Sold as the Alpha King's Breeder

Chapter 126 : If This Was the Last Night Pt. 2

Thomas stormed into the house, his nostrils flaring.

“You f*****g son of a... Do you know how worried I was!? Five months! Five months without a single word to me! You f*****g bastard! You couldn't send a message?"

He scoffed and threw his hands in the air. I was worried that he would tackle Soren down the next moment. He only got a couple steps closer to Soren, fists clenched, but he didn't swing. As he was just about to start ranting again, he finally noticed me.

"Oh, Mila, you're here! I apologize. Please forgive my language.”

“Thomas, we..." I was about to explain the situation, but Thomas didn't let me.

“Mila, let me finish. Soren was a total jackass for not reaching out to me! Had I not happened to come through Marno and heard people mention Dr. Heather Way... I never would have figured out where you two were."

Soren folded his arms and let Thomas vent. He didn't look offended or upset at all, instead, there was a slight amusement on Soren's face.

Thomas pointed to Soren. “It's not funny at all, okay? Jackass!"

Soren chuckled. “It's rare to see you this...upset.”

Thomas roared, “I was so f*****g worried about you and you're just standing there and looking at me like that?!"

“Thomas, I'm sorry!" I interrupted, not wanting to let Thomas’ fury escalate. “Soren had been unconscious for most of the past five months. If you need to blame someone, blame me." "Unconscious, what happened?” Thomas dropped his arm and frowned. His anger faded almost instantly.

I could feel my stomach complaining again. Regardless of how Thomas felt, I had to eat something. The food was calling my name, so I gestured to the kitchen.

"Why don't we sit down and I'll explain. Soren, want to get another plate for our guest?” I turned to Thomas and winked. “Soren cooked tonight."

“Mila, I made that just for you," Soren said, but he still walked over to get a new plate. “Besides, Thomas is too angry to eat right now.”

I arched an eyebrow at Soren, whose lips were still upcurled. It was obvious that he was happy to see Thomas, regardless of Thomas" attitude tonight.

Thomas scoffed and stared at Soren. “What makes you think that? I'm starving! Thank you for offering, Mila, you are a true hostess, unlike that guy over there!"

*Soren*

Thomas sighed and looked at Mila. “I'm sorry about Helen.”

Mila tightened her lips before she took a bite, chewing slowly so she didn't have to answer.

"Are you guys going to tell Payne where you are?" Thomas looked between both of us.

Mila didn't answer right away, so I kept my silence. Ultimately, Pomeni was her pack.

"You know, he totally lost it when he heard about the fire at the palace. He was ready to take on the king himself and declare war. Eros and Ashley had to knock him out to calm him down.”

Thomas chuckled and shook his head.

I watched as Mila pushed some food around on her plate, deep in thought. Thomas had no such problems. He devoured his dinner ravenously.

“I think, for the time being, we should keep our location a secret,” she said. “As long as Payne is upset and challenging the king, then the king will truly believe that Soren and I are dead.”

“That's what you want?" Thomas asked through a mouthful of food. He looked up at me, then glanced at Mila.

“This is safer,” Mila said, touching her large, round stomach. “At least for now."

I couldn't fight the small smile that tugged at my lips as I looked at my swollen belly full of life. Our child.

“No matter how upset Payne was, as long as Pomeni doesn't openly betray the king, the king made a blood oath not to harm them. Payne wouldn't risk the entire pack’s lives to seek an answer for me, especially when there's no evidence that the king tried to take my life,” she continued, “And the king would just have to deal with Payne's bad attitude. Knowing the king, he would rather do that than breaking the blood oath and having it backfire on him. It is better to keep things this way for now." I studied my mate. She had changed so much. When I first met her, she was wary and suspicious. She didn't trust anyone and only looked out for herself. She'd been angry and easily irritated. Like a little wolf pup, testing her strength, snarling at those who approached her.

But now, she was confident and composed. Not only that, she cared about others and she would do everything to protect them. Whether she was close to them or far away.

Thomas's sigh broke me from my thoughts. “Alright. If that's the way you two want it."

“Thank you, Thomas, for keeping this secret for me.” Mila stood up and started collecting our empty plates.

“Mila, you don't need to work tonight,” I said, holding my plate away.

She shook her head and insisted, “I'll clean up. Why don't you and Thomas move to the patio? Get some fresh air. It is a nice night. You've probably got a lot to catch up on. There's some beer in the fridge if the two of you want it."

She wrestled my plate from me and headed into the kitchen.

“Yeah, I'll take a beer,” Thomas agreed.

I grabbed two beers and then followed Thomas outside onto the patio. The garden was full of fragrant night-blooming flowers.

“I had to make some arrangements for our men. The inn in the desert wasn't safe anymore. They had nowhere else to go," Thomas started.

I handed him a beer and we sat on the patio chairs.

“That's why we've always had a backup plan. I trusted you to carry it out.” I sipped my beer and looked out at the starry sky.

"Well, obviously. I moved everyone who was willing to Alvar.”

I raised an eyebrow. “Everyone who was willing? Who chose to stay in the desert?”

“Lee and Scarlett, who else?" Thomas chuckled and sipped his beer.

“Scarlett forgave Lee?" I glanced at Thomas. “Did Lee find their son, is that why?"

“Bingo! Lee finally made good on his promise to bring their son home. And you'll never believe it, but it is someone we met. Someone who... shares his father's talents.”

"Oh... you've got to be kidding me..." I rolled my eyes. “Eros?”

“That's it! I knew you wouldn't disappoint me, Soren.” Thomas smirked at me. “Lee and Scarlett wanted to be somewhat closer to Pomeni so they could get to know Eros. They aren't ready to tell him yet."

"So, they are out of danger?" I confirmed.

“Yes. And Eros is too busy to worry about family right now. He wants to mend his relationship with Ashley and that's what he is focused on.”

"He's got his work cut out for him if that's his goal. Why didn't you bring this up at dinner?”

I glanced inside where Mila was still washing dishes.

“This is Scarlett and Lee's business. I'll tell you because you know their past. But..."

I shook my head. “Going forward, there is no need for secrets between me and Mila.”

Thomas chuckled. “What about your secrets? All the truth about where you're from and who you are and... the past.”

Sighing, I bowed my head. “I'll explain it to her, over time."

“Soren, you're missing the point. What do you plan to do from here? Are you going back? Mila has the Moonstone or Moonlit Crystal, whatever the hell it is called... Why haven't you asked her for it?" "Without the portal, the Moonstone alone isn't going to get us back to the Realm of Light. What's the point in asking her for it?"

Thomas frowned slightly, a serious expression crossing his face. “One of the reasons I have been trying so hard to find you is..."

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“I found a portal back to the Realm of Light."

My hand froze, beer bottle halfway to my lips. “For real? Where?"

“Close to Miltern,” Thomas reported.

I sipped my beer and nodded. “Well, we don't have additional moonstones, so there's not much I can do about it."

"Okay, I know you're not that dense. Are you just playing dumb?” Thomas asked. “Mila has the Moonstone. As far as I know, she doesn't have any use for it. I'm sure if you ask, she will give it to you!"

I shrugged and sipped my beer again.

“Soren, you've been looking for this thing for over ten years! We both know that portals don't last forever and that they are unstable,” Thomas reminded me.

Looking up at the starry sky, I just sipped my beer and nodded absently.

“If you miss it this time around, who knows when and where we'll be able to find it again? You may not be able to get back for the rest of your life!"

I arched an eyebrow at him. “I get it Thomas... Can you give me a moment to think?"

*Mila*

While cleaning up in the kitchen, I wasn't trying to eavesdrop but I couldn't help it. The night was quiet and Thomas and Soren's voices filtered in through the open windows.

When I heard them mention Miltern, my ears perked up. I couldn't help it. Miltern was Helen's home and it had personal significance to me.

I kept washing the dishes but I started to listen to their conversation. They were talking about something important...

“Mila has the Moonstone... If you ask, she will give it to you...Soren, you've been looking for this thing for over ten years...If you miss it this time around...you may not be able to get back for the rest of your life..."

My hands slipped on the soapy dishes.

How could I have forgotten? The woman Soren loved was still back in his hometown, wherever that was. The Realm of Light. I still didn't know what that meant.

I knew that his home world was far away. Too far from the world I was living in. With the chance to go back, would he take it?

His words from right before he almost died echoed in my head.

'I need to be honest before I go...I'm sorry...but you're not my type...I've been lying to you... because one day... if I survive this... I will have to go back to my realm... I need to go back to her..."

I'd been so focused on helping him recover that I had intentionally “forgotten” about what he told me. Sighing, I started stacking the dishes in the drying rack.

There was no doubt in my mind that Soren loved me. Just like there was no doubt in how I felt about him.

But on the other side of the world, in another dimension, there was another woman he also loved. Perhaps someone he loved equally as he loved me..

I rubbed my large belly. If I pretended I never heard their conversation, I was sure Soren would never ask me for the Moonlit Crystal. He wouldn't want to hurt my feelings.

But if he never got the chance to go home... would he regret it for the rest of his life? Would he resent me for tying him here? Would he miss his home so much he could never truly have a happy life here with me?

I didn't want him to have any regrets and I didn't want him to resent me. Not after he'd nearly died for me!

Since I'd met him, Soren had done too much for me already. He'd always given and I'd always taken. I couldn't be the selfish one this time.

Drying my hands off, I went to the master bedroom.

Soren and Thomas might be up all night talking, especially now that Soren was almost completely healed.

I took a long, warm shower and put on a nice, silk night dress. I unpinned my golden hair and shook my head, letting my blonde locks fall in curls around my neck and shoulders. It had reverted completely to my natural color.

Looking at my own reflection in the mirror, I couldn't believe how much I had changed in the past year. Not just my hair color, I'd filled out some and gotten stronger. Most importantly, my eyes were no longer filled with fear and resentment.

Smiling at myself, I hugged my belly and turned from side to side.

I wasn't scared or broken now. I wasn't fighting and scrapping just to survive.

And for all of the things Soren had done for me... I was forever grateful to him for who he'd helped me to become, and of course, for the child growing inside of me.

I pushed the window open to let the fresh night air in. There were several candles around the bedroom and I lit them, turning down the overhead lights.

I looked out at the garden and the starry sky.

If this was the last night we spent together because he decided to go home, I was going to make it a perfect night.

Click.

The door behind me opened and I whipped around.

Soren arched an eyebrow, his eyes traveling up and down my body and the night dress. As he closed the distance between us, I could sense his breathing got heavier.

His arm looped around my waist to pull me close to his chest, and his slender and powerful finger lifted my chin up. With a sultry smirk, he planted a kiss on my lips.

“You look gorgeous,” he whispered.

As simple as that, I melted in his arms.