Sould As The Alpha King's Breeder

Chapter 17: Ernest’s Mate

Maeve

“Don’t say your name? Why?”

*Just in that context. I don’t… we can’t-”

“I know,” I said hurriedly, feeling foolish. It couldn’t be personal. That had to be what he meant. I fidgeted, looking past him toward the door. He followed my gaze, then snapped his head back around, giving me a serious look.

“Leave them alone, Maeve. I know what you’re thinking.”

“I just really need to talk to Ernest—”

“No, you don’t.”

“You don’t understand, Aaron. Gemma is in a bit of a crisis right now,”

“Because they’re mates? That doesn’t sound like a crisis to me.” He stood there, staring at me blankly as my jaw dropped open.

“How the hell did you know that?”

“Uh, he told me? Is it supposed to be a secret-”

I turned from him, pacing over to a set of couches that had been pushed up against the wall so that the maid could polish and wax the floor. I felt a little guilty as I looked down at the very obvious footprints left in the fresh wax, but the room was rarely used. It was my first time spending more than a few minutes here myself. “Well, if you know about it then it’s not a secret, is it?”

He shrugged, reaching up to crack open the window. “What do you need to talk to him about that’s so pressing you’d interrupt them?”

“I wasn’t going to interrupt them,” I lied, pursing my lips as he cast me an incredulous look. “I just wanted to talk to him privately.”

“About why he won’t marry and have children?”

Igaped at him again, my jaw nearly hitting the floor. “You know about that? You know why?”

“Yeah, he told me all about it.” Aaron’s tone was so casual that I laughed, unable to stop myself. He peered at me, tilting his head as I sat down on one of the dusty couches. “Do you seriously not know? How could you not know? Your whole reason for being here is to produce the heir he refuses,”

“Refuses? No, he can’t have children.”

“Oh, he’s perfectly capable of having children.”

“1-How?”

open. I could see the outline of his cock in the comically tiny shorts he was wearing, and he made no move to hide it, either. He caught my gaze and I blushed, which was actually the reaction he had wanted. His mouth twitched

“Aaron!”

on the arm rest and put both of his feet on the couch, facing me. “Ernest said he had a

to gauge whether or not Aaron was

he told me his own mother had the same vision, and she

my skin prickling with a chill as his words settled. Aunt

were rare if they were real at all. At least, that’s what my parents told me after Aaron’s own mother cursed me, after his accident. My mom’s powers were well known, but we descended from the Moon

messing with you right now, I promise. And I know how ridiculous it sounds. He said he thought it was just a dream until his mom said something about it. This all happened shortly before they left, I

and Aunt Georgia had ruled over Drogomor in my father’s place. Dad wanted to be in Winter Forest with us, not thousands of miles away in Valoria. I didn’t know the details of the exchange of power, but I do know Ernest became Alpha at a ridiculously young age, sixteen or seventeen, when his parents decided

believes it. I tried to talk him out

true,” I said with

It’s fanciful at best-” He paused, the

mother cursed

It’s not real, just like Ernest’s vision was

mother. I’m supposed to come into my power. I was. I told the nurse in the

now determines your future? How do you know your

mom,” I breathed, looking over at him. He was watching me intentionally, his eyes lingering on mine. “She believed it. I could see it in her eyes. I

exactly is this

at the floor. “That I won’t find my mate. That I won’t come into my powers as a

“Well, when’s your birthday?”

looked up at

about it until August.” He stood, holding out his hand to me and

“Where are we going?”

he’s being

thought you said not

changed

was a master of deflection. He obviously didn’t want to talk about the day he got hurt in front of me, or his mother, or my possible curse. But,

were surprised to see Ernest walking quickly down the corridor away from us, his back turned and

Where are you going?” Aaron

but he squeezed my hand, tucking it behind his back, and

Alpha of Greenbriar was arriving for a conference today. I have to go down to the village to escort him to the castle. Give him a little tour.” He sighed deeply, running his fingers through

stiffen beside me and inhale, but his face was calm and firmly fixed on Ernest. Ernest ran his fingers

haven’t heard great things about this guy. Lance says he’s kind

I let out my breath in a hiss, glancing up at him and noticing the abrupt change in his demeanor. He was looking forward, his gaze traveling well past Ernest and into a darkened corner of the corridor where it wound

his owlish eyes watching the three of us. I swallowed,

But why?

to fetch this guy, how does that sound?” Aaron said, still looking over the top of Ernest’s

station to the road leading to the castle. Lance will meet them there. I’d definitely feel better if you