Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder

Chapter 75: A Long Torturous Night

"Well, the contortionist is safe but we have another problem,” Nelson said, coming back into his office.

I stopped glaring at Tallis and turned my attention back to Nelson. He stood beside his desk, tapping his finger on a stack of papers.

"What's wrong?" Tallis demanded gruffly.

"There's been a landslide, not too far from here. Only about a mile away," he said somberly.

“A landslide? Is anyone hurt?” I asked, perking up.

"It happened late at night when no one was around. It does cover the road we were going to take to our next location, but no one was injured," Nelson assured with a nod.

I sighed and relaxed into the chair. The landslide must have been on my pack territory. They weren't common, but I remembered one from my childhood that hurt a lot of people.

I was relieved to learn that it hadn't caused a lot of casualties this time.

"The road isn't a well traveled road, but It will be a while before they clear it, so we will be stuck here until it is cleared," he explained, "Anyway, we aren't planning to leave until the ceremony ends. So hopefully by then, the roads are cleared."

Tallis nodded in understanding. I couldn't tell whether he was upset about the news or not. For some reason, I was a bit happy.

"Now, because space is tight, your little friend is going to have to bunk with you, Tallis," Nelson said, winking at me again and swiftly changing the subject.

"What? No. That is unacceptable," Tallis argued, shaking his head. His brow creased deeply.

"You know how it is. The two of us are the only ones with actual rooms. The rest of the performers share a tent out on the lawn," Nelson said, arching an eyebrow at Tallis.

He grumbled and shook his head. Clearly he didn't like that idea either.

"If that doesn't appeal to you either, he can always stay with me," Nelson suggested, smirking at his brother.

Tallis snorted and glared at the floor..

It was a bit odd to have Nelson refer to me as 'he.' I needed to get used to it now that I was in disguise. Normally, when I was in disguise, I tried to avoid interacting with anyone. It had been to prevent people from recognizing me, not for me to role play long-term.

"Those are all our options," Nelson shrugged.

will stay with me," he ground out through gritted teeth, his jaw tensing,

at me. My jaw loosened as I realized he'd planned that whole setup. He really

I didn't even want to know what was going through Nelson's

care what anyone else thought of him, but his brother was meddling with his love life now, and things could get very

two of you will bunk together. I'm going to head off to bed and I'm going to assume the two of

and stretched, my back popping. Tallis was still standing there, looking

hinting that I was

forcefully, motioning for me to follow him with

headed across the big event tent to where there was another small room closed off by thick, velvety curtains. It was a cramped room with just one twin sized bed, which hardly fit in the small

sat on the edge of the bed. I yawned again

at Tallis, he was standing there with his hands shoved in his pockets, his head turned toward the curtain door. Being

bunk with you, you had other options," I

You should rest," he told me

my question. He also refused to look at me. I laid down

too needy or presumptuous, taking his bed. I got up and sat down on the ground. Tallis still didn't say anything, so I curled up and closed

much to expect him to be a gentleman and actually offer the bed to me. He didn't seem like the selfless type. When he didn't say anything at all, it was

time in days, I actually felt as long as he was here, there wasn't anything I needed to worry about, and that I could finally take

my body relaxed, my eyes dropped instantly and I

*Theo

Glancing at her, I saw her chest rising and falling evenly. Her eyelids rippled as underneath, her eyes shifted back and forth. She

could see her real beauty underneath. I wished she'd wash that crap off. Right now, I was Tallis, I wasn't Theo.

rolled onto her back stretching her legs out on the ground. She looked peaceful but I knew she'd have a sore back in the morning from sleeping on

through the tent and she shuddered. Turning on her side again, Ciana hugged her knees to her chest and shivered in

my cheek and glanced around. Could I really just leave

brought her over to that tiny, sorry excuse for

mumbled something in her sleep and curled into me, whispering something about

smile tugged at my lips, but I

fingers tightened around my shirt as I lowered her onto the bed. She nuzzled her nose

once I was sure the thin, springy mattress was supporting her. On second thought, that horrible mattress was probably less comfortable than

shirt. I wasn't

her arms and legs locked around me like a boa constrictor. Clearly,

her without waking her. Seeing as I was supposed to be a stranger, if she woke up and found us like this, she might freak out and

of her body pressed against me and her fingers clung desperately to my

This was going to

tightened and my desire ached for release. It should have been driving me crazy but I found I was addicted to being close to her,

but no matter how I tried, my