Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder

Chapter 98 : He’s in Bad Shape

“If you're here for food, why didn't you ask?" I called down to the sad group.

“You think we're stupid? It's not like you would just give it to us. We know that you're bloodthirsty leeches!" the crying boy's mother shouted.

I closed the window and looked at Soren.

“Mila…"

“They're hungry. We have the food."

“You can't go out there."

“Watch me!"

I hurried out of the room and down to the kitchens. It wasn't much, but I grabbed some loaves of bread.

Through the walls, I heard the women shouting at me.

“I knew it! I knew it!

“You selfish, greedy freak!"

“You're hoarding it all to yourself!"

When I opened the front door, they all stopped talking. I went to the kids and tore off chunks of bread, passing them out. They stopped crying immediately when they took bread from me and quickly started chewing on it.

Soon, the air was filled with the sound of munching and crunching from the hard crust of the bread.

I made sure each child got some, ignoring the adults.

“Take it slow. If you're too hungry, eating fast will make you sick," I warned.

The boy that started all the crying blushed when I patted his head.

All the adults were dead silent, staring at me as I checked on the children. Even if they wanted to hurt me, I was in no danger. They were too shocked and awed to do anything to me.

Soren came out onto the lawn. I was a little surprised he hadn't rushed out right after me.

The women closest to him trembled and cowered away from him.

“My apologies," he said, nodding his head to the crowd. “Had we known that you'd run out of food, we would have acted sooner. I have my men preparing soup now. Come inside and eat. With everyone here, we can recalculate how much food is left and daily rations to make sure it lasts as long as possible."

Soren held his arm out toward the pack house door.

Murmurs went through the crowd and I saw the way they looked at each other. They were suspicious, like we were inviting them into a trap of some kind.

None of them said anything. They stared at Soren and they stared at me. I understood their reluctance to accept our help but I hoped they would, for the sake of the kids.

The smell of the soup wafted out of the open front door and suddenly, they all perked up. Licking their lips and salivating, they headed inside.

Soren and I followed.

warriors had the tables

hadn't had anything to eat in days, something light like this was the

sat next to me. She plopped her soup down, staring at

is Ben, thank you, Miss

crying and complaining about being hungry. He sat

can just call me Mila. It is nice to

Mila?" he pushed his empty bowl

first. Having too much all at

and bowed his

a small hard candy. I pressed

something small and

mouth like he was going to pop it right in but then he

may I ask

“Yeah, okay."

to him.

run out of food so quickly? We

looked up at the woman next to

sniffed. “Because those bastards

to the looters from the other packs and

them but they destroyed as much as they could… They burned our storehouses, shredded our perishables, and dumped all our produce into the

did

From the look on his face, he'd been listening in. He took my hand and held it in his

men here as a temporary headquarters. They secured what was left and kept it safe,"

all of them! Of course, they would bully the weak. They knew we'd be afraid of them and they took

something so vicious? Was it just to be cruel? It's not like it did them any good, right?" I asked,

woman across from

destroyed the food so they

do. It was a slow way

go through the

reading my mind,

“Because they were afraid."

our mindlink was reestablished. When I tried to say something back, it didn't work. Sighing, I squeezed Soren's hand. Ever since he rescued me, the mindlink had

meant the raiders were

when under a lot of pressure and in threatening circumstances. If the raiders

be scared

villagers outnumbered the raiders. If Norwind survivors all banned together, the raiders could have lost or

looked at the woman sitting with us, a somber look in his

and risking a big fight, they dumped the food. They didn't have to fight or kill you all in the moment but they left you all in fear and unwilling

her mouth before gritting through her teeth. “Damned

so,"

My sister Lilian is there." she motioned to her sister, another one of the

turned up her nose and refused to look

a bit cranky. Sorry

“I understand," I said.

“Momma!"

slipped out of his seat and