Sold As The Alpha King’s Breeder Chapter 170
Chapter 170: Rosalie’s Persuasion
*Rosalie’s POV
The flowers Ethan had brought me remained on myp. Though I considered pushing them off onto the
floor, I didn’t. They were beautiful and innocent, and they deserved to be treated better.
I sighed. I bundled them into a bouquet and ced them on the table along with the ne. The
simple decoration immediately brightened the room.
I heard a discussion at the door of my tent that got my attention. Georgia’s voice boomed above those
of the guards and another female voice I thought to be Vicky’s.
“Let me in there right now, d*mn you, or I’ll cut your balls off and shove them down your throat!”
“But Miss Georgia,” one of the guards was saying, “the Rogue King has expressly forbid us from
betting anyone inside to see the White Queen.”
The next thing I heard was the sound of someone doubling over in pain as I assumed Georgia had
punched him in the stomach.
“Go tell Ethan. Now! Otherwise you’ll be the next!” she threatened the other guard.
“M-Miss Georgia…” he stammered.
“Just f*cking go tell him, and leave us the f*ck alone!” Georgia scolded.
I heard footsteps running away, and a momentter, my tent door opened, and Georgia and Vicky were
walking in
Stunned, I stood up to hug them. “What are you doing here?” | asked them. Ethan hadn’t let me see
anyone except for him since Rowan had left.
Georgia hugged me tightly. “We don’t have a lot of time before Ethan finds out that we’re here,” she
exined. She released me, and Thugged Vicky, seeing by her face that she’d been crying. Her eyes
were red and puffy, and she had streaks down her cheeks where tears had rolled through theyer of
dust that covered her face, likely from a recent battle
“What’s going on?” I asked,
The two exchanged a quick nce before Georgia said, “It’s Ethan He’s lost his damn mind!”
“Tell me something I don’t already know,” I muttered, folding my arms beneath my chest. “What did he
do this time?”
Bursting into tears, Vicky managed to choke out, “Talon! He’s. going to whip him!”
“What?” I couldn’t believe what she was telling me. Talon, of all people? The one person who was loyal
to Ethan, no matter what he did?
“Why in the world would he do that?”
Vicky was sobbing so hard now, she couldn’t speak Georgia wrapped an arm around her and pulled
her to her shoulder as she answered me.
“Talon was in charge of the prisoners from our recent battle. Ethan told him to have them all executed,
but Talon spared some because those were very young rogues….”
I nodded. “Talon did the right thing,” I said. I couldn’t imagine how ruthless Ethan had to have be.
“Well, Alpha didn’t see it that way.” Vicky choked out.
Georgia patted her back as Vicky continued to cry. I felt just awful for my friend, but I didn’t even have a
tissue to give to her
“When Ethan found out, he lost his sh*t,” Georgia said. “He had Talon locked up. In the morning, he’s
going to give Talon fortyshes as his punishment.”
“Fortyshes?” I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. My hands flew up to cover my mouth. Forty
lashes had been known to strip all of the flesh night off of one’s back. Talon would be in serious
condition from something like that especially if they became infected
Most importantly, did Ethan also expect Talon to fight? If Talon went out to battle with wounds like that,
he wouldn’t be able to fratre. effectively, and he could dle!
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“That’s right,” Georgia confirmed, “We can’t let that happen, Rosalie. If Ethan can do that to Talon, he
can do it to anyone. Beaides that… Talon doesn’t deserve to be treated that way. He’s been so loyal to
Ethan all of these years. He gave up everything to stay by his side. Now, my f*cking brother is willing to
stoop so low?”
I could tell by the way she was shaking her head, her lips pressed together, that she was trying to
control her rage.
–
I agreed with her. We couldn’t let that happen. But I didn’t know how to stop it either. “What can we do?
Do you think you can break Talon out of the tent so he can run away?”
“No,” Georgia said quickly, like that wasn’t even a possibility. “He’s too well guarded. No, the only way
we can keep this from happening is if you can talk Ethan out of it.”
“Me?” I asked, my eyes widening, “How can I talk him out of it?” I was still his prisoner, after all. Clearly,
I wasn’t good at talking Ethan out of anything.
“But you did. You’ve done it once. You’re the only one he’ll listen to,” Vicky said between sobs.
“Please Rosalie?” Georgia pleaded. “It’s the only way to save Talon.”
With no hesitation, I said, “Yes, of course, I’ll try. I just… don’t want you to get your hopesup, that’s all.”
“Thank you, Rosalie!” Vicky said, letting go of Georgia to hug me. 11 knew we could count on you!”
So much for them not getting their hopes up.
Georgia hugged me, too. “Thank you for trying.”
“Of course,” I sighed. “I only hope I can make Ethan listen to me.”
“Listen to you about what?”
Ethan’s voice boomed from the opening of the tent, making all three of us jump, even Georgia
Ethan’s expression clearly told us that he was beyond furious.
“We should go,” Vicky said quietly.
“Guards,” the Rogue King said behind the other two girls, “take them to…”
“Ethan!” | shouted out, redirecting his attention to me before he coulde up with another horrendous
punishment for my friends.
Ethan’s eyes lit up, and he walked towards me, seemingly forgetting what he was about to say
Georgia and Vicky exchanged a look and quickly fled the tent. The guards looked at us for a moment
and quietly exited the room as well.
Once they were gone, Ethan was right in front of me. “What’s going on, Rosalie?”
I took a deep breath. As angry as I was at him for everything he’d done to me and what he was
threatening to do to Talon, I knew it wouldn’t do me any good to yell at him. I had to keep myself calm
and patient.
“Please take a seat.”
Ethan was surprised, but he didn’t question me.
I took a few moments to organize my thoughts. My eyes darted to the flowers and the ne on the
table.
Then I cleared my throat and said, “Thank you for the flowers.”
He followed my gaze and saw the flowers on the table, and it seemed to me that he was pleasantly
surprised that I made them into a bouquet. I was really d that I didn’t throw them away like I
originally nned to. I added, “And the ne.”
Ethan looked at me in disbelief. The red in his crimson eyes seemed to have faded a little, and I could
see an expression simr to a smile on his face.
He cleared his throat and murmured, “You’re wee.”
1 stared at him with my mind nk for a moment.
I knew it was wrong ta feel this way, but when I saw his reaction, I couldn’t help but soften my tone.
“What happened to Talon?” | asked him, as if I didn’t already know.
His smile faded now that he realized that was the only reason why I wanted to talk to him. However, he
still answered my question. “I don’t like it when people disobey direct orders,” he grumbled and put his
hands on his hips.
I nodded. “I can’t me you for that. I don’t think any leader likes that. But it doesn’t sound like Talon to
do something like that just because he felt like it. He’s always been so loyal to you. He gave up
everything to be here, to make sure you weren’t alone.”
His expression shifted as his lips pursed slightly, and he looked away from me. He knew what I was
saying was true. “I don’t know what got into his head today, but I gave him a direct order, and he
disobeyed it.”
“Did he say why?” I asked.
“Yeah.” He looked down at the ground for a minute. “He didn’t think it was necessary. But it’s not his
ce to question whether or not my orders are ethical!” he shouted.
He was starting to get angry. I couldn’t let that happen. “No, of course, it’s not, but at the same time, it’s
not like you’ve been yourself recently. Perhaps he just wanted to make sure you’d thought this
through.”
“What do you mean I haven’t been myself?” he growled.
I sighed and waited a moment, choosing my words carefully. “This rogue business has changed you a
little, you know?”
A little… that was an understatement.
His forehead knit together, then he scoffed, “For the better, I guess.”
I didn’t argue with him, but continued with my original statement. “Ethan, you’ve be a little more…
ruthless than before. Surely, you have to see that.” I didn’t give him a chance to answer. “Talon would
do anything for you. Even now, he wouldn’t hesitate to stand there and let his back be ripped to shreds
simply because you wish it.”
Ethan retorted, “He deserves it!”
I didn’t deny him, but I went on. “If you think so. However, in this case… what would happen if he runs
into another battle tomorrow after a life-altering punishment like this?” I looked him in the eye, “Are you
ready to lose your best friend for life?”
His face softened a bit, although he still tried to persuade himself he had made the right choice. “I can’t
let the others see me as a weak leader.”
“No, they won’t,” I said. “They’ll see you as a merciful leader, one who is reasonable and can
reconsider the situation when new information is brought to light.”
He thought about that for a long moment before he finally said, “Fine. I’ll think about it.”
“Thank you,” I said, knowing that was his way of letting the whole matter go. “For Talon and for those
young lives.”
He stood up and quickly cleared the space between us.
“I’ll grant you your wish,” he whispered, “as long as…”
Ethan swallowed and I saw the lump in his throat move. I was immediately on high alert, looking at his
lustful eyes warily.
If he wanted my body in exchange, what should I do?
However, he only printed a kiss on my cheek and quickly pulled away before I got the chance to
condemn him.
“I’m d you’re up off the bed,” he said before he left the tent.
I didn’t know how to respond as I sat there for a long time, letting my heated face slowly cool down.