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=”

bang rang out through the tunnel, then the sound of falling rock. I turned my head toward the broken door that was leaned against the entrance to the room, then I

through the tunnel, and I slowly turned my head

asked, running my tongue along

over his eyes as an other scream ripped through the tunnel, and

wolf burst through the door, sending splinters of wood flying. He was lean and a soft golden brown in the dim light of the handful of oil lanterns that hung on nails along the walls. Blood dripped from his teeth as he looked at me, recog nition flashing behind his eyes as

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

though the entrance of the room, panting as he frantically looked around. He looked absolutely wild, robbed of his “gentle but somewhat violent giant” look. He hadn’t shifted, but

as he cut through my restraints. “I don’t wanna be around

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

takin’ care of ’em, though. Rosalie ran in here

have to find Maeve and Hanna. They’re likely with Ta

as he led me away from the grisly scene taking place between Keaton and Hayden

“They’re fine. Safe.”

took a strained

more of Tasia’s warriors. With no time to shift, we fought them off one by one. I took the brunt of the beating, my face black and blue with bruises by the time we took down the last man, but finally, we made it into the main part of the tunnel system,

we should shift, it might

It took Keaton a long time,

“What? How so?

my body stood on end as I recognized

prickling on his brow as though he

is she?” I demanded, my hands clenched

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

him pinned to the ground, his teeth inches away from his

We need him alive!” Ethan was barreling down the tunnel toward us, covered in all kinds of things; blood and dirt and a few sticks stuck in his hair. He stopped short of us, look

not sure. And I haven’t seen

looked down at Carl, who was grimacing under

late, your precious boy is

was just as dirty as the

hang on-” I tried to go to her but Ethan held out his hand,

began

her out!” Ethan bellowed, pushing Maeve toward me. I looked down at Keaton, who bared his teeth, waiting for

late! It’s over!” Carl laughed, grinning like

Maeve and pulled her to

have people watching the

and Robbie. I need to help your

knife, and gave me the most loving, knowing look I’d ever

wondering if it would be the last time

but Robbie had already closed the

hurrying her away as dust and dirt began to fall from the ceiling of

was gone, swallowed by the tunnel’s

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

bounced against the floor on impact, and he was knocked out cold. It was impressive, but I didn’t

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

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