main road.It is far

a

be surprised by all the things I could tell

me off the main road.We looped around to a side

It barely looked used.

got to the edge of the capital, I noticed there

we get inside, I'm going to work on securing a vessel that will give

want me to do?" I asked, creasing my

radar and don't be spotted."

we

a small coffee shop where we could meet up once he had

hugging Jared's neck quickly

each I other every second, minus

This was different, though.

busy and

were filled with pedestrians

were packed

a heavy

hung around on the

were clearly there for protection and

the Alpha King got wind of Aeris' plans? Was he already putting his own defenses in place?

what was going

way to go about it, but I really didn't want her

headed straight to the coffee shop once

on and a sun hat tipped over my face, I ordered myself a latte and sat out on the patio, sipping my drink and watching people in the

seemed bothered by the presence of the

laughed happily and moved around with each other like it was any normal

curse shadow stirred

on my stomach and tried

shadow was getting

running out? Or was I just getting weaker? Another latte landed on the

started and looked

the hood over his head, keeping

on a trading vessel.It should give us cover to travel without suspicion,"

down and cupped his latte between

it take

won't be the most comfortable ride, but it will get us

able to get in touch with

another sip from my

would be ideal, but if not, at

she had the right

Jared smiled and nodded.