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 gritted teeth, his jaw tensing, eyes refusing to meet

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

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

with his love life now, and things could get very sticky and complicated. Maybe I

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

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

yawned, heavily hinting that I was ready to go to

on," he said forcefully, motioning for me to follow him with

thick, velvety curtains. It was a cramped room with just one

the edge of the bed. I yawned again and

with his hands shoved in his pockets, his head turned toward the curtain door.

that miserable about having me bunk with you, you had other options,"

You should rest,"

he didn't really answer my question. He also refused to look at me. I laid down on the bed and looked up at the tent ceiling,

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,

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

the first time in days, I actually felt

thought, my body relaxed, my eyes dropped instantly and I fell

*Theo

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

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

her sleep, Ciana sighed and rolled onto her back stretching her legs out on the ground. She looked peaceful but I knew she'd have a

shuddered. Turning on her side again,

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

stepped forward, scooped her up and brought her over to that tiny, sorry excuse for a bed I'd been sleeping

her sleep and curled into me, whispering something

lips, but I fought it

as I lowered her onto the bed. She nuzzled her nose

thin, springy mattress was supporting her. On second thought, that horrible mattress was probably less

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

me like a

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 freak out and

desperately to my shirt. Despite myself, the

it! This was going to be a

arms and legs clenching around me as she dreamt. My pants tightened and my desire ached for release. It should have been

no matter how