Page 26 of His Sold Fated Mate

My jaw dropped. “God no! Where did that even come from?”

She shrugged. “Word is that Klaus purchased you at an auction, and he paid twenty thousand dollars for you. Logically…”

I cut her off. “I’m not a sex worker. I’m not a whore. I’m not a prostitute.”

She glanced at me, and I could see something shifting in her eyes. It was disgust mixed with contempt. “I saw his bank statement. Twenty thousand went out the same day you arrived.”

Anger hit me hard. Here I was trying to be nice, and she was speaking to me with no regard for whether she was insulting me. “I was brought there without any knowledge of why I was there, Julia. And you of all people should be on my side.”

Her lips pressed together. “I’m looking out for the best interest of Klaus. This has nothing to do with you.”

I felt like I’d just been slapped. I didn’t even know what to say.

She shrugged like she hadn’t just affronted me. “Klaus is our Alpha, and I want to make sure that his image isn’t being destroyed. So, if it were true that you were…”

“I’m not,” I snarled now. “And you’re a bitch.”

Her eyes widened, and she glanced at me, a little shocked. “Excuse me?”

“You heard me. I understand that you’re being protective of Klaus, but I’ve done nothing to deserve this cold, emotionless person who is supposed to be helping me. How would you feel if you were thrown into a place you didn’t know, and someone was acting this way? I have no one, and you are being heartless.”

Her lips pulled in. “I wouldn’t have been in the position you allowed yourself to get into to begin with.”

I couldn’t help but think about all the events that led me here. Mike, whom I had thought would be the man I was going to marry. The flowers at my doorstep, and the romantic dinners. If there were signs, I hadn’t seen them. Or maybe he was just that good at covering them up.

“You must really want to fuck my husband.”

Her eyes widened. “What?”

“It’s the only logical reason you’re acting this way. You have a thing for him? I would understand, considering…”

Her face went red. “That’s ridiculous! Klaus is my boss and my Alpha. I do not have a thing for him.”

“Then why are you so damn protective? Why are you asking me these questions without even showing a little remorse about it?”

“You know what, let’s just be silent the rest of the drive.”

I looked outside the window. “Fine. Would hate to thaw out your ice heart.”

The drive was silent until we got to Troy’s pack. Julia drove me to the healing center. It was a nice building that looked like it had been built not too long ago. I opened my car door, not bothering to even glance at Julia as I got out.

I headed inside and found Elize sitting at the front desk, flipping through some books. Her eyes were focused, and I couldn’t help but smile.

“Hey, Elize.”

Her head snapped up, and she beamed. “Aubrey! I didn’t know you were going to be coming in today.”

“Well, I figured, why not. I thought I would take you up on that proposition you offered.”

“Of course! Just let me find what I’m looking for, and we can go chat with Victoria.”

I turned, looking around the space. The area was warm, and the room was flooded with light from the windows. There were beds lining the wall, but most of them were empty. It was quiet but not silent. I could hear someone laughing down the hall.

I looked back at Elize. “What are you looking for?”

“Just a spell that someone was asking about.” She ran her fingers down a page. “And there it is.”

She pulled her eyes up. “Alright, let’s go see Victoria.”