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.

cut it shorter," I said, gesturing to my own hair, cut short at the sides and longer on top, but still not nearly long enough for

likes it," Brady grumbled, but he smiled

man was completely lost… or found, depending on how you looked at

asked as we leaned

merely SUGGESTED we toss the orb in the

confusion, and the fact you're treating her like a two-year-old with a dangerous toy… I think I'd probably need my

treating her like a two-year-old," I

her like a two-year-old. That's why you're standing here

“I just want her to be safe. That orb is

to work with it or not," Brady

know that. I don't

stop acting like her father and forbidding

at the sea. “I don't know what

about Phoebe. Probably. But I also don't want to have to

would never toss you

hasn't

the back of my neck.

anything about me saying you love her, so I'm assuming you've stopped

fight? She's either my

“And?" Brady prodded.

“And what?" I asked.

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

loves me back. She was… well…

in the arm

rubbing my arm.

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

seconds away

to get your head out of your ass, or no matter how much she likes you, no

she turned twenty-one and the idea made me sick. And panicky. “Maybe I should go

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

grunt. I gave Brady a powerful punch in the

What was that for?!" Brady complained,

before we got into a punching war. Fun as that

if I was going to have to sleep on the galley

in my hand. I was going to have to talk to the captain about safety,

and the room

on the

How had she even found it? I

Obviously not well enough.

going over to the bed. Her eyes were unfocused and she was clearly “elsewhere," using the power of the orb to see

sat beside her, looking at the glowing, pulsing, now-pink pain

you're scaring me to death. I love you, Sasha. I love you and I don't want you to get hurt. And I don't want to live

didn't answer, and I

you are my mate. I feel a pull to you I've never felt before, and I'm almost

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