Sold as the Alpha King's Breeder novel Chapter 675

Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder Chapter 675

Chapter 22 : Does That Seem Fair?

I stared at Soren for a long moment, frozen in place.

Scoffing, I threw my head back. Of course, last night was just a means to an end for him. He would use it to his advantage now and find out what was in the box.

I’d made the deal that he would protect me but now that we’d sealed it, he could use whatever leverage he wanted. He could tell me that if I didn’t show him what was in the box, he wouldn’t help me.

Just because I’d given him my body didn’t mean he had to respect that or honor it. With how casually he was treating last night, he clearly didn’t realize how big of a deal it was for me.

It was just his way of using me. He got his own physical satisfaction, like any man would want, and now he was going to satisfy his curiosity, and his own ambition if he wanted what was in the box.

Every time he tried to hide his intentions, I saw the truth come through.

He was no different than any other man.

Had last night been a joke?

Soren probably saw me as nothing more than one of “those women” he’d referenced who showed up at his door in the middle of the night.

And maybe I was no better…

I glared at the floor and looped my arms around my waist. I’d been the one to offer my body as payment. But I had truly wanted there to be an alliance between us, a real one.

Soren seemed to have other plans.

My jaw tensed and I kept glaring at a knot in the hardwood floor. If I had any sense at all, I’d run from Soren now and leave him with the bitter memory of the night we spent together without ever fulfilling his true desire, to look into the box!

Sighing, I relaxed my arms and opened my eyes fully. Perhaps, there was another way to salvage this situation.

Last night was full repayment for the times he’d saved my life. From now on, whatever happened between us could be purely business.

“Have you already looked in the box?” Soren asked, pulling me from my thoughts.

Thinking fast, I nodded. It was a lie, but I needed to keep the upper hand in this situation.

“I did look,” I said, offering no further detail.

Soren arched an eyebrow at me and I smiled coyly.

As it was, I was still weak from the poison. My wolf hadn’t awoken yet, and wouldn’t for a few more years. There were bounty hunters closing in from all sides. I had no choice but to work with Soren and use him to my advantage.

If I had to put myself in this position where I had to manipulate and use Soren, I might as well establish myself as the shrewdest one. Otherwise, I might lose sight of Soren’s intentions.

Since it seemed as if he planned on using me, then I would use him right back. We could use each other until one of us came out on top. One of us would eventually outsmart the other. I’d have to play this game very carefully in order to be the victor.

And if he was going to use me for his own purposes, I could put him in harm’s way without feeling guilty. That made this entire deal easier.

“Did it answer all your questions,” he pressed. He remained calm and composed. His eyes were still gentle as he regarded me.

Whether he was feeling any tenderness at all from the night before or he was trying to make me let my guard down, it didn’t matter. I wouldn’t fall into his traps.

“It did. But you don’t even know what my questions are, so seeing it won’t give you any more insight into me,” I insisted, pointing to myself.

Soren chuckled and shook his head. “Don’t be so sure.”

I faltered for a moment but I kept my expression cool and aloof.

“A bit cocky, don’t you think?” I challenged, arching an eyebrow.

Soren wasn’t stupid. He was one of the smartest, most strategic shifters I’d encountered. Taking advantage of him came with risks. I knew that.

Not just because he was smart but because he was powerful and had a whole band of rogues that followed him. I hadn’t seen his ruthless, cunning side, but I had no doubt that it existed.

If I crossed him and he found out what I was doing… Well, I had a feeling I’d rather turn myself over to Alpha Chandler than find out what Soren would do to me.

I bit my lower lip and gave Soren a sultry look.

He pursed his lips and set his book down. I could no longer read the emotion in his eyes.

“So, what’s in the box?” he asked.

Slowly, I licked my lips and ran my hands down my sides. My dress tightened slightly around my curves and the neckline pulled lower, revealing more of my breasts.

Smiling, I flipped my hair over my shoulder and laughed playfully. I was thinking on my feet, trying to distract him and come up with a lie at the same time.

“Inside that box is something so powerful that it could turn this world upside down, of course. Whoever gets their hands on it might even be able to… control the world, or destroy it,” I explained silkily.

Soren’s eyebrows shot up into his hairline.