Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder

Chapter 514

Chapter 16 : All I Could Feel Was Him

♦Lena*

I wanted nothing more than to crawl into my sleeping bag and close my eyes. I was exhausted. I truly hadn’t slept much at all over the past week. This was not at all how I'd envisioned my time spent on my field study.

I was meant to be researching the plant samples and soil, determining the best course of action for the area to not only improve their harvests but also gather information on the area's flora as a whole to add to my report that I was required to turn in to Morhan.

Instead. I found myself sitting on the edge of the bed I shared with Xander, unwinding iris bandages.

"It looks so much better," I whispered, in awe of the abrupt change taking place on his skin. I’d expected the wound to be large based on the damage it had done to his body, but it was small, just a few teeth marks where the swelling had gone down.

"I'll get the sample we need." he said, closing his eyes as he laid back against his pillow with his hands behind his head, "while you're back on campus."

It wasn't a question. I knew pushing the subject would be fruitless.

"I need to put new bandages on you-"

"I'm fine for a minute. I've been wearing them all day."

I placed my hands in my lap. pursing my lips. Bethany had brought me a medical kit. but it didn't have the herbs and tinctures Hemy's medkit possessed. It was obvious to me that Henry's medkit was for him. and him alone.

"Well." I sighed, rising from the bed. "I'm going to read for a bit. I brought my textbooks on the medical uses of plants local to tills area-"

"Lena, we're both exhausted. Please, just sleep."

"We need to know-"

"You're not going to find what you're looking for in those books." His eyes were closed as he spoke, on the edge of sleep himself “The bed's warm. Lay down, okay?"

"Not until you have fresh bandages." I protested.

He sighed deeply, then shrugged, which was invitation enough for me to get on with it. I grabbed the medical kit off the kitchenette counter and brought it back into the bedroom. I rifled through the contents, finding antibiotic ointment and several rolls of fresh bandages.

"I'm going to go wash my hands." I said, looking down at the supplies to make sure I had everything I needed. Xander could easily do this himself, but I knew he wasn't going to. He'd let the wound get infected again before he made a big deal out of it.

I did all the little things I needed to do in order to get ready for bed. brushed my teeth, then washed my hands thoroughly. By the time I'd changed into pajamas and my hands were so clean they were raw. I found Xander sitting up in bed. looking toward the window

"Did you see something?" I asked as I came back into the room.

He shook his head, turning in my direction, his face void of expression. "Let's get this over with." he mumbled, his shoulders falling a bit as I stood hi front of him, positioning myself between his knees as I bent to my task.

"This is going to scar. I think you should've gotten stitches, honestly."

"No. thanks.' he said with a brief smile, then shook his head as if thinking of some long-forgotten memory. “I've never needed them."

"Me neither." I murmured as I rolled the bandage over his chest and back to hold the piece of ointment-soaked gauze over the wound m place.

“Why does talking about the royal family make you so uncomfortable?" he asked, abruptly changing the subject.

I blinked, then met his eye. "What do you mean?"

"Over dinner, when everyone was talking about the Princes of Poldesse."

"It's just gossip." I replied, feeling a slight tightening hi my stomach. I tucked the loose end of the bandage in place over his chest.

all anyone wants

"Not you. though."

"No. not me."

"Do you know them?"

asked as I put the supplies back hi the

“The princes?"

closed the medkit. chewing on the hiside of my cheek.

was watching me closely, tilting his head to the side as I straightened up to my frill height and

little defensive when

speculate on what really happened and gossip about it." I couldn't hide the bite in my voice. My cheeks reddened as I scooped up the medical supplies, turning

"Why would you care?"

my face neutral as I walked to the opposite wall and turned out the light. Now. he couldn't see the emotions playing over my face as I climbed into the bed and into my sleeping

was lying flat on my back, staring at the ceiling when Xander turned

the princess is rumored

that? No one has seen

“Weird, right?"

thought it was rude to gossip about them." I huffed,

gossip. Just...

speculate about? Maybe she just doesn't like being out in public

that what it's

wanted to go to sleep. Xander." I closed my eyes and began to turn away from him when I heard

said,

as I turned away from him, rustling my sleeping bag loudly

“Fine," he replied.

stare blankly at the wall. It was raining again, the sound of it reverberating through

on me. yet again. I knew Xander was still awake. He was facing my back, the two of us only inches away from each

heard his sleeping bag rustle, and then the bed creaked as he moved closer to me.

I was willing to admit that. His warmth was penetrating my sleeping bag. wanning me from within. His aim came around me. pulling me closer,

to annoy me."

comfortable. There's no room on here with the two

wasn't wrong,

and fall, then he cleared his

about Jen. I

"It's fine-"

"Not to me."

"We're not together. Xander."

together to me."

a rush of desire

had changed that for me. But I couldn't shake the feeling that it wasn't meant to be. Every tune we were alone together, like we were now, we were pulled apart

I wanted

and threatening to spill over my lashes. I was inches away from falling over the edge into

a ripple of gooseflesh up my

now or never once before. I had to make a

my face, his

I was a goner.

sleeping bags. Xander was on top of me. kissing me deeply as

to happen. What would it be this tune? Would the roof cave in? Would a flash flood wash the farm

my lips, lowering himself on top

push the doubt out of my mind

he said before kissing my jaw. nudging my head to

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