Sould As The Alpha King's Breeder

Chapter 109: At the Cost of Her Own Life

Troy

Hayden was sitting on a rock, chewing loudly as he snacked on what looked like a piece of jerky. I grimaced at the sound, shifting my weight to sit more comfortably on the cold dirt floor of the tunnel.

“You’re welcome for the clothes,” Hayden quipped, “I fig ured I could offer you one last kindness by not having your balls dragging in the dirt while we wait for, uh, whatever hap pens.”

“And what exactly is going to happen?” I asked tersely. Hayden shrugged. “Why are you here, exactly?” | asked, gen uinely confused. Hayden was a dumbass, as thick as they come. I found it highly unlikely he had much, if anything, to offer Tasia.

“Carl took a liking to me, I think. I’m not so bad once you get to know me.”

“You’re a rapist and murderer-” | bit out. Hayden chuck led.

“Yeah, well. Whatever world Tasia and Carl are gonna make once they have the stones… it won’t matter. Everyone l’

ve wronged will be dead. A clean slate.”

“You’re the worst,” | mumbled, biting the inside of my cheek as I tried to come up with a plan.

0001 “I had been working with Damian, you know. I knew every

thing he was planning on doing with that map everyone was Tooking for. Damian sent me to Valoria to meet with Carl after you and the princess took off on that pirate ship. I figured Carl and Tasia had more to offer me than Damian did. They said I’d be an Alpha, that I could live in the castle. Stuff like that.”

“In exchange for what?”

“Betraying Damian. Killing him when he returned to Valo ria with whatever the God’s name is… Lyon, whatever-”

“Lycaon,” I corrected.

“Yeah, that’s what I said. Anyway, Damian never came back, and then we got word that the princess had returned to Winter Forest, so… I just hung out with them. Like I said be fore, I did have sex with Tasia-”

“Cool,” I replied dryly. “You realize these people are going to kill you, right? You’re not like them. You’ll be useless to them when this is all over.”

He ignored me, biting into another piece of jerky he had fished out of his jacket pocket.

“I bet they’ || spare Maeve, you know? They’ll need her blood, or whatever.”

| swallowed against the fury, willing myself to keep my mouth shut.

“I bet if I asked, they’d give her to me, you know, as a prize for helping them,”

I bucked against my restraints, the rope binding my hands

behind my back going taunt and biting into my skin.

19. Vouchert

“Oh, calm down, Troy. I’ll be gentle=”

tunnel, then the sound of falling rock. I turned my head toward the broken door that was

slowly turned my head to Hayden, who

yours?” | asked, running my tongue along my lower

concern glossing over his eyes as an other scream ripped through the tunnel, and then the space was swallowed

lanterns that hung on nails along the walls. Blood dripped from his teeth as he looked at me, recog nition flashing behind his eyes

I breathed, then winced as Hayden screamed and scrambled from his perch on the rock. Keaton lunged for ward, tackling Hayden

He looked absolutely wild, robbed of his “gentle but somewhat violent giant” look. He hadn’t

make this slow,” Robbie huffed as he cut through my restraints.

closing his eyes as Hayden began to beg for mercy. “Is it just you and Keaton?” | asked, rubbing my wrists where the skin

above, battling with Rogues. Ever seen a Rogue before, Troy? Creepy looking creatures. The Drogomor warriors are takin’ care of ’em, though. Rosalie ran in here alone, before we

and Hanna. They’re likely with

as he led me away from

“They’re fine. Safe.”

a

one by one. I took the brunt of the beating, my face black and blue with bruises by

should shift, it

dunno if that’s true. It took Keaton a long time, and it

“What? How so?

the hair on my body stood on end as I recognized the scream as Maeve’s,

stepped for ward into the lantern light. He was panting, sweat prickling on his brow as though he had been chasing someone.

demanded, my hands clenched into

didn’t have a second to answer before Keaton, still in his wolf form and finished with Hayden, leapt on Carl,

him pinned to the ground, his teeth inches

a few sticks stuck in

took Maeve somewhere, Hanna… I’m not sure. And I haven’t seen

was panicked. He looked down at Carl, who was grimacing under

too late, your precious

of the tunnel. She was just as dirty as the rest of us, but her face was lined with terror.

on-” I tried to go to her but Ethan held out

The lanterns on the walls began to vibrate, their oil-lit flames trembling as

pushing Maeve toward me. I looked down at Keaton, who bared his teeth, waiting for the

It’s over!” Carl laughed, grinning like

pulled her to my chest, holding

watching the

and Robbie. I need

in my hand, a knife, and gave me the most loving,

wondering if it would be the last time I’d have a chance

protest, but Robbie had already closed the short distance between us, gently taking Maeve

as dust and dirt began to

swallowed by the tunnel’s depths as he ran through the

Keaton!” | commanded, but Keaton hesitated, an unreadable look flashing in his eyes. He looked down

lunged and slammed his whole weight into Carl. Carl’s head bounced against the floor on impact, and he was knocked out cold.

it was pure agony. He was red and panting by the end of it, shaking as he wobbled and using the wall to support him self. He pointed to the lantern, and for the first time, I noticed the red stones hanging from each of them, the same stone found beneath Dianny, and what their city

shit. Are you