Sold as the Alpha King's Breeder novel Chapter 414

Chapter 72: Just Passing By

"Ready to go?" Warren asked me, poking his head into the bathroom.

I tightened the drawstrings of my hoodie, pulling it snug around my head.

"I'm ready. Don't you clean up nice?" I asked, turning to smirk at him.

Warren held his arms out and turned from side to side. "I suppose I don't look so bad."

"She doesn't stand a chance," I teased, sticking my tongue out.

It was the night of Warren's date with the fake Ciana, but I didn't want to sit around the house waiting for him to get back. I needed to see and hear what was going on first hand since I missed part of it last time.

While he spiffed up his hair and put on a nice outfit, I ruffled my hair into a mess and applied some disguise makeup.

I didn't want anyone to be able to recognize me, so I used some makeup to make my eyebrows look thicker and added a little "shadow" to my chin that would look like facial hair in the darkness.

I covered my head in a hoodie and wore baggy pants.

Hopefully, I wouldn't be seen at all, but this way, I was covered just in case.

"You better get going if you're going to find a hiding place before she shows up," Warren suggested, shaking his head at me.

I left my parents' place and went to the packhouse backyard ahead of Warren. This garden was much bigger than the one at home, which made it even easier for me to hide.

It didn't take long for Warren and fake Ciana to show up. She had her arm looped through his and they were walking together looking very friendly.

If Sophia could see them, she'd be so pissed!

I shook my head and focused on listening to what they were saying. I had to strain my ears a little because of how far away they were.

"I know I was at the castle for your brother, but I never felt like I had a connection to him. I wish it had been you I'd been sent to the castle for," fake Ciana said, her cheeks turning red in the strong lights that lit up the garden.

"I won't deny wishing that, too," Warren admitted in a friendly, gentle tone.

He was so good at being the "good guy." What else did I expect? When I'd met him when we were younger, he'd done a huge favor for me, getting that Sun Blossom. I always thought it made me special but maybe Warren was just like that with everyone.

"You're so nice to me. Why are you so nice to me?" she asked, resting her head on Warren's shoulder for a moment as they walked through the garden path.

They got to a stone bench and I ducked around the tree to get a closer look at them as they sat down together.

Warren put his arm around her and she leaned against him. Her eyes were lit up and she kept smiling. I wondered who she really was. What kind of girl would pretend to be someone else? What was her real name? Did she even know who I was?

Why did she want to hurt my pack?

"You know the answer to that. I've felt like we share something special, ever since you reminded me of our past," Warren explained soothingly.

He was being careful not to give her too much information but just enough to allow her to keep pretending to be me. That was smart. If he made it seem like he suspected she wasn't the real me, this would go bad.

"Warren, have to confess something to you."

"Should I be concerned?" He arched his brow.

She lifted her eyes to his. "I'm in love with you."

For a moment, I thought Warren was going to blow his cover. His brow creased and I could see how tense he was from where I was hiding. The next minute, he was smiling and hugging the fake Ciana closer.

"I'm so glad you showed up when you did. Being back in the pack has been... hard," she admitted in a defeated tone.

I rolled my eyes.

"I thought you wanted to come back home," Warren said.

He was testing her responses now.

"I did," fake Ciana said quickly, raising her head. "I thought it was what I needed. But there has been so much pressure on me since I came back. Not to mention Hawke."

"Hawke, you mean Beta Raymond's son?" Warren asked.

"Yes! He is always hanging around. Half the time, he seems mad at me and like he wants to hurt me. Other times, he makes me uncomfortable with his dirty language," she explained, shaking her head and sighed.

"That does sound rough," Warren admitted.

She took his hands in hers and held them to her chest. "Do you think you could help me escape from him?"

I strained my ears to keep listening but the rancid scent of alcohol and the one person I didn't want to see filled my nostrils. My stomach turned and I was distracted from my * eavesdropping.

"What're you doing ou'herr?" Hawke slurred as he came over to me.

I moved away from him but he dropped down on the ground beside me.