Sold as the Alpha King's Breeder novel Chapter 673

Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder Chapter 673

Chapter 20 : Close Your Eyes

*Soren*

I waited for Mila to answer. She seemed at a loss for words and unable to provide me with an answer. I pursed my lips and sipped my wine.

There was no reason for me to give her a hard time. I didn’t even know why I was doing it. I’d already resigned myself to helping her. I was just curious to see how far she was willing to go with this.

Mila sighed and raised her glass to her lips. In one large gulp, she drank all her wine.

I stared at her.

She gasped and wiped her mouth with the back of her hand. Already, her cheeks turned red and her eyes glassy.

“You should help me because now, we are in the same boat,” she said.

“Are we? I don’t think our situations are similar. Those bounty hunters could give a crap about me but they are after you,” I pointed out, smirking at her.

“It’s not lost on me that you are a powerful leader. When you took care of those Norwind raiders that came to your inn, it was easy for you. They were flies in a barn, nothing life-threatening, just bothersome,” she said.

“And what does that have to do with you?” I pressed.

“They are a big deal for me,” she said, shrugging.

I chuckled. “Doesn’t that mean we are not in the same boat? It sounds to me like we are in very different positions.”

Curiosity got the better of me. I wanted to see how Mila was going to turn this around and where she was going with her train of thought. She seemed to have a direction but I wasn’t sure.

It could have been the wine talking.

The girl smirked and gave me a coy look. She teetered back and forth slightly. I could tell she wasn’t drunk, but she was definitely feeling the wine.

“But they want me alive. You… they don’t need you alive. So, I can always outrun them but if they get to be too much for me, I can find my way back to you, leading them along with me,” she said. She giggled and pointed a slender finger at me.

I stared at her finger and waited to see if she had anything else to add.

“You’ll never be able to go back to your peaceful and secluded life until I am able to have a peaceful and secluded life,” she continued.

Sniffing, I looked away from her. I hadn’t expected her to behave so childishly. Trying to tell me that she’d make my life miserable if I didn’t help her.

Groaning, I glared at her. “Are you threatening me?”

Mila met my gaze bravely and shrugged one shoulder. “Sort of. It’s not like it would be a real threat to you since you could always take them out easily.”

I almost laughed at her adorable rationalization. It must have been the wine that made her boldly admit that she was “sort of” threatening me.

I looked her over and thought about what she said. Mila was nothing like Rosalie. She was bold, courageous, and sharp. It was a challenge just to have a conversation with her.

That first night I’d met her, I shouldn’t have mistaken her for Rosalie. I might have been drunk but I could still remember thinking how forward and responsive this “Rosalie” was to my touch and her own desires. That should have been enough to convince me she wasn’t Rosalie.

And once again, I was shocked by their differences when from certain angles, they looked so much alike.

“If I agree to this, what’s in it for me?” I asked.

“Oh, I’ve got a few ideas,” Mila said. Her eyes closed halfway and she gave me a seductive, smoldering look.

Heat shot straight into my groin and I sipped my wine quickly. Was that because I was thinking about Rosalie and the first night I’d encountered Mila? I did remember that night fondly, even if she couldn’t.

“I don’t make deals without knowing the return. So, how are you going to repay me? Keep in mind, I’ve already saved your life twice.” I added.

“I repaid you for helping me through the Trial of Black Fire,” she pointed out, smiling a little clumsily.

“Ahh, that’s right. You did. So, what is a fair price for the second life saving and helping you against your foes?” I asked.

Mila didn’t know it, but I was still carrying that ring around in my pocket. I thought it might come in handy if I needed help tracking her down once coming to Miltern. So far, I hadn’t needed to resort to using it.

Sighing, Mila leaned a little closer to me. She licked her lips slowly and caught my gaze with her hooded, sultry eyes. Deliberately, she bit her lower lip and I couldn’t look away.

I was captivated by her stare and the way she knew exactly what expressions and gestures to make to keep me hooked.

My skin warmed and my pants tightened in response to her antics.

She sniffed as she leaned closer and her mouth slackened as she panted slightly.

I smirked, still staring deeply at her.

In the dim light, the shadows on her face enhanced the brightness of her eyes and the glossiness of her lips.

She rested a hand on the couch cushion and leaned in closer, her warm, sweet breath mingling with mine.

“How about, I trade my body for your help,” she suggested.

I raised my eyebrows. Again, her boldness was unexpected. I kept thinking of her like Rosalie and she would never be so forward. But Mila was, and I couldn’t deny being intrigued by it.