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

clutched in his hand, 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

the beer as we walked, but I shook my head, giving

want your germs, and I

sent a warm ripple up the base of

you, Maeve?’ I thought to myself, breaking eye

our mouths are cleaner in wolf form

and

“How do you know?”

brushed your teeth as a wolf?

you think I am? Some

a literal

I took it, drinking deeply and enjoying the bitter taste of it. I handed it back

empty, the table cleared of

raven black curls. She was nowhere to be

man,

my finger on the

man took another sip of beer, emptying

on the top of my head. It was hot, the sun beating down

I wanted to

he asked, breaking the spell. I looked for Myla one last time before looking over my shoulder

here,” I said, purposefully leaving out the fact that I, in fact, lived at the Alpha of Drogomor’s castle. “What about you? I’ve never

hands stuffed into the pockets of his faded jeans. “Just

curious. He was deeply tanned, his skin a fiery bronze against his loose, white button up shirt. He

woman shoved past him. I reached out and

you

around. “I’ve never been to Valoria. Thought I’d check it out. I’ve never even been to

man who was walking 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 my

always like this?” my new friend asked,

shak140 any head”‘s the spring festival People come from all over, you know. There are a least ning packs in Valenia now, Drogamer being the biggest there are files over there” | sald, pointing to an open heht m the far distance where

walking, glancing over at me with one

Nanaume no They’re moatly event for

casual question, but his face was lined with concern as he

during these fostivals At least that’s what I was

up to wipe the sweat from my brow, my breathcoming a little faster than usual. A bead of

you ao red?” he

holding the drink with both hands and letting the frosted

“You look awful.”

the lemonade and

because you have red

why I look

street and into the shade of an awning covering the entrance of a shop. I plopped down on a shaded

“Hey!”

“What?”

doing?” | swatted his hand away, almost spilling the lemonade I was holding

jacket?” he replied, giving

“I can do it-”

reached down again, but I caught his hand in mine, digging my nails into his skin. “Ow! What’ s the

the matter with me? You’re trying to undress me in

eyes flashing with jest. “You want