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.

that girl just seemed to be a magnet

“No, not that either.”

let out a breath that I’d just realized I’d

back away and looked at me a bit surprised. “Alpha, are you okay? You seemed

She fainted that 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

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

was surprised. “So… she figured out that I meant to have her literally

than I’d

quickly. She fed them. Every single one of them, and when I went

widened in

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

along with all of the animals quite well. Since she completed the

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

“Alpha…?”

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

she’s here to be part of your father’s attempt at finding you

heard what

“Yes, Alpha. I will make it

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* Ciana*

of his treats. We were warming up to one another, and I thought the last few days I’d spent bringing him his tasty meals might be enough

I’d win him over, though. The other ani mals and I were already good friends. I’d grown up acclimat ing myself to wild beasts, so this menagerie was perfect for me. Even

after they’d had their slabs

They probably would’ve assumed that the uncaged animals would eat them alive, but it was a dream job for

going to live in the palace for the next three years, I’d much rather spend my time with these wild creatures than the one that occupied the wing where I’d witnessed a slaugh

multiple trips hauling it out to the courtyard where the animals lived. That was the only complaint I had about this task-the buckets were heavy, the smell of flesh always made my stomach turn, and there was also the waste

than I’d been with the group of

pile of meat on the way back to the zoo. My stomach turned even more at

end of the

girls, who were from smaller packs, flocking around Sophia like she was already the queen and they wanted to ensure her favor.

were standing, so

to seduce the prince, sneak into his room early in the morning and have her way with him, and now

worth my time. Instead, I continued

“someone so desperate de serves to be eaten by the wild

straight and turned to face her. 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 was able to say anything, a cor dial voice rang

“Pardon me?”

caught my breath. The morning sun radiated off of his dark hair. His dark eyes deep with concern stared down at Sophia, and I couldn’t move.

and all of the girls

name calling out and poking fun at another young lady, but I do think

and

go on about your business before I find some chores for you to do.” He gestured for them to leave the

moment, wanting to thank him but unable to find my voice. He moved closer and stopped right in front of me, his smile kind and

looking for? One way or an other, I

very sorry for the trouble,” he said in an apologetic tone, even though there was nothing he should