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.

the tables set and were dishing

days, something light like this was the best option. They needed to take it slow, give their bodies time to digest and absorb the nutrients they

down and sat next to me. She plopped her soup down, staring at me like I'd pounce on her and eat her if she took her eyes off me for a

name is Ben, thank you, Miss Mila." a boy asked,

him. He was the one that first started crying and complaining about being hungry. He sat close to the woman and I was pretty sure she was his

me Mila. It

more soup, Mila?" he pushed his

to let that food settle first. Having too much all at once isn't good for you when you're as

and

a small hard candy. I pressed

about something small and

candy to his face. He opened his mouth like he was going

may I ask you a

“Yeah, okay."

him. She was still closed off and watching me

did you all run out of food so quickly? We

the

“Because those bastards dumped

“bastards" I knew she was referring to the looters from the other packs and even some of the Norwind warriors that

as they could… They burned our storehouses, shredded our perishables, and dumped all our produce into the muddy river. They came into

brow. “How did the pack house food

on his face, he'd been listening in. He took my

as a temporary headquarters. They secured what was left and kept it

bully the weak. They knew we'd be

be cruel? It's not like it did them any

flicked to the woman across from me. He

so they could destroy

thing to do. It was a slow way to

go through the trouble

was reading my

“Because they were afraid."

tried to say something back, it didn't work.

were afraid of the Nowind

nodded. “People's potential is unlimited, especially when under a lot of pressure and in threatening circumstances. If the raiders threatened

be

villagers outnumbered the raiders. If Norwind survivors all banned together, the raiders could have lost or been overpowered. It was too big of a

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 to fight

woman nodded stiffly and popped a spoonful of soup into her mouth before gritting through her teeth. “Damned raiders. They'll pay for this.

hope so," Soren

our lives," she said, her lips twitching. “I'm Angelica. My sister Lilian is there." she motioned to her sister, another one

her. She turned up

a bit cranky. Sorry

“I understand," I said.

“Momma!"

of his seat and Lilian