Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder

Chapter 104 Can I Trust You, Soren?

**Soren‘s POV

I knew Ethan wouldn‘t kill me with Rosalie standing next to me, and I was considering taking her hostage

if needed.

It had all worked as I had planned it. Actually, much better than I had planned.

Although, I could‘ve done without the awful pain radiating throughout my body.

Just as I knew that she would never standby and let him kill me, I also knew that my half–

brother, no matter how much he hated me, would never kill me because he was just a coward.

He didn‘t have any problems ripping me to shreds though.

However, I had

not expected Rosalie to run out of the tunnel and position herself between me and Ethan. ”

She had fallen for the act I was presenting her with. Except for… looking up into her tear–

brimmed eyes right now as she sat next to me on the bed, I suddenly wasn‘t

sure whether I was acting at all.

I remembered her tear rolled down her nose and splashed against my cheek

earlier. Like the rain refreshes the thirsty ground, I felt renewed, restored. That tear was for me.

However, it bothered me.

I didn‘t want to see her cry, not over me, not over my dastardly half–brother Ethan, not over anyone.

Tonight was a good night. I just didn‘t know what brought me more joy. The pain I caused Ethan or the ca

re Rosalie showed me?

Either way, it didn‘t change my good mood.

‘Confirmed that it was Ethan. Have all of the supplies been moved out?? I connected the mindlink with

Thomas.

“Yes, they have. King Kal‘s men should have it by the end of tomorrow,‘ Thomas replied.

The moment I suspected Ethan was here on the island, I figured his target would be both me and the

military suppliers, therefore, I had arranged the supplies to be split up and sent out.

‘Let Edgar know that Ethan is not at the frontline right now. This is their best opportunity to attack

and push forward.‘

‘Got it. Aren‘t you going with King Kal?‘ Thomas asked.

‘Nope. I have something important to take care of.‘

‘Like what?‘

Why does he have to be such a busybody? I disconnected from mindlink and switched my focus back to

Rosalie.

The only thing left for me to do right now was to take care of the crying beauty.

There was

no reason for Rosalie to know that all of her trouble‘s from earlier on the island were because of me.

Of course, I had taken care of those robbers. They hurt Rosalie, and they shall never be seen again..

Nor did she need to know that I was aware that

Ethan would act exactly how he just had, that I had lured him to fight so that she could make her choice.

But all of that was in the past now. She didn‘t need to know about any of that.

“Ro,” I said, still using the name i‘d been calling her since the day we met. “You put yourself at risk to

save me.” || brushed her long hair over

her shoulder. “Why would you do such a thing? You could‘ve been killed.”

Her palm smoothed against my face, the scruffiness of my five o‘clock shadow not deterring her.

She shook her head, “I couldn‘t just stand there and watch Ethan kill you.”

“But.. he‘s the one you were running away from, isn‘t he?” I asked, as if this was a new revelation to me.

“He is the one that I was running from,” she admitted. “Never mind that right now. You‘re injured. We nee

d to concentrate on making sure that you get everything that you need.”

“It‘s okay,” I said. “I‘m better now.”

.

“No!” Rosalie protested.

“You‘re not well enough for that.” She looked to Seraphine for confirmation, who had just returned from s

eeing the doctor out.

“He should be

all right now that all of his wounds are bandaged. While there was a lot of blood, it‘s true, the wounds wer

e not that serious.” Seraphine paused to think for a moment before looking at Rosalie. “Of course, if you

hadn‘t intervened when you did, this would all be a different story. You‘re very brave.”

Rosalie took a deep breath and let out a gentle sigh. “I just did what I felt I had to do.”

“But what about the baby?” Seraphine asked. “You were risking the baby, too.”

Rosalie shook her head. “I knew Ethan wouldn‘t hurt his own child. If it was just me standing between hi

m and Soren, unfortunately, I don‘t think he would‘ve had a problem at

all plowing right through me on his way to murder his half–

brother. But with his child in the mix… that‘s why he decided to stand down.”

With those words, Rosalie began to cry again, and I couldn‘t help but sit up then and

comfort her. It hurt, but I managed to push up off of the bed and wrap my arms around her.

She froze, and I could tell she wasn‘t as comfortable with me as she used to be.

I pulled her to my shoulder and stroked her hair. “It‘s all right, Ro,” I told her. “I know he hurt

you again, but you‘re okay now. You‘re safe. You‘re with your friends.”

Holding her there for a moment, I wasn‘t sure whether I fully understood her. How could she take the lea

p to sacrifice herself in order to save me?

Did I mean more to her than I thought?

Regardless of what she thought of me right now, I didn‘t want to let her go.

I wanted to keep my arms around her, not in the same manner as my dream the other night, but I just wa

nted to hold her, to comfort her.

The gestures I‘d shown her, the gifts I‘d given her, the time I‘d spent with her.. all

of that had been a ruse. I‘d been i intending to use her as a pawn, luring my half–

brother out or otherwise using his woman and her child to hurt him.

But”, breathing in her floral scent, feeling her silky skin against my cheek, smoothing her satiny hair, I rea

lized…

I wanted to comfort her simply because I didn‘t want her to feel sad.

My grip around her strengthened.

A pretty woman like her shouldn‘t be hurt by my b*stard brother. How dare he use her the way that he ha

d? How dare he use her as a tool to gain a child and then plan to dispose of her?

All of a sudden, I was furious. Ethan truly was a monster, and I wished I would‘ve had my guards cut him

down

where he stood.

Lused the mindlink to send out a stronger directive. ‘Find Ethan. Look everywhere. He doesn‘t leave this i

hide from us. He must pay for what he‘s done to Rosalie.‘

‘Yes, sir,‘ the responses came back.

I was angry for all of the pain my half–

brother had caused me over the years, too, of course. But this was new. This was fresh, and hearing her c

The only

thing that brought me pleasure was knowing that wherever Ethan was at the moment, he had to be misera

I was pleased that Ethan was suffering, and I wanted him to live so he could suffer more.

“You both

should get some rest,” Seraphine suggested. “It’s been a long night. It won‘t be good for Mr. Soren‘s injuri

stay up longer.”

“Rosalie,” she whispered, lifting her head from my shoulder. “You heard Ethan use my real name. You ma

Seraphine smiled at her and reached over to pat her. “You‘ll always be Ro to us, dear.” The midwife helpe

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Using my thumbs I wiped away her tears and looked into her eyes. I knew at that moment that I wanted to

But I didn‘t tell her.

I didn‘t want to overwhelm her. She‘d been through enough emotional turmoil for one night. I needed to be

that she no longer trusted Ethan.

What I needed to know next was, did Rosalie have feelings for me?

Seraphine could help me determine whether or not she did. And if she didn‘t. I would make her.

Because I wasn‘t planning on letting Ethan have a third chance.

“Ro,” I whispered, cupping her hand and tipping her chin up to look at me. The moonlight

illuminated her face through the window, and I could see the sadness reflected in her eyes.

“I want you to know, no matter what happens, you will always have a place with me. Always.”

She stared at me for a moment, and the urge to lean in and press my lips to hers was overwhelming.

But I didn‘t do it. Restraint was so important. I couldn‘t cause her further damage by rushing the situation.

“Thank you, Soren,” she sighed,

“What‘s wrong?” I asked her.

She looked me in the eye. “Can I trust you, Soren?”