Protect Me Alpha King novel Chapter 61

Master Henderson put his hand on his chin and scratched it. “You are not in the position to get furious here, milady,” he said. “Remember you need me.”

Leaning closer, I could smell his stinky breath. “But you need my money more than I do, Master Henderson,” I retorted. “Tell me how much she is and we are done. It’s sickening how you treated Dawn as if she is nothing but a dog.”

He threw back his head and laughed. “She is a dog. My lap dog. I owned her. I bought her using my money. I wasted my money for her.”

My hands shook. Those words. Alpha Wade uttered them to me, reminding me I was nothing but his possession. “She is also part human. I want to buy her.”

Do you have the means to buy her, River? You’re also dirt-poor. It's funny how confident you were uttering those words.

Something falls on the shelves. A record. Dawn bent and grabbed it. That must be Zenith’s record.

“Milady, being kind will not make you a saint. However, since you remind me of my past, I will give the bitch to you. Pay anything you have. She's useless anyway," he said casually.

My hands went back to my necklace. I had no choice but to give it to Henderson. I will just use an alibi if Elijah will look for it.

"Deal. There is no turning back. Where is her slave certificate?"

"Where is your payment?" he questioned.

I unclasped the necklace given by Elijah. "This was given by Elijah, one of the Council of the alpha king. May it suffice the payment for Dawn's freedom," I said with confidence. “I can ask for the receipt of this from the jewelry store. Lady Aurora will verify he bought it for me.”

“The Council interested in you? I wonder what he saw in you. Anyways, you can have the bitch. For someone as useless as her, I am surprised you're still buying her."

I opened my palm. "Her slave certificate?"

He opened his shelf and brought out a piece of paper. He scribbled his signature, signifying that he allowed the transaction of making Dawn mine. "Here. All good."

I scanned the document. I did not understand everything stated but I was able to read Dawn’s name. And the word slave.

Narrowing my eyes, I said, "If you happen to deceive me, Master Henderson, the alpha king, and Elijah will come here and avenge me."

He chuckled while brushing his mustache using his fingertips. "Why would the alpha king do that? You are saying nonsense, woman."

Yeah. Why would Maxxwell care? All he cared about was Zenith. None other else. Not even me, his mate.

"Because…because he valued his people," I answered in the end, lying again. I was not sure if he did value his people. What I was certain of was that he valued Zenith more than anyone. More than his life.

"Black Heart treasured his people? That's ridiculous, milady.”

“It’s not.” It was absurd to even to my ears. “You do not know him personally.”

And why would you defend the alpha king now?

“That’s enough of a joke.” His eyes darted at Dawn’s location. “Bitch, give her the records—"

"Master Henderson. You seemed to forget that Dawn is already mine. I am the only one who can order her," I said, cutting off his words.

His lips pressed into a thin line. "Suit yourself, milady." He inspected the necklace and smirked before he put it in his pocket. In return, he gave me the certificate. I will just ask Dawn if I was given the right certificate or if this man was fooling me.

"Dawn. Give me Zenith's record."

She hesitated, looking at Master Henderson as if she was asking for his approval.

Softening my expression, I muttered, "It's okay. You can come here. I already bought you."

Henderson leaned on his chair. "Do it quickly. I still had an auction to do."

"Dawn, come," I ordered, making my voice soft. She looked like a rabbit, checking if I was a predator or not.

I felt bad for her.

I really do. She was once a luna, but the previous alpha king had stripped her of that.

"Hurry, bitch!" Master Henderson growled. "I don't have all the time in the world to wait for you."

Dawn jumped at his voice. With hurried steps, she closed the distance between us and extended her bony hands to me.

Smiling sweetly, I grabbed the records, opened them, and cursed. I forgot I could not still read really well.

"Read it for me," I ordered. “That bitch knows everything that is written here. Read it when you're back in the carriage. I don't have all the time in the world."

"But I still have questions," I pointed out.

"You're done questioning. You already made use of the two questions." He stood. "Let's step outside."

"But..."

Dawn looked at me and shook her head.