Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder

Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder Chapter 795

Chapter 6 : I Need That Map “I asked you,”

he growled, taking a heavy step toward me, “a question.”

“Your laundry,” I replied casually, waving my hand toward the basket on the couch.

“You never mentioned you were a historian-”

“This room is off limits,” he said, cutting me off.

Well, this wouldn’t do.

I wasn’t even close to finished looking through his treasure trove. He stopped short of me, crossing his arms over his chest.I did the same, mimicking his stance, even though my heart was thundering.

“If you didn’t want anyone in here, you should have locked the door,” I said tartly.

His steely expression didn’t change, but I saw the flash behind his eyes and the way the corner of his mouth twitched with some unsaid, cutting remark.

‘Try me; I thought.

‘I’ve dealt with worse than you.He said nothing further, but I held his gaze.

“I have no idea where anything is in this house, let alone your room,” I continued.

“It’s a maze.Whoever built it should be ashamed of themselves.”

“You have quite a mouth on you for someone allowed to stay in my house by the graciousness-”

“Like I have a choice? You brought me here against my will.”

I was suddenly seething, every moment of pain, fear, and fury bursting to the surface as I stared up at Jared.

“By the graciousness of your heart? Oh, please-”

“Would you have rather been a breeder? Or left behind to be tossed into a brothel?”

I bit down on the inside of my lip.

Okay, he was right about that.

However— “What right do you have to go snooping around in my private quarters? Do you not realize how fragile-”

“Of course I do,”

I snapped, shifting my weight as I extended a finger to point at one of the glass cases.

“I’ve never seen the Dias of Orian before.But, that’s a model, I’m sure.Likely cast in granite.Oh, and-”

I stepped past him, my shoulder brushing against his arm.

“This author’s theories have been debunked repeatedly.But him-”

I pointed to a large, dust-covered book on a shelf above my head, the title barely visible because of wear and age.

“His theories about the movement of the packs through the northwestern hemisphere of Findali are legend, still to this day.No one has been able to prove him wrong.But you only have volume one in your collection.Volume two covers…”

I trailed off, meeting his gaze.His mouth was slightly ajar, his eyes narrowed into slits as I let my arms drop to my sides.He was shocked, that was Clear, and I’d stupidly given too much of myself away.I didn’t know what to do, so I curtsied and started for the door.

“Wait a f*****g minute,” he rasped, and I halted.

“Who are you?”

“Eliza-”

“I know your name,” he said with obvious annoyance.

fingers together, turning to

step toward me, his head

you?

I were a

you, now would I?” He arched his brows at me, and I realized he

to read,” I

“And you have books.”

play dumb.It doesn’t

seamstress.”He pursed his lips.I waited

library. I keep it stocked for the servants to use as

and opened it, my hand gripping

he said, his tone of voice

here again,

my chest tightening around the words as I looked at him over

admit I was looking forward to his answer.He opened his

out of my study, Eliza,” he said firmly, but

blood heated, and

nothing about

a lock of

just know he’s

the worktable, the air already thick with steam from the washing tubs as the water began to heat for today’s

through a gaping hole in the sleeve of one of the shirts I was

does their clothing get so

who was sitting across from me at the work table, said nothing in

currently hiding from her responsibilities in the kitchen, was happy to

“Fighting,” she said, matter-of-factly.

crew who are not on duty as a guard must practice in the ring for at least three hours a

rip their clothing to shreds?” I laughed, slipping a

warmed my heart tremendously. I grinned back, flushing with pride. I’d take

settling

fight with their fists most of all I believe, then daggers and swords and

daggers?”

her eyes

“Why not as wolves?”

than other wolves to worry about in these parts, you know.Sometimes wolves are at

mean by…much more than other

of my neck prickled to attention as a rush of adrenaline coursed

gave me a look

“and then their hounds.But I’ve heard of elves and fairies

mouth was hanging open in shock before

you say you

with a laugh, giving

straightened up, waiting for my

from…up north,” I replied, unsure of how to answer

take me days to explain my connections and pack,

most if not all of the female servants employed by Jared kept their mouths tightly shut when it came to

accept my incredibly vague answer, much to my relief, and they moved on with

pulled the needle and thread through the shirt, my

in the shape of a duck.I got bored of it within a few hours and gave up, chasing my brother down to the rocky beach outside the village in Winter Forest instead.I should have

seam of the sleeve and the thread

library stocked,” Giselle said

brings new books back from his trips… romance, fantasy,

like

and Giselle and Scarlett both gasped, looking

“What do you mean?”

Giselle pressed.

do you

stuttered,

of the Architects Digest that was sitting on my desk back in New Dianny, untouched and still in the paper wrapping it had been sent in before

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