Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder

Chapter 988

Chapter 39 : Maturity

*Sasha*

I sat alone in the dark for what felt like hours, though it was probably less than fifteen minutes. Then the light came on in the bedroom and Phoebe popped her head in, wearing lingerie probably meant for Brady's eyes only.

But then I was sitting under the covers completely naked, so I wasn't one to say anything. “Is everything okay?" I asked softly.

Phoebe shook her head and motioned for me to follow her.

My blood ran cold. Had something happened to Lucas? I rolled out of bed and pulled on Lucas's shirt, then quickly followed Phoebe.

We tiptoed down the stairs, where Lucas, in wolf form, was pacing and growling on the front landing.

Brady had a splash of blood on his chin, his fangs still elongated. He was sporting a pair of boxers, thankfully.

“They got away," Brady said as Phoebe went to stand next to him.

“But they're gone?" Phoebe asked in a small voice.

“Yes." Brady put an arm around her and kissed her temple. “They're gone."

“Who? Who's gone?" I asked. “Did they take the orb?"

“They didn't get that far," Brady said. “By the look of things, they didn't even know exactly what they were looking for."

There were popping sounds, and then Lucas was standing there, naked, once more. He grabbed an overturned throw pillow for modesty, holding it in front of him.

“It couldn't have been the priestess if they didn't know what they were looking for," I mused. “And she already told me she was quite happy with what I was doing, so there would have been no reason–"

“f**k that orb. I swear to the Goddess...." Lucas snarled. “What is this, a youth hostel? We've got people coming and going at all hours."

“We're heading to the docks in a couple of hours," Brady reminded him. “We're leaving Egoren. When we get to New Dianny, we'll be a lot safer."

Phoebe looked at the door, then looked again. “What is this…?"

A scrap of paper was caught in the hinge of the door.

Lucas walked over and snatched it. “Fuck."

I went over to him, touching his arm. “Lucas?"

With an angry huff, he showed us the paper.

'Tell the dream dancer she has something that doesn't belong to her, and we are going to get it back.'

***

*Lucas*

The wind whipped through Brady's hair, blowing the longish locks into his face and mouth. He grimaced, pulling hair out of his mouth for the hundredth time since we'd boarded the ship.

said, gesturing to my own hair, cut short at the sides and longer on top, but still not nearly

he

completely lost… or found, depending on

state room?" Brady asked as we leaned on the

grunted. “I merely SUGGESTED we toss the orb in the sea.

treating her like a two-year-old with

like a two-year-old,"

her like a two-year-old," Brady repeated. “You know you're treating her like a two-year-old. That's why you're standing here with me and not banging down the stateroom door to have

to be

whether she wants to work with it or not," Brady

know that. I don't think she's being smart," I

stop acting like her father and forbidding her to do things," Brady told

the sea. “I don't know

“I'd be the same way about Phoebe. Probably. But I also don't want to have to sleep with one eye open, and I don't want her tossing me overboard,

would never toss you overboard," I

hasn't tossed

rubbed the back of my

love her, so I'm assuming you've stopped

my mate or she's not,"

“And?" Brady prodded.

“And what?" I asked.

so glum about it? She's your mate for sure," Brady said.

at a splinter on the ship's railing. “I don't know that she loves me back. She was… well… a virgin. She

me so hard in the arm I stumbled sideways. “Goddess, you're an i***t,"

peevishly, rubbing my arm. “She hasn't said

interrupt her all the time. Yes, I've noticed. Okay,

about five seconds away from

a toothy grin. “You can try. But, seriously, you've got to get your head out of your ass, or no matter how much she likes you, no matter how much she loves you, she's not going to accept you as her mate. Sasha Wentley is too independent to put up with your s**t for

the idea made

WITH. You've been doing a lot of talking TO

her," I agreed with a grunt. I gave Brady a powerful punch in

for?!" Brady complained, rubbing his

before we got into a punching war. Fun

stateroom was still closed when I got there, and I sighed, wondering if I was going to have to sleep on the galley floor as a

how easily the lock broke in my hand. I was going to have to talk to the captain about safety, but just this once, it was

was dim as I stepped inside, the windows covered with curtains and the room lit by a single candle. My eyes adjusted quickly,

the bed…

How had she even found it? I thought I'd

Obviously not well enough.

over to the bed. Her eyes were unfocused and she was clearly “elsewhere,"

in any distress, so I simply sat beside her, looking at the glowing, pulsing, now-pink

sorry for treating you like a child, and for being an overbearing asshole. But you're scaring me to death. I love you, Sasha. I love you and I don't

and I sighed,

mate. I feel a pull to you I've never felt before, and I'm almost certain you must be my mate. But even if you're not, I will

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