Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder

Chapter 657

Chapter 4: Rich and Powerful, and Dangerous

Ashley and Lee cared for the girl for a few days but it didn't seem like her condition was changing. Lee mentioned it could be dangerous to move her while she was still unconscious, so I left her in my room and I moved to a room down the hall.

So far, she hadn't woken up and Payne hadn't reported back with any information about her.

We all gathered together for dinner in the bar most nights. Unlike the night the girl arrived, we weren't always partying and drinking. I sometimes thought of it as a community meal because these shifters were as close to a community or a pack as I had.

I sat at the head of the table.

“Has anyone heard from Payne?" I asked as I finished off a glass of wine.

My men hurried to swallow whatever they were devouring to offer answers.

“Last I heard, he was heading east."

“He hasn't checked in for a few days."

“He didn't have anything new."

I nodded and they all went back to their voracious eating. Unlike most of them, I'd been raised in a family that had strict table manner requirements and I had been hating it. It was refreshing to be around those who didn't care what they looked like while eating, and just simply appreciate the enjoyment food would bring.

Three days and no one had heard anything new from Payne.

I poured myself another glass of wine and swirled it slowly around in the glass.

Usually, when Payne set out to find information on someone, he got answers very quickly. Of course, he usually had more to go on than a first name, which we discovered when going through her things.

Mila.

Sighing, I finished the wine and headed upstairs.

Someone so uniquely beautiful had to be known. She was the kind of girl that turned heads when she walked into a room and drew stares from across the street when she passed by. Someone had to have seen her and know something about her.

I walked past the door to my room. It was closed so the girl could rest undisturbed. One door down was where I would stay temporarily.

When I pulled my shirt off to change for bed, my elbow knocked a vase on a table. I grabbed it and set it upright.

“Ugh…"

This room was a lot smaller than mine. I wondered how much longer I'd have to stay here.

Sighing, I threw on a cotton shirt and a pair of sweats for bed. As irritating as it was to be put out of my own room, at least I was being inconvenienced to save a young woman's life.

Not that I was some sort of a selfless saint, but the fact that someone had poisoned her and drugged her just didn't sit well with me. On top of that, intentionally or not, I took her first time. Just for that reason alone, I owe her to at least nurture her back to a somewhat healthy state.

I closed my eyes, but snapped them open again. f**k, I couldn't get the image of her out of my head—especially when she had her back to me, how much she looked like Rosalie.

Knock. Knock.

“Soren, are you in there?" Lee called through the door.

I unlocked the door and stepped back to allow Lee inside. He immediately closed the door behind him. Whatever he had to say was private.





















































“I'm not disturbing you, am I?"

I shook my head firmly. “You have news of her condition, I assume?"

“Yes. And it is rather… strange. The poison in her system is actually breaking down and dissolving."

I arched an eyebrow. “Isn't that what the medicines are for?"

“Not exactly. This is a very strong poison and what I gave her were not exactly antidotes. The medicines may hold it at bay and help her body to gain strength, but it wasn't supposed to break down the poison," he explained.

Lee seemed unusually perturbed by her reaction to the meds. I knew as much about healing as I did this strange girl.

“She seems to have some kind of natural immunity to the poison, which is probably why it didn't kill her immediately. But… that is incredibly rare," Lee said with a bewildered shrug.

“You think the poison was meant to kill her?"

“Soren, this isn't a garden variety poison. The ingredients themselves aren't easy to come by. Only someone with incredible power or wealth could get their hands on it and you know what that means," he said, shrugging again.

“This poison is rich and powerful, and dangerous," I muttered.

Lee nodded in confirmation. “But it is like the girl has some protective force within her, keeping her safe from harm. At least, safe from the poison. Anyone else who took that high of a dose would be dead… except…"

“Except?" I pressed when Lee trailed off, his eyes distant.

“I only know of one other that might have survived…"

A girl that young with the ability to survive a lethal poison. I didn't know whether to be impressed or concerned. She had special abilities and that wasn't always a good thing. Now, I wondered if someone had tried to poison her to kill her or if they were testing her abilities.

“Soren, I can't urge you enough, but you should send her on her way the moment she is able. Don't give her your name, and don't exchange pleasantries. Just get rid of her," Lee said firmly.

Lee clasped his hands behind his back and rocked back on his heels. He looked nervous. I could tell he was holding back things he knew about the girl. He wouldn't caution me twice on the same matter if there wasn't more going on with the girl.

I knew I could trust Lee. He'd never let me down or led me astray and he knew how to be discreet. He knew when to share information and when not to ask questions. As a healer, he ended up learning people's medical histories, which were often accompanied by their secrets.

He was the only one allowed to ask questions about others' past here but I trusted him to keep the answers to himself. More than anyone, he strictly followed the rules.

Lee wasn't a busy body, nor was he a wordy man. It was unlike him to repeat himself and be so… forceful. That girl must have had big secrets to shake the healer up. I couldn't ignore his warnings.

After everything we'd accomplished, the last thing I needed was to invite trouble into this territory. I no longer had the luxury to be curious about that Mila woman. I had to treat her like a threat.

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