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

were eavesdropping on us?” my

uncontrollably. I knew how

my head, afraid to look him in

to redirect his attention. “Here’s

was like nails on a

to cover up your crime with just a few bucks? Not only 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

father raised

I bit my lips so that I would not scream out—screaming would only bring more

two seconds… the expected pain did not

I felt my wallet being pulled out of my

hand, gloomily surveying me. Instead

in my father’s eyes told me that something worse was

hefted the wallet in one hand

“It’s raining hard today, so not many customers came to the restaurant… I’ve given you

Slap!

knocking me backward and onto the

angry roar faintly

you saying that I’m dependent

fall down on my head and

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

a trance, and my vision began

“Father… please stop…”

like it was coming from a very far away place. “Harland… Sweetie, remember… That pretty face and voice of hers are her biggest assets. We don’t want to ruin things,

stepmother Isis. 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

enough! This money is nothing!

did the moon goddess give her such a talent to begin with?”

against the wall and cowered on the floor, looking at my father in fear, afraid

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 issues sorted and she’ll be one less problem for us to

from anger to amusement. There was something sinister lurking in

at me with a subtle smile. “Do tell her, Harland. I bet she will be excited about the news.

terrified. If she was happy at this moment… it wasn’t

flinch backwards in fear. He raised his hand and pressed it on my head—which sent a shiver down

a big job for me. In fact, one

fear, but

in need of a…

I gasped in disbelief.

but he sold me, as if I was just a sheep… How could

was terrified, shocked, and

between Isis and my father as he stood up. The look on Isis’s face showed nothing but amusement and confirmed the truth of