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 tensing, eyes refusing

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

didn't even want to know

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

I'm going to head off to bed and I'm going to assume the two of you will

my feet and stretched, my back popping. Tallis was still standing there, looking grumpy. He might

that I was

he said forcefully, motioning for me to follow him with

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

the edge of the bed. I yawned again and rubbed

hands shoved in his pockets, his head turned toward the curtain door. Being inside a tent, there weren't

about having me bunk with you, you had

tired. You should rest," he told me

look at me. I laid down

was being too needy or presumptuous, taking his bed. I got up and sat down on the ground.

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 me

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

relaxed, my

*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 back and forth. She must have

look like a boy, 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

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

again,

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

up and brought her over to

mumbled something in her sleep and curled into me, whispering something about

at my lips, but I fought

onto the bed. She nuzzled her nose against my chest and wouldn't let

tried to pull back once I was sure the thin, springy mattress was

pulled on my shirt. I

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

no way I could get away from her without waking her. Seeing as I was supposed to be a stranger, if she woke up and found us

her fingers clung desperately to my shirt. Despite myself, the heavy organ between

to be a long, torturous

of her body pressing against me, her arms and legs clenching around me as she dreamt. My pants tightened and

how I tried, my body