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.

ground out through gritted teeth, his

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

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

it clear he didn't care what anyone else thought of him, but his brother was meddling with his love life now, and things could get very sticky and

and I'm going to assume the

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

that I was ready to go to

for

small room closed off by thick, velvety curtains. It was a cramped room with just one twin sized bed,

room and sat on the edge of

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

about having me bunk with you, you

rest,"

answer my question. He also refused to look at me. I laid down on the bed and

his bed. I got up and sat down on the ground. Tallis still didn't say anything, so I curled up

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

it wouldn't have mattered. For the first time in days, I actually felt as long as

body relaxed, my

*Theo

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

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 but I knew she'd have a

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

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

stepped forward, scooped her up and brought her over to that tiny, sorry excuse for

something in her sleep and curled into

smile tugged at my lips, but I

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

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

shirt. I wasn't balanced and I fell on top of

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

get away from her without waking her. Seeing as I was supposed to be a

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

This was going to be

I could feel every inch of her body pressing against me, her arms and legs clenching around me as she dreamt. My pants tightened and my desire ached for release. It should have been driving me crazy but I

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