Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder by Alice Knightsky
Chapter 135 Ethan Escaped
Kai called for help, but it was too late. I took my chance, shifted, and launched myself off of my back legs. I went flying over the desk, hitting him full force with all of my weight and knocking him backward against the wall of the tent.
“Arrgh!” Kai shouted. “Guards!!”
I couldn’t speak to him since I was in my wolf form, so I’d have to show him I meant business in another way. With my paws on his chest, I bent down to bite his neck.
Kai brought his right arm up to block me. Even in his human form, he was a strong man. He was, after all, a king. He came from powerful bloodlines.
This wouldn’t be as easy as I’d hoped.
Rather than biting into his neck, I sunk my teeth into his arm, gnawing at the flesh. Kai screamed as blood shot out, dripping all over his face and splattering the floor. I ground my teeth against the bone of his forearm, pulling until I felt a snap.
With his upper arm in my mouth, I turned my head and spit it out. Now, it would be easier for me to get to his neck.
“Ethan, you f’cking bastard!” he shouted.
I hoped those would be the last words he said.
Leaning forward again, I aimed for his neck, but then, I felt a sharp pain in my side and smelled another fresh spray of blood.
But this time, it was my own crimson life force that was flowing all over the ground. Looking down, I could see that he had a knife in his hand.
“King Kai!” I heard shouts outside and then three wolves entered the tent.
I realized that my best opportunity was gone. As he pulled the knife back to stab me again, I knew that I had no choice but to abandon my mission. If I stayed any longer, I’d be captured, and then I’d be of no use to anyone.
I growled at him and swiped my claws across his face, leaving a band of red marks. His body hit the ground, but at the same time, sharp pain radiated from my body and my legs. I was being attacked by three wolves.
Kai seemed to have lost his consciousness. Maybe due to the loss of blood.
I would recover from my injury, but he couldn’t grow another arm…. He wouldn’t forget what I’d done.
I fought off the three wolves, sprinting out of the tent, and ran between the forces Kai had called for, moving much quicker than any of them could. They didn’t even have a chance to change direction before I made my way between them untouched.
They trailed me as I headed back to the tunnel I’d used to sneak in. However, with my wound, I lost some of my speed and I couldn’t get rid of them.
D*mn it! With only this distance in between me and the enemy guards, they would discover the tunnel I came from if I choose the same route back. I couldn’t do that- that tunnel connected back into the capital, and I couldn’t let them find it!
So I ran in a different direction and hoped that I could last long enough to get to the meeting spot with Talon. The problem was that I was in the middle of Kai’s base. More enemies gathered from all directions, and a few of them managed to slow me down even more.
B*sdards!
If I couldn’t break through to meet with Talon, I’d seriously consider going back to Kai’s tent and do some more damage to that mother f’cker before his guys tore me apart.
“Oooowhooo-”
Familiar howls echoed from nearby.
I wished I could chuckle. Well, it seemed like I wouldn’t need to go back to Kai to delivery my suicidal attacks now.
‘Ethan, seriously, did you f*uc*king lose your mind?!’ Talon roared in the mindlink.
‘Second time in a day, Talon,’ I was injured, but I was in a much better mood compared to earlier in the day. Enemies’ blood was always the most effective solution to a bad day. ‘You’ve broken your own record.’
Talon ignored my joke. He only asked, ‘Where shall I meet you?’
‘Twelve o’clock of the capital. We are heading north,’ I told him.
Soon, Talon and my men were able to clear through the wolf batch ahead of me.
Talon, Vicky, Richard, along with the soldiers I’d brought with me were all here. Their meager belongings in bags strapped to their backs, I knew they were here to prove their loyalty to me.
Once I got back with my men, the enemies hesitated to chase after us. No one would like to fight against the Drogomor’s warriors. Especially with their leader severely injured, they dare not come after me.
All I could think to say was, ‘Thank you,’ before I motioned for them to follow me. No one made any sound, but I knew they would follow me until the end of my days.
‘Alpha, is your wound okay?’ This time, it was Vicky who broke the silence.
‘Yes, and it’s all worth it. I bit off Kai’s arm.’ I knew Talon was not happy with my reckless deed. Hopefully, this news would cheer him up. He didn’t say anything, but I knew he heard it.
As expected, he sighed, ‘Hopefully, that would give Commander Adler enough time to send reinforcement to the capital.’
‘Who cares about them!’ Vicky retorted. I knew “them” meant James and the other Alphas who voted for handing me out.
‘Vicky,’ Talon stopped her, ‘it doesn’t help.’
I cleared my throat and managed to draw their attention back to me. ‘Guys, we’ll split up into small groups to blend in when we are close to the capital. They will be looking for me. We’ll meet at the shortcut to go back north. You guys go with Richard.’
Soon, we scattered our group to mingle with the civilians outside of the capital, falling in between some wolves that were clearly from the village. I could tell by their size and the desperate looks in their eyes.
Chaos flooded my eyes as soldiers, citizens, and wolves of all sorts ran amok everywhere I looked.
I ran with them for several hundred yards before I saw a military detail over to my left. They appeared to be looking for someone—probably me.
It was time to shift tactics. I left my pack of citizen wolves and found some humans. I couldn’t blend in with them, but they were carrying large pieces of luggage and running frantically, so I was able to get behind them and make it to the woods.
Another military detail was coming through, but this one seemed to be trying to direct the citizens. They were in their human forms, and the leader said, “Calm down, everyone! Come this way!” and gestured for them all to follow him.
Taking the opportunity to duck behind a bush, I waited for them to leave, then I sprinted the last hundred yards toward the shortcut leading us to the north.
Once we regrouped, we took off. When I’d used a similar path to access the capital only a few hours or so ago, I never would’ve thought I’d be leaving again so quickly, but I tried not to think about that just now. So much had happened in such a short amount of time, but it wasn’t the time for me to get overwhelmed.
***
It had been a couple of days since we’d left the capital. Our paws flew through the darkening woods, and I had sorted through everything that had happened on the way.
By now, I’d be stupid if I still couldn’t figure out who was the turncoat in the capital.
Based on Talon’s report, Damian had disappeared before I arrived. That b’sdard had worked with Soren to put on this show.
Not surprising. I was quite sure that even Romero must have figured out that his Beta wasn’t loyal to him or his daughter.
Damian didn’t care about his Alpha- maybe he wanted to become an Alpha of the islands himself.
I had no interest in knowing his ambitions, but I’d make sure he paid for this eventually, unfortunately, not right now though.
Right now, I needed to focus on getting to the north.
James and Kai would both be looking for me. If they couldn’t figure out where I’d gone, would they start with Rosalie and my child? The possibility sent shivers down my spine. I needed to be with my family.
Vaguely, my mind went back to the words of the Seer, but I really didn’t give a f*ck what fate would have to say to me. My life was already f*cked up, and it wouldn’t get any worse. So, I’d do whatever I felt like at the moment.
Once I was further north, I’d try to find Georgia to warn her. She would have to make her own choice on which side to pick, among me, Soren, and James.
If my half sister was with me, it would be easier to find Rosalie and my child.
The thought of Rosalie made my heart ache.
I was so close to her just a few days ago but I let that opportunity slip. Now I was banished, how could I ever ask her to be with me again?
No, I couldn’t.
I knew I needed to go north because she was there with my child, however I could never bring myself to ask her to live the rest of her life with a rogue.
I couldn’t allow her to do that.
Once I was there, once I got close enough to her… I would just meet my child and leave. I’d be close by to protect her without her knowing it, and that would be enough for me.
Was this the punishment that the Moon Goddess gave me for my failure to treat Rosalie properly? Did what I do earlier in my life lead to my ridiculous fate right now?
I found no answers. All I knew was that I wanted to be close to her, whether she wanted me or not, because that would bring me hope and joy, and that was the only thing I needed right now.
‘Alpha, we are close to the northern tier. I can tell we’re not alone.’ Talon commented via mindlink.
‘Rogues,’ Richard pitched in.
I licked my lips, and I could feel a thirst for blood. ‘Let them come!’ I snarled.
We broke through the forest and came up a slight slope into a relatively open area. The moonlight was bright, and we could see clearly. I was in the lead and paused to survey the area. I didn’t see any wolves—but I could smell them.
‘They’re here,’ Richard said.
From what I could tell, there weren’t many, perhaps a half dozen. I let out a long howl.
A giant black wolf came out from between the trees, his sharp teeth gleaming in the moonlight. I snarled at him, and he crouched down, as if he thought he could take all of us on at once. One by one, the other five revealed themselves. None of them were quite as bigas him, but they were good-sized.
‘Fools,’ I muttered to myself.
‘They would slow us down,’ Talon said using the mindlink.
‘They won’t,’ I told him. I could rip them all apart. I could still feel the warmth of Kai’s blood all over my chin. The large black wolf came running at me, and the others attacked as well. It was over before it began. I grabbed him out of the air, sinking my teeth into his neck. I swung him around and tossed him against a tree. Hearing the crack of bones as he hit the tree, I watched as he slid to the ground, whimpering.
Leaving him there to die was an option, but I wanted to taste his blood in my mouth. I ran over and sank my teeth into his neck, ripping the tendons and muscle as I bit through the veins. The whimpering stopped, and the forest went silent as I spit out a wad of dirty fur and bloody meat.
Looking around, I saw that the other five were down as well, and only one of my warriors was even bleeding. It was a minor scratch over his eye. He’d be fine.
‘Let’s go,’ I said, and we began to run again.
If that was all fate had to throw at me, then I’d laugh and tell it to f*ck itself.