Sould As The Alpha King's Breeder

Chapter 101: The Power of the Next White Queen

Troy

“What the f*ck are you doing here?” I spat, adrenaline coursing through my veins as I locked eyes with Hayden. It had been years since I’d seen his face. He had healed well from the injuries we, the beach rats of Suntra, had given him, but I just see the long scar that ran along his jaw on the left side of his face where Keaton had taken liberties with his knife.

“Heard a rumor you were a big shot; thought I’d see so for myself.” Hayden rocked on heels, looking around. “Such wealth. How lucky of you to bag an Alpha’s daughter.”

I ground my teeth as I frantically mind linked with Keaton, giving him my location and telling him to bring Rob bie, and possibly Rowan, if Rowan’s attention could be spared. Ernest was too far gone with drink to be useful, unfor tunately. I felt the hair on my arms prickle to attention as Hay den’s dark stare studied my face, taking me in.

“You have no business here-”

“Oh, but I do. When is Keaton getting here? I’d like to see him, that filthy bastard. It’s been too long.”

The door opened, and Keaton stepped inside, holding the door to allow a shocked-looking Robbie and a confused Rowan to step in behind him before he slammed the door shut and locked it.

knew I should’ ve f*cking killed you when I had the chance!” Keaton was red in the face, his eyes moving from Hayden to me.

‘Myla and Hanna are upstairs with Maeve and the boys,’ he said over the mind-link, tilting his head toward Hayden. ‘I’ m going to kill him, right here, right

“Who the hell is this guy?” Rowan asked sharply, picking up on the energy in the room, which was nothing more than an office space with a desk, sparse bookshelf, and chair.

Hayden smiled broadly, setting his gaze on Rowan. “Ah, the Alpha of Drogomor. Tasia has told me so much about you. Tell me, your mate is Hanna, correct? That absolute vixen that stood with you on stage?”

All of us stared at him, mouths agape.

“Did you just say Tasia?” Keaton ground out, his eyes flaming. I took a step away from Hayden so I was between Keaton and Robbie, and placed my hand on Keaton’s forearm. He was trembling.

“Of course, I know her. I work for her. Also, sleeping with her… but so is Carl, so it’s obviously not serious. Oh, and it’s consensual. I’m a changed man-” Hayden was interrupted by Keaton leaping forward, his fist slamming dead center in Hay den’s face.

All of us rushed to pull Keaton off of him, and Rowan looked at me helplessly, mouthing, “What the f*ck is going on?”

“Get off me!” Keaton screeched, his words a furious mur mur as Robbie’s massive hand came over his mouth.

“This is Hayden Wells,” I panted, looking over at Rowan. “He killed Keaton’s little sister.”

“After he took her without her consent!” Robbie viciously added, his gaze locked on Hayden’s neck. It took a lot for Robbie to get angry and physical, but I could tell he was thinking about what it would feel like to snap the bastard’s neck.

“And got her pregnant,” Keaton added with a choking sadness, flexing his hand.

“Good Goddess,” Rowan breathed, looking around the room before settling his gaze on Hayden. “Should we just kill him?”

“Yes,” Keaton sneered, stepping forward, but Robbie and I caught him by the arms.

“Not-not yet,” I stammered, my heart racing.

“Tasia’s here, ain’t she?” Robbie said hoarsely, pulling Keaton back in line with the rest of us. Hayden reached up and touched his split lip, his teeth bloody as he smiled.

“She’s everywhere, but I’m sure your mate knows that, doesn’t she, Rowan?” He spit blood onto the carpet.

“Tasia is an enemy of the pack lands-” Rowan began, but fell silent as Hayden shook his head back and forth, laughing.

about her during this fancy party.

is she?” I shoved Keaton behind me. “What do

know?”

came to scope things out. My great -grandfather did as much, but didn’t get his hands on the girl like he was supposed to… that pretty piece, your wife.” Hay – den pointed at me, and I felt

great-grandfather?” I asked, trying to

course.

had battled with

to make sense of our connection. I sucked in my breath, turning to Rowan, holding my hands out in surrender as I decided to ex plain, in detail, why

used to be part of our… gang. A crewman. A use less one, but we thought he didn’t have a family. He uh… lied, obviously. There weren’t women or girls in our crew. The fe male orphans formed their own groups around the islands. It was safer that way, for all of us. Keaton’s sister… her name was Michelle… she was the only girl we allowed

on the floor, the substance landing

you do when it happened?” Rowan

felt the tension in the room starting to lessen, our com munal adrenaline and

“Which part?” Keaton hissed.

living hell out of him, and sent him off in

just

us to be tortured and exe cuted by Damian’s warriors,” I answered, closing my eyes against the memory of the seventeen-year-old girl with thick golden hair. Michelle had only been a year younger than me when she died, and only a few years younger than Keaton. Keaton had raised her since she was a year old, when he was just a

slit her f*cking throat,”

cry.

felt myself on

“Why?” Rowan asked Hayden.

didn’t want to be

the wall. None of us moved to stop him this time. Even

this was,

it’s too late. And Carl. He’s-he’s almost worse than-” Hayden’s eyes rolled back

“Stop,” I whispered, the word disobeying what I

planning to

moaned, reaching up to touch the back of his

Take over Valoria, then the west. The Isles are currently of no interest to her. She

Alpha of the

did you know that? All I had was my decrepit old great-grandfather. That was it. Do you know why I joined your little gang of beach rats? I was sent there, to watch over you, Troy,

take down Drogomor? I know that now. But he

to subdue her, to make her fall in line. Control her powers to their own gain. She sought out Lycenna as a girl, connecting with Alpha Julien through her dreams. That’s how it started, you know. When the rest of

of Artemis. Frauds, that pack. Lycenna knew they wouldn’t find support in the packs that pledged their loyalty to the High Council, or packs that recognized the White Queens as equal

I al ready knew the answer, but I needed to hear

And Tasia holds the powers of Lycaon now. The only one.

years ago, if it happened at all!” Rowan said sharply,

now. Don’t you see? Tasia is on a pil grimage to the cradle of our kind. There, she will start the world anew,

heard enough.” I licked my lips, looking over my shoulder at

take ‘im where?” Robbie looked

the castle

him.”

growled, looking from

pulled Hayden from

forward, but I blocked him from finishing

the one to kill him, I promise you,” I said un der my breath to Keaton, catching Rowan’s

shortly. Hayden was useless to use in this cur rent situation. We couldn’t