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.

he ground out through gritted teeth, his jaw tensing,

at Nelson who smirked again and winked at me. My jaw loosened as I realized he'd planned that whole setup. He really wanted

didn't even want

what anyone else thought of him, but his brother was meddling with his love life now, and

I'm going to head off to bed and I'm going to assume

feet and stretched, my back popping. Tallis was still standing there, looking grumpy. He might not have been tired,

hinting that I was ready

forcefully, motioning for me to follow him with

room closed off by thick, velvety curtains. It was a

of the bed.

looked at Tallis, he was standing there with his hands shoved in his pockets, his head turned toward the curtain door. Being inside a tent, there weren't any

bunk with you,

You should rest," he told me

refused to look at me. I laid down on the bed

or presumptuous, taking his bed. I got up and sat down on the ground. Tallis still didn't

the bed to me. He didn't seem like the selfless type. When he didn't say anything at all, it was hard to

the first time in days, I actually felt as long as he was here, there wasn't anything I needed to

my eyes dropped

*Theo

chest rising and falling evenly. Her eyelids rippled as underneath, her eyes shifted back and forth. She must have

see her real beauty underneath. I wished she'd wash that crap off. Right now, I was Tallis, I wasn't Theo. I couldn't ask her why she was disguised as a boy or anything else that would make her think

and rolled onto her back stretching her legs out on the ground. She looked peaceful

her side again, Ciana hugged her knees to her

inside of my cheek and glanced around. Could I really just leave her

her over to that tiny, sorry

and curled into me, whispering something

at my lips, but I fought it

shirt as I lowered her onto the bed. She

was sure the thin, springy mattress was supporting her. On second thought, that horrible

and her hands pulled on my shirt. I wasn't balanced and I fell on top of

her arms and legs locked around me like a

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

her fingers clung desperately to my shirt. Despite myself, the heavy

it! This was going to be a long,

me, her arms and legs clenching around me as she dreamt. My pants tightened and my desire

but no matter how I tried,