Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder

Chapter 237

 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?”

He caught my gaze and I blushed, which

“Aaron!”

the arm rest and put both of his feet on the couch, facing me. “Ernest said he had a vision that his mate and their child would die, so he decided he would

brow, trying to gauge whether or not

In fact, he told me his own mother had the same vision, and she was the driving force behind getting your dad to bring

skin prickling with a chill as his words settled. Aunt

least, that’s what my parents told me after Aaron’s own mother cursed me, after his accident. My mom’s powers

And I know how ridiculous it sounds. He said he thought it was just a dream until his mom

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 to leave Valoria and travel west to take up residence in Breles. Ernest had refused to go with them. The castle

it. I tried

I said with

narrowed his eyes at me, shaking his head. “You’re kidding, right? It’s fanciful at best-” He paused, the muscles of

mother

she couldn’t have. It’s not real, just like

I was. I told the nurse in the infirmary to save some

you saying, Maeve? That something an angry woman said now determines your future? How do you know your blood doesn’t have healing powers, or whatever it

I breathed, looking over at him. He was watching me intentionally, his eyes lingering on mine. “She believed

exactly is

knees to look down at the floor. “That I won’t

“Well, when’s your birthday?”

at him.”Not

it until August.” He stood, holding out his hand

“Where are we going?”

tell Ernest he’s being an

thought you said

changed my

the day he got hurt in front of me, or his mother, or my possible curse. But, I was thankful for the break in conversation. I didn’t want to think about it,

but we were surprised to see Ernest walking quickly

are you going?” Aaron called

hand free from his grasp, but he squeezed my hand, tucking it behind his back, and we all came

down to the village to escort

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

I haven’t heard great things about this

heel crunching my toes. I let out my breath in a hiss, glancing up at him and noticing the abrupt change in his

in the shadows, his owlish eyes watching the three of us. I swallowed, exhaling as Aaron removed his heel from

But why?

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

from the train station to the road leading to the castle. Lance will meet them there. I’d definitely feel better if you went with her, Aaron. Thank

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