Sould As The Alpha King's Breeder

Chapter 2: Some kind of Animal

Maeve

He stood only inches from me, his arm outstretched and his fingers gripping my arm. He had a bottle of beer in his other hand, the foam bubbling over the lip of the bottle. He let go once I regained my balance, giving me a sideways smile that showcased a single dimple in one cheek.

He was ruggedly handsome with tanned skin and brown unruly curls that were tucked behind his ears. He was tall, towering over my 5’8″ frame with ease. I felt hot, a little too hot, as I looked up at him, running my tongue along the inside of my lower lip.

“Uh, thanks,” 1 croaked, slightly taken aback. He nodded, his eyes taking in my face, eventually meeting my own.

One eye was blue, an icy, glacier blue. The other was steel gray. I couldn’t help but stare.

“Take a picture,” he said, his voice slightly lifted and playful.

“What?”

“Take-take a picture, it’ll last longer,” he stammered, his cheeks going a rosy pink as his mouth widened into a boyish grin.

I looked at him, blinking, then shook my head. “Are you serious? That’s the cheesiest-”

“Couldn’t help myself.” He breathed; his eyes still fixated firmly on my own. “I’ve been waiting for an opportunity to say that all day.”

I opened my mouth to speak, then closed it again, forcing down a laugh that was inching up my throat. There was a moment of silence then, just long enough to be acutely aware of the fact that we were still standing on the sidewalk,

staring at each other.

“You’re rather tall for a lady,” he said in all seriousness, taking a small sip of his beer.

“1-what?”

” SAID YOU’RE RATHER TALL FOR A—” he said loudly, leaning close as though I couldn’t hear him.

“I heard you the first time!” I interrupted, and this time I did laugh. “What’s wrong with you? Thank you for, um, stopping me from falling but… did you hit your head, or something?”

“Why do you ask?” He sipped from his beer again, his mouth twitching into a smile as the mouth of the bottle touched his lips.

“24” I was truly at a loss for words,

“Well, nice meeting you,” he said, turning away. I gaped after him as he took a few steps forward, then turned around again, tilting his head in the direction of the bar. “Want a beer?”

I did want a beer, and I was oddly curious about this man and his strange behavior. He was teasing me, trying to get a reaction out of me somehow. I liked it.

“You’re not going to try to kidnap and murder me, are you?” I asked in response. He pursed his lips, looking around at the crowd of people still hovering on the sidewalk as they watched the aftermath of the fight.

“Well, not anymore. Everyone heard you say that,” he said, looking around in mock suspicion before tilting his head toward the bar again in earnest. “You coming?”

“I’m actually supposed to be meeting someone

“Great, l’if go with you.”

“Why?” I laughed, shaking my head. “You have no idea who I am or where I’m going.”

“Well, I’ll probably know soon. That counts for something, right?”

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some kind of Animal

My stomach did a little flip as he reached my side. I didn’t know why I thought letting this, this lunatio, to put it plainly follow me around the market was a good

some?” He offered me the beer as we walked,

I don’t want your germs,

that sent a warm ripple up the base

to myself, breaking

that our mouths are cleaner in

and it’s not true,”

“How do you know?”

brushed your teeth as a wolf?

what do you

in a literal

he laughed, the sound full and genuine. He passed me the beer, and this time I took it, drinking deeply and enjoying the bitter taste of

the table

I said, looking around for Myla’s tell-tale raven black

someone?” said the man, following my

stall,” I said, tapping my finger on the

another sip of beer, emptying the

hair into a bun on the top of my head. It was hot, the sun beating down on the

of my neck as I tied my hair back. I wanted to look at him as intensely as he was looking at me. Something about him was

here?” he asked, breaking the spell. I looked for

in fact, lived at the Alpha of Drogomor’s castle. “What about you? I’ve never

as we began to walk away from Myla’s stall, his hands stuffed into the pockets of his faded jeans. “Just visiting,” he said casually,

I was genuinely curious. He was deeply tanned, his skin a fiery bronze against his loose, white

woman shoved past him. I reached out and grabbed his arm, leading him

you here,

Valoria. Thought I’d check it out. I’ve never even been to a big city before. I wanted to experience

a few yards in front of us abruptly stopped walking, then bent over and retched loudly into a waste basket. I snorted with laughter as

always like this?” my new friend asked, his

biggest there are files over there” | sald, pointing to an open heht m the far distance where the old

He stopped walking, glancing over at me with

Nanaume no They’re moatly event for single

but his face was lined with concern as he

But people sometimes find their mates during these fostivals At least that’s what I was told, I haven’t been to one myself but

standing atupidly alone. I reached up to wipe the sweat from my brow, my breathcoming a little faster than usual. A bead of sweat rolled down my

ao red?” he

both hands and letting

“You look awful.”

drink of the lemonade and blinked into the overwhelming

because you have red

I look

forcefully by the elbow and leading me off the street and into the shade of an awning covering the entrance of a shop. I plopped down

“Hey!”

“What?”

hand away, almost spilling the lemonade

you out of this jacket?” he replied, giving me an incredulous

“I can do it-”

again, but I caught his hand in mine, digging my

with me? You’re trying to undress me

arched one eyebrow, his eyes flashing with jest. “You want