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

I realized he'd planned that whole setup. He really wanted me to spend the night in a room with

going too far. I didn't even want to know

was meddling with his love life now, and things could get very sticky and complicated. Maybe I was better off staying at the pack and putting

I'm going to assume the two of you will

popping. Tallis was still standing there, looking grumpy. He might not have been tired, but

I was ready to

motioning for

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

and sat on the edge of the bed. I yawned again and rubbed my weary

his head turned toward the curtain door. Being inside a tent, there weren't any real doors

bunk with

should rest," he told me

me.

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

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 hard to tell what he was thinking or what he wanted

could have been lying on a bed or razor sharp rocks and it wouldn't 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

my body relaxed, my eyes dropped

*Theo

her chest rising and falling evenly. Her eyelids rippled as underneath,

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

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

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

I really just leave her on the ground to freeze?

her up and brought her over to that tiny,

her sleep and curled

smile tugged at my lips, but I fought it

my shirt as I lowered her onto the bed. She nuzzled her

back once I was sure the thin, springy mattress was supporting her. On second thought,

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

could move, she had her arms and legs locked around me like a boa constrictor. Clearly, she'd been spending too much time

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 I'd have a lot

fingers clung desperately to my shirt. Despite myself, the

it! 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

I warned myself, but no matter how I tried, my body wouldn't move an