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.

with me," he ground out through

realized he'd planned that whole setup. He really wanted

far. I didn't even want to know what was going

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

head off to bed and I'm going to assume the two of you will do the same," Nelson said. He gave us a

I got to my feet and stretched, my back popping. Tallis was still standing there, looking

yawned, heavily hinting that I was ready to

he said forcefully, motioning for me to follow him with

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

of the

his head turned toward the curtain door. Being

me bunk with you, you had other

rest," he told me

noticed how he didn't really answer my question. He also refused to look at me. I laid down on the

hadn't moved and I wondered if I was being too needy or presumptuous, taking his bed. I got up and sat down on the ground. Tallis still didn't say anything,

to me. He didn't seem like the selfless type. When he didn't say anything

have mattered. For the first 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 a

body relaxed, my eyes

*Theo

until Ciana's breathing evened out. Glancing at her, I saw her chest rising and falling evenly. Her eyelids rippled as underneath, her eyes shifted

I could 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 I

the ground. She looked peaceful but I knew she'd have a sore back in the

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

the inside of my cheek and glanced around. Could I really just leave her on the ground to freeze? No,

over to that tiny, sorry excuse for a bed I'd been

in her sleep and

lips,

onto the bed. She nuzzled her

I tried to pull back once I was sure the thin, springy mattress was supporting her. On second thought, that horrible mattress

a protest and her hands pulled on my shirt. I wasn't balanced and I fell on

could move, she had her arms and legs locked around me like a boa

Seeing as I was supposed to

my shirt. Despite myself, the heavy organ between my legs stiffened and pressed against her

it! This was going to be a

tightened and my desire ached for release. It should have been driving

I warned myself, but no matter how I