Sold As The Alpha King’s Breeder Chapter 370
Chapter 28: This Is a Trap
*Theo*
As I followed Ciana and her former governess, or
so I’d learned, back to the Alpha’s mansion, I couldn’t believe the story she’d made up
about me. How dare she?!
The girl was obviously having way too much fun. It all seemed so amusing
to her, and I just wanted to shake some sense back into her–
to take her in my arms, stare into her eyes, breathe in her scent–and tell her it wasn’t funny at all.
But I knew it wasn’t the right time to do so, so I forced myself
to filter the nonsense pouring out of those two women and focused on the key piece of information-
revolution?
Would it have anything to do with that Luther guy? What was their ultimate goal?
Regardless of the situation, something wasn’t right here, and
I needed to know exactly what was going on, not only for Ciana and her pack, but also for the overall s
ecurity of the country.
After turning the corner, we arrived at our destination. The
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Alpha’s house was clean, fairly sizable, and well kept. The moment we entered it, I could tell the owner
s put their heart into their home.
Unlike the royal pce, which was filled with meaningless luxuries, the design and decoration of
this ce was quite simple. Yet, the mood was such that the moment anyone walked in, they would fee
l wee and rxed, like a long- time traveler who had finally reached their home.
Needless to say, Ciana’s parents had good taste. Maybe one day, I would be able to meet them.
I followed Ciana through the
door and noticed that, unlike most Alphas‘ residences, there weren’t other servants. The ce was qui
et–quiet and nice.
“Miss, you must be very tired,” Susan said to Ciana while looking at me. Did she want anything
from me?
I ignored her and walked straight
through the door, as I heard her mumble to Ciana, “Miss, he doesn’t act like a servant at all… I can ask
my nephew toe here to help, if you’re okay with it.”
“Oh, no, no need, Susan! Um… Thorn is actually verypetent.”
“I don’t see it. Miss, you need someone who is smart and
understands what his master wants to serve you.”
I clenched my fists. Ciana better get
this done quickly. My patience was limited. Obviously, Ciana could tell I wasn’t happy. She looked at me
with a bright smile.
Good. And she’d better say something nice.
“Thorn, would you fix Susan and me a nice ss of lemonade?”
I frowned. She really wanted to treat me as a servant? Was I
too nice to her?
But then she gave me a pleading look, and she mouthed, “Please.”
I stared at her for a second, and for the reason I didn’t understand, I nodded. Maybe I knew she was
trying to put some distance between me and that
Susan woman, so that I wouldn’t hear more of her ridiculous
comments, or maybe I just couldn’t seem to be able to turn her down….
As I was making the drinks, I saw Ciana offer Susan a chair and then struggle out of her jacket, hangin
g it on the back of her seat as she pulled out the heavy chair and sat down.
Susan made a noise that drew my attention to her. “Really, Ciana, what kind
of a servant is he that he doesn’t help with
your jacket or pull out your chair for you?”
“He was busy making our
drinks,” she said, a bit more defensively than I would’ve expected for her to be when it came to defendi
ng good ol‘ thick–headed Thorn.
“Still,” Susan said, shaking her head. I supposed she thought I didn’t understand her–
since I’d been kicked in the head by a mule and all. “What is it that made you choose him as your serva
nt? He’s so… daft and inept.”
I had never in my life had someone talk about me like that
right in my face. So I picked up the lemon scooper–
thingy and ced it down into the table with a tter that startled
them both.
“See!” Susan spoke again, trying to prove her point. “I told you he’s-”
“Susan!” Ciana prevented her from saying anything more. Then she lowered her voice. Maybe she thou
ght I really couldn’t hear her when she whispered, “Well, he is… hot.”
What?
Susan giggled and covered her mouth. “You’ve got that right, dear. Man, oh, man. He’s got such a
tight bottom, and those abs-”
Ciana cleared her throat. “Anyway… what else is going on around here?”
Hot? Was that how she felt about me?
I couldn’t help an up–curl on my lips. Good to know….
Susan started talking about this Raymond fellow, who clearly needed to be investigated by my people a
nd dealt with–easy enough–and Ciana sipped her lemonade. The face she made wasn’t missed by me.
“Oh, my!” Susan also took a drink of hers and sputtered, sending the yellow, sticky liquid all over the wh
ite tablecloth and nearly hitting Ciana in the face. “This is dreadful. It tastes like… piss.”
Now Ciana almost spat out her drink.
I grunted and was about to say something but Ciana got out of her chair, standing between us.
“Thorn, it’s all right, honey,” she said, patting me on the shoulder while she
gave me a look that was meant to
remind me not to blow our cover. “Susan didn’t mean it.”
I cemented my lips together in an effort to keep mynguage to myself.
Ciana turned back to Susan. “I think it might be
time that Thornys down for a nap. He gets agitated when he’s tired. Perhaps you could go?”
“Are you sure that’s a good idea, dear?” Susan asked. “You don’t know him that well. He might be dang
erous.”
Cianaughed. “Susan, you know what I’m capable of.”
“True, true,” she said, alsoughing. She pulled her plump bottom up out of the chair. “All right. We’ll tal
k soon.” She didn’t approach Ciana to hug her, probably because she knew I’d strike her down like a be
ar swinging at a beehive looking for honey.
The moment she was out of the room and we
were left alone, I turned on Ciana. “Kicked by a mule, huh?”
“I’m sorry,” she said, trying to bite back augh. “I just thought it would be more
believable that way, and if you did
identally say you were the prince, I could me it on your head injury.”
“Don’t be mad… please?”
I didn’t know what this girl did to me, but when she
was not intentionally provoking me, it was hard for me to stay angry
at her.
I sighed. “It doesn’t matter now,” I said curtly. “We need to go.”
Her forehead crinkled, and her eyes narrowed at me. “Go?
Go where?”
“Back to the pce of course.” I started to walk to the door, but she wasn’t budging.
“What? No!” Ciana shouted. “I just got here, to see if my
pack was in trouble, and it turns out it is. So you want me to leave? No way!”
“Ciana, I will take care of
the situation here.” I folded my arms and red at her, thinking it would just be easier to pick her up an
d carry her out of there. But that would cause rm, so I didn’t want to do it that way.
“You’ll take care of it?” she repeated. “And how exactly are you going to do that?‘
“I haven’t quite worked out all of the details,” I told her, but
it wasn’t her concern. “I’m responsible for the safety of the country. Even in your pd, I’m still
in charge here, over your father. I said I will handle it, and I will–unless you want.
me to leave it to your father.”
“So you don’t really have a n!”
I frowned. We were running out of time. I tried to be as patient as I could. “But I will. I came all the
way here with you. You confirmed the situation, and now it’s time to go.”
“You’re the one
who insisted oning with me. I didn’t even want you here. This is my pack! I can’t just leave
when I know it’s in trouble!”
Letting out a loud sigh, I tried telling her the truth of the situation. “Listen-”
“I don’t want to.”
“Ciana, think it through! You have just done exactly what those people wanted you to.”
“Those people?”
“Those who are trying to overthrow
your parents. Can’t you see? That Raymond will know you’re back very
soon, and if what Susan said was true, I doubt you’re wee here.”
“I’m not wee by my own pack?” she asked, her hands on her hips now. “Please, just go ahead to m
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stories!”
“You waltzed right back into your home where they can get you.” Leaning even closer to her, I said, “This
She took a few moments. I was sure that as smart as she was, she understood the
situation. “Now, let’s go,” I urged
her.
However, she didn’t follow me. “Your Highness, I have an obligation to my pack
members. My parents are gone, and that leaves me as their only hope. I can’t just leave.”
I looked her
in the eye. “You no longer had an obligation to this pack from the day you were summoned to the pce
Now, your one and only obligation is to me. And as your prince, I am ordering you to return to the
castle with me.
Now.”
She stared at me long and hard, a fire burning
behind her eyes before she shook her head. “You are so unbelievably
selfish.”
“What?” I’d never dragged a woman forcefully before, and I wasn’t nning to start now, but
damn if she wasn’t making it hard.
“All you can think about is your stupid berry! I wish I could just slit my wrist and pour all of my
blood out for you right now.”
It was true that her blood and the berry were important to me, but was that the only reason I wanted her
I didn’t know. What I did know was that my patience was running out.
I took a few deep breaths so that I could reason with her.
“Let me make it clear, Ciana ck. A, you stole from me, and yes, because of
that, you have an obligation to keep yourself safe–
to keep your blood safe. B, you put yourself in jeopardy. I am trying to help you, even though I don’t hav
still tasked with the royal duty
and you were not supposed to leave the pce. After everything I’ve done for you, I’d hope you would s
some appreciation and make the right choice. I’m done arguing with you. We’re leaving.”
“No!” She was up
in my face again. “You mean, after everything you’ve done TO me? You want to y the victim here bec
a stupid berry of yours? If I hadn’t been half–starved, maybe I wouldn’t have eaten it!”
Our noses
were so close together now, we were breathing the same air, and even though I was frustrated with her,
other thoughts came to
mind.
I pushed them away. This was stupid. She had been nothing but a pain in my ass since the moment
I’d met her, but why was I not able to control my thoughts around her, and
why did I keep breaking my own rules for her?
“No,” she said, her tone quiet now as she took a step back. “I’m not going. You volunteered to help me,
and while I appreciate the offer, I’ll stay here and find out what’s going on with Raymond on my own.”
“Ciana, if you stay, I will not be able to protect you. If you get yourself
into trouble, I won’t be here to bail you out.”
Every word came out
of my mouth with a hint of pleading. How she would interpret them, I wasn’t sure, but by the
expression on her face, she thought I was threatening her.
“It’s
okay, Prince Theo,” she said. “Strong people can aplish great things all alone. You of all people sho
I took one more look into her eyes before I turned and walked away.
“Do whatever you want!” I said as I mmed the door.