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

again and winked at me. My jaw loosened as I realized he'd planned

even want to

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

bunk together. I'm going to head off to bed and I'm going to assume the two

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

hinting that I was ready to go to

he said forcefully, motioning for me to follow

thick, velvety curtains. It was a cramped room

sat on the edge of

there with his hands shoved in his pockets, his head turned toward the curtain door. Being inside a tent, there weren't any real doors or windows anywhere.

having me bunk

tired. You should rest," he told

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

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

expect him to be a gentleman and actually offer the bed to me. He didn't seem like the selfless type.

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 I could finally take a good night

that thought, my body relaxed, my eyes

*Theo

Ciana's breathing evened 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 have

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

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

her side again, Ciana hugged her knees to her

around. Could I

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

sleep and curled into me, whispering something

at my lips,

onto the bed. She

mattress was supporting

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

locked around me like a boa constrictor. Clearly, she'd been spending too much time with

to be a stranger, if she woke up

desperately to my shirt. Despite myself, the heavy organ between my legs stiffened and

going to be a

around me as she dreamt. My pants tightened and my desire ached for release. It should have been driving me crazy but I found

I warned myself, but no matter how