Sould As The Alpha King's Breeder

Chapter 6: My Prince Charming

*Theo*

My eyes were focused on the files in front of me, but my thoughts were elsewhere. The scent of blood lingered in my office even after the cleaners had spent hours scrubbing my office upside down, and after all the furniture was replaced.

There was a knock on the door and I looked up to see Jake standing there. I was expecting him. “Any luck tracking down the assassins?” | started with my question.

He shook his head as he crossed the room to stand in front of my desk. “Nothing yet. I’ve got a team working on it.”

I nodded. I had figured as much. “Their entrance and exit was quick… too quick.”

“I agree. I believe they knew the palace quite well. We haven’t found a single trace of them anywhere. This was defi nitely a professional job,” my Beta said.

I considered his words and found them to be in line with what I had experienced. This was a crafty enemy. Not just anyone could’ve pulled it off. “What did Father have to say about the whole thing?”

“I haven’t spoken to him about it yet. I doubt he knows.”

“Very well. Leave it to me.”

“Alpha, you want to-”

“Father doesn’t trust anyone,” I reminded him. “Even me.”

“Of course, Alpha.” He paused and then asked, “So… why did you spare the girl?”

The girl.

A streak of anger flared up inside of me thinking about her. How dare she speak to me like that?

After taking a deep breath, I replied, “If she’s smart, she won’t say a word to anyone, especially not now.” She was in the zoo, after all, and that should teach her a lesson.

“Uhm, about that.”

“Yes?” My eyes went back to Jake’s face, wondering what he wanted to say about her.

He inhaled deeply, held it for a second, and then in a timid voice not matching his girth, he replied, “I think you may have underestimated this girl.”

| raised a brow and studied him for a moment before seeking clarification. “Underestimated her how? Are you say ing she’s one of them?” That wasn’t possible, a tiny thing like her, covered in dirt….

“No, no. I’ve done a thorough background check on her. She’s definitely not one of them. That’s not what I meant, Al pha.”

“Well, then what is it, Jake?” | asked, growing more irritat ed by the second. “Unless…” | paused for a second, and frowned, “they have disobeyed my orders and actually harmed her?”

“They” meaning my animals. But how could that be possi ble? They had never done anything against my orders.

Then again, that girl just seemed to be a magnet for trou ble. What if they really…

“No, not that either.”

out a breath that I’d just realized I’d been holding

let her out,” Jake said. He leaned back away and looked at me a bit surprised.

let her out already? She fainted that quickly?” | smirked. “Good! She needs to learn. When you see her again, tell her that next time she won’t

his throat, not meeting my gaze, “she didn’t faint. You said that once the animals were all fed, she could

I meant to

was smarter than I’d thought

fed them. Every single one of them, and when I went to check on her, she

in shock. Linus

displeasure was clearly written on my face,

“That’s right. She got along with all of the animals quite well. Since

friends, she’d had a grand time

“Alpha…?”

Eventually, I narrowed my eyes and scoffed, “Did she really think she could get out of this so easily?

do remember that she’s here to be part of your father’s attempt at finding you a wife, right? I worry that if the king finds out that

heard what I

head. “Yes, Alpha. I will

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* Ciana*

sun as I gave Prince Theo’ s pet python the last of his treats. We were warming up to one another, and I thought the last few days I’d spent bringing him his

other ani mals and I were already good friends. I’d grown up acclimat ing myself to wild beasts, so this menagerie was perfect

had

that the uncaged animals would eat them alive,

with these

to make multiple trips hauling it out to the courtyard where the animals lived.

was still much happier here than I’d been with the group of complacent girls, listening to their ambitions of how to be

way back to the zoo. My

the other end of the pathway, staring

who were from smaller packs, flocking around Sophia like she was already the

they were standing, so

snooty voice. “She tried to seduce the prince, sneak into his room early in the morning and have her way with him, and now she’s here, picking up lion shit.” All of the girls laughed, but Sophia’s high-pitched giggle was

time. Instead, I continued to

eaten by the wild

wasn’t going to just take the verbal beating without

“Pardon me?”

off of his dark hair. His dark eyes deep with concern stared

all of the girls quickly curtsied

why you think it’s becoming of a young lady of your standing to waste her time name calling out and poking fun at another young lady, but I do think it’s quite disappointing to

and

for you to do.” He gestured for them to leave the area, and all of the girls

to find my voice.

had been looking for? One way or an other, I had

very sorry for the trouble,” he said in an apologetic tone, even though there was