Sold 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?”

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

again, that girl just seemed to be a magnet

“No, not that either.”

that I’d just realized I’d been holding a bit

said. He leaned back away and looked at me a

quickly?” | smirked. “Good! She needs to learn. When you see her again, tell her that next time she won’t be so lucky, and that my animals would be happy to break her brittle

didn’t faint. You said that once the animals were all fed, she could

surprised. “So… she figured out that I

than I’d

Every single one of them, and when I

in

1978. 1978. I knew my displeasure was clearly written on my face, so

quickly concluded, “That’s right. She got along with all of the animals quite well. Since she completed the task you as signed her, I let

being scared to death by my friends, she’d had a grand

“Alpha…?”

think she could get out of this so easily? You said she likes animals? Good,

part of your father’s attempt at finding you a wife, right? I worry that if the

heard what I

his head. “Yes, Alpha. I will make it

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* Ciana*

another, and I thought the last few days I’d spent bringing him his tasty meals might be enough for him to finally con cede that

and I were already good friends. I’d grown up acclimat ing myself to wild beasts, so this menagerie was perfect for me. Even the lions

they’d had

the uncaged animals would eat them alive, but it was a dream job

going to live in the palace for the next three years, I’d much rather spend my time with these wild

trips hauling it out to the courtyard where the animals lived. That was the only complaint I had about this

if it wasn’t the most glamorous job I’d ever done, I was still much happier here than I’d been with the group of complacent girls, listening to their

was dragging a large pile of meat on the way back to the zoo.

the other end of the pathway,

flocking around Sophia like she was already the queen and they wanted to ensure her favor. They might as well have bent down and

they were standing, so I heard their nasty comments as

early in the morning and have her way with him, and now she’s here, picking

over at her. She wasn’t worth my time. Instead, I continued to move my

the wild beasts… not that they’d find much meat on her scrawny

While I didn’t want to cause trouble, I also wasn’t going to just take the verbal beating without doing anything about it. But before I

“Pardon me?”

His dark eyes deep with concern stared down at Sophia, and I couldn’t move. All could

of the girls quickly curtsied to the

standing to waste her time name calling out and poking fun at another young lady, but I do think it’s quite disappointing to see Al phas’ daughters

and the other

your business before I find some chores for you to do.” He gestured for them to leave the area, and all of the girls gathered

moment, wanting to thank him but unable to find my voice.

for? One way or an other,

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