Sould As The Alpha King's Breeder

“In a few days, we will have all the money we need, and she will be one less problem for us to worry about.”

The rain was beating down on me, and the pain in my body from pushing myself hard was agonizing. The burning in my lungs was becoming too much and my legs were cramping, but I knew I was in for far more pain if I didn’t make it on time.

Last time I was late by only two minutes, and I got beaten so hard that I couldn’t lay down for a week.

I only slowed down as I got closer to my father’s office, panting to catch my breath. The voice of my stepmother drew my attention.

“Harland, sweetie…In a few days, she won’t be our problem anymore.” The subtle smugness and malice in my stepmother’s tone made me instinctively aware that they were talking about me.

What did she mean?

My heart was pounding from the running and from what I had just heard, but I couldn’t help but quieten my footfalls as I listened.

I knew I shouldn’t be eavesdropping—anything I did without permission would come back to bite me. But her words made me stop in my tracks. I had to know more.

“…they’ll take her, and we’ll have the money.”

My eyes widened and my body began to shake uncontrollably.

What was she talking about?!

“Tick tock, Rosalie. You’re late again,” said a voice behind me.

I snapped my head around and came face to face with Derek’s sinister smile.

My stepbrother’s gray eyes were looking me up and down in my drenched clothes, as if he wanted to peel them off with his gaze.

Ever since he first met me when I was fourteen, he had been trying to lay his hands on me. I didn’t even want to know what he would’ve done had my stepmother not forced him to leave me alone—only because I was the one who had been making money for the family.

I tried my best to avoid Derek, and that no doubt angered him. That was probably why he got sick pleasure from seeing me chastised by my father or stepmother.

But at this point, Derek wasn’t my greatest concern.

I noticed that the voices in the office had fallen silent. They had heard what Derek said.

“Rosalie!”

My father’s voice set my nerves on edge. I was done for. I almost tried to flee, but I knew Derek would stop me.

Nothing like a good beating to end the night.

Gloating, Derek moved around me and pushed open the door.

I took a deep breath, suppressing my fear, not daring to look up at the people in the room.

“Father…” my voice trembled.

you she was a troublemaker, hiding and eavesdropping like a mouse,” My stepmother said with a smirk. “Who knows what she’ll do

were eavesdropping on us?”

began to tremble uncontrollably. I knew how horrible my father could be

lowered my head, afraid to look him in the

redirect his attention. “Here’s the money I

giggled. Her voice was

are you late, you’re also eavesdropping… Looks like someone needs a little lesson,” she said, wrapping her long-manicured nails around my father’s upper

raised

mine to cover my head. Trembling, I bit my lips so that I would not scream out—screaming

seconds… the expected pain did

being

eyes to see my father with money in hand, gloomily surveying me. Instead of feeling relieved, I felt even

in my father’s eyes told me that something worse

hefted the wallet in one hand and frowned. “Is

shuddered and whispered, “It’s raining hard today, so not many customers came to

Slap!

my face, knocking me backward and onto

father’s angry roar faintly over the ringing in my

mean? Are you saying that I’m dependent on you for support?

fall down on my head and back like

my head in my arms and cried out, “No, I am sorry…

intense pain put me in a trance, and

“Father… please stop…”

“Harland… Sweetie, remember…

I used to be happy that my father found someone after my mother died, and she seemed to make him happy. I used to wish I could make her happy, too. I had naively hoped that, one day, things might get

obviously isn’t working hard enough! This money is nothing! Pennies compared

give her such a talent

cowered on the floor, looking at my father in fear, afraid he would raise his hand to

of a disappointment than we expected. No matter. You already spoke to Talon this morning. You know what the plan is for her. In a few days, we’ll have all our financial

to amusement. There was something sinister lurking

confused, daughter.” My stepmother looked back at me with a subtle smile. “Do tell her, Harland. I bet she will be excited about the news. I know

terrified. If she was happy

help but flinch backwards in fear. He raised his hand and

do a big job for me. In

with fear, but I remained silent waiting for my

Alpha of Drogomor. It seems he is in need of a… maid, and is willing to pay a lot of money

I gasped in disbelief.

him father, but he sold me, as if I was just a sheep…

was terrified, shocked, and

my father as he stood up. The look on Isis’s