Sold as the Alpha King's Breeder
Chapter 144

Chapter 144 The Rogue King’ Choice**Ethan’s POV“Alpha, we saw a large pack of rogues nearby,’ Richard used the mind-link to tell me what washappening.He had returned from patrol and was still in his wolf form as he came to a stop in the middle ofcamp, breathing heavily. “They're headed in this direction.’Immediately, I snapped to attention. “How many?” I asked.He shook his head. “At least one hundred, maybe more.’"Almost the same size as us,” Talon said, his eyebrows furrowed.Rogues, they seemed to be everywhere, and there were so many different packs of them. Theycould show up at any moment, and we'd be forced to defend ourselves.The further north we went, the more cautious we had to be, and the more concerned I grew forRosalie. How would she be able to navigate amongst those ruthless monsters with a baby all byherself?The only thing that was comforting was that I could still feel the pull of my child, and I prayed to theMoon Goddess everyday to keep them safe.When we were within twenty miles of the border of the northern territory, I sent Samuel and Richardout to scout the area. I didn't want to move without making sure that we had done a thoroughcheck of where we were going.Not because I was afraid, but because I had other priorities, and I didn’t want to waste time andenergy.Samuel, who returned with Richard in his wolf form, jumped in. “But these are no ordinary rogues.They're savages. We saw them rip their preys’ bodies to shreds after killing them for no reason. Imean, rogues are rogues, but those are the worst I'd ever seen.’“Their leader is a she-wolf,’ Richard continued. “We got a good look at her. She looks... deranged,like some sort of a lunatic. She beat up one of her own wolves just because he killed that victim toosoon. Afterwards, she tore the victim's dead body open and dragged his organs and intestines out...they all came over to lap up his blood. It was... it was gross.’I could only stare at them for a moment, trying to understand what we were dealing with. Itsounded like a pack that wouldn' t fight fair or follow the usual rules of battle- even rogue rules."You said they were coming our way?”“That's right. I don’t know why, but it seems to me that she’s looking for something. That's why theyare working their wayvillage by village.”“I thought the White Queen was looking after those villages?”“Alpha,” Richard shifted back to his human form. He was a tough warrior, but from his look, I couldtell he didn't even want to talk about what he had seen. “There were no survivors in those villages.Women, children, even animals. None.”Vicky gasped and covered her mouth with her hand. Paul immediately wrapped his arm around hershoulder and pulled her close to him."Alpha, there are two more villages behind us. Shall we..." Vicky murmured.I knew what she wanted to ask. Shall we stay and fight off the rogues? Talon and Paul both lookedat me, waiting for my decision.“Talon, ask everyone to shift and get ready to fight. Be prepared for anything. Vicky, be careful.”"Vicky will stay with me!” Paul tightened his grip on Vicky. Talon patted Paul on the shoulder. Heknew Paul could protect her with his life. However, that didn’t mean he wasn't still concerned for hisyounger sister, especially against these savage wolves."Yes, Alpha. We have over a hundred and twenty now, we should be able to hold them off!” Talonreplied.Ever since Single Eye joined me, in the past few weeks, more groups came to me. Those whochallenged me, I put to their eternal death, and they were no longer my concern. The restvolunteered to regard me as their leader.They called me the Rogue King.It didn’t matter to me what they called me, especially when that made it easier for me to navigate inthe northern territories,However, soon after the order was given, I heard Single Eye protested against Talon, “What thef*ck?! Why do we need to fight with them? Just let them pass, man! Why do we need this trouble?”“Because if you don't fight them, you'll need to fight me!” I growledSingle Eye stared at me, and as I stared back, he shrinked and backed away.“Fine!” he muttered. He was obviously not happy about my decision, but he dared not argue further.Within minutes, we all got our belongings ready to go in case we needed to move out quicklybefore we stripped and shifted. Then, I got my battlelines ready, and we stepped further into theforest in the direction Samuel and Richard had said the rogues were spotted in.Within a few minutes, red glowing orbs began to appear between the trees. They were here.It didn’t appear to be the entire pack, though. Perhaps they were just feeling us out. Either that orthey had split and were going to attack from two sides.1“Watch your flank! I told everyone.The rogues came barreling through the trees, their lips pulled back in snarls as their tonguesflopped between their sharp teeth, saliva hanging from their jowls. Their fur was dirty and matted,and many of them had blood streaked across their faces or down their chests.The wild looks in their eyes told me that Richard and Samuel had been correct-these rogues werenot your typical fighting force. They were brutal and would be difficult to contain.As they came running at us, my warriors prepared for impact, getting low and slipping into battlepositions. I was in front, and a large male wolf with light gray fur was headed right for

1. me.“Let him come,” I thought to myself.We collided hard, and I was able to run my right shoulder into his chest. It knocked him backwardonto the ground, his head hitting hard. The wind was knocked from his lungs, and he was leftdazed.Hesitating would only get me into trouble. Quickly, I leaped on top of him, sinking my teeth into hisneck. He was strong, though. As blood began to fill my mouth, he used his back legs to push mebackward, trying to get me off of him.Thung on with my teeth, and when I went backward, he came with me, both of us landing on theground, me on the bottom now. I couldn't stay that way, so I rolled him over, my claws ripping intohis back.He yelped, and I knew I was beginning to get to him now. Again, I went for his neck, using my backlegs to hold his out of the way this time. He tried to fight me off, but the previous damage was toomuch for him, and I was able to slide my teeth between his shoulder and neck.The second bite was a fatal one.Spitting bloody fur from my mouth, I looked around to see who needed my help.Across the way, I saw Vicky and Paul. He was doing his best against two wolves while Vicky wastrying to help, but the rogues were so large and menacing, she was losing her stand.I took off in a sprint, running as fast as I could, dodging others as I honed in on my target. Just asthe large female wolf was about to clamp down on Vicky's shoulder, I plowed into her, knocking herseveral feet into the air. She landed on her bottom and slid along the ground, leaves and debrisflying inthe air.I went after her, pouncing on her again. This had to be the leader the scouts had spoken of. Bloodcoated her mouth and dripped down her front. The blood was so thick, it was all i could smell.Landing on top of her, I sank my claws into her front legs, but she was stronger than she looked,and she was able to use her back legs to push me off. She glared at me, and there was somethingso familiar about her eyes.I found myself distracted by her for a moment, trying to place her, but soon enough, I snappedback. I wanted to bring her down, hoping that it would end this rogue force.Rather than waiting for me to attack her again or coming after me, though. She turned and ran inthe other direction, heading into the woods. I chased after her for several feet, but then I realizedshe was luring me away, and I stopped.Thad no interest in knowing what might be out there waiting for me.MTQuickly, I turned around and ran back the few feet beyond the perimeter of the battlefield I'd gone.Looking around, I saw that many of the rogues were leaving now. They'd come to inflict as muchharm as possible and to see how many of us there were. It felt more like a scrimmage than a realbattle.I knew they'd be back, though.Talon finished off a black male wolf that he'd been fighting by ripping out his throat. That was thelast one. The others had either left the battlefield or were lying still on the ground.I counted eight dead rogues-four of my men down, three wounded.“Sh*t,” I said, noting who we'd lost. There were some good men there, my men. Not the rogues whohad joined me recently.“Where did they go?’ Talon asked me.I shook my head. I'm not sure.”“Should we go after them? Talon asked, clearly eager to finish the fight.'Yes,'l told him. “But they're cunning. Ask Samuel to track them down, but do not attack. Wait for myorder.’“Why is that?’ my Beta asked me.Taking a deep breath I told him, “l don’t know. I just had a bad feeling..."“Alphal’ Paul's voice sounded concerned, and immediately drew my attention. “I found something... Imean someone. Could you come over?”Talon and Vicky had been there already, and they both looked very worried.“Alpha,” Paul swallowed, and pointed to a dead wolf, “I knew this guy. He was one of King James'ssecret agents.”