Forged in the Flames by Karima Sa'ad Usman

Chapter 24

Nikolas POV

The lounge we were led to was smaller and more private than the one we left. I was offered a seat, and I sat down.

“The maids have prepaid two rooms for you and your Gamma. I ensured your rooms were beside each other if you don’t mind.” Aleksander said, and I smiled and thanked him.

“Also, there are pretty Lycan entertainments for you,” He said and leaned close with a whisper. “Or do you prefer werewolves?” he asked. I frowned at him, and he relaxed, laughing. “You do have your mother’s blood running in your veins. She hated those things so much. Where is Isabelle, by the way?” He asked, and I knew it would be wrong to lie to him.

“She became feral nineteen years ago,” I confessed, and everyone gasped. I could see the horror in Poitr and Aleksander’s eyes.

“My goodness. You were a child!” the King exclaimed, and I nodded.

“Yes, I was a child, and I have been taking care of her ever since,” I said, and he was shocked.

“I learned you were hard and ruthless, but now I know why,” he said with Sorrow in his eyes.

“Fedrick was cruel not to accommodate his sister when she ran home for refuge,” he said, and I was flabbergasted. I could not believe what Aleksander had just told me.

“Sister?” I asked, and he nodded.

“You look more like Fedrick than your father,” he said with a smile.

“Your mother was his sister. When she escaped the massacre in Forest, he refused to allow her into his Kingdom.

He said she was weak and should have ruled Forest by force. He said she had no home in Snow. He sent her away with her maid. Honestly, he hated her because she accepted help from a werewolf.

A werewolf helped her escape the massacre. Because of that, Fedrick believed she was compromised and had broken the unity law. He banished her and sent Lycan hunters after her. We never heard from her again. It is amazing to see she survived long enough to bring you into the world,” he said, and I was surprised at his words because my mother did not tell me any of these things. I wondered what else did she hide from me.

was always the proud kind. I would have married her, you know, but she chose Mathias because he was rich and very powerful. He was also a

you know, your Majesty,” I said, and he looked at me a bit and nodded, then asked his children

of us. He made Forest a haven for the werewolves. It was unheard of. Lycans usually separated themselves from werewolves, but when Mitahis took over from his father, he brought them together. There was a rumour that he

law, and Fedrick hated him for it. I remained neutral and planned to go with majority votes because I loathe wars. At least Piotr is good at combat

poor, so I was at the mercy of the two Kings,” He said

in,” he said, and I nodded that it was okay. “I would like to trade with Forest. Trading with Snow is tedious, and most of his people sell loot from

I would love to open a trade line if you help me with my kingship,” I said, and he smiled. “Smart man indeed. I will get to that

I stop?” he asked, sipping his juice. “My father was

fought Fedrick on it, and even with Isabelle’s influence, Mathias refused to pass the law. He couldn’t. Gabriel Nowak was his Beta, and Giles Wojcik was his Gamma. Mighty men in

to usurp power. He was strong about it, but he couldn’t prove it. Everyone he claimed was involved

claimed Mathias’ brother, Leon, was the perpetrator, and the other men that

believe that Giles was

said were involved miraculously died like that. Either the werewolves were planning an uprising, or someone was, and

and the grief of what happened to his brother made him pass the

other werewolves in the ranks were removed and reduced to slave status,” He said, and his eyes

after what they did. He did it to put them in check because he had no Lycan might to push back, so he had to keep them in check. They had murdered his top officers with poison, so he was

the slaves in his region in exchange for some warriors. Fedrick did it, but we do not know what happened. One day we just heard that Gabriel had finally done what he wanted. He and his friends fought your father and killed him. I heard they would have murdered Isabelle, too, had a werewolf not taken pity on her and

seize control of the forest several times, and they fought him to a standstill. They might not have special abilities like us, but they are very deadly, Nikolas. You

me everything in detail, but this just made me realise

Gabriel finally kill

investigate, but for now, I want to focus on being

really appreciate it.” I said,

you are like a son to me. You might look like Fedrick, but you have Mathias’s eyes and jawline. He would be proud of you. I know it,” he said, and I could not feel sentimental about a man I did not know, but I was glad to know someone that knew him, other than my mother, and the beautiful things he said about him had warmed my heart. My mother wasn’t

with a severe expression on his face. “It is rightfully yours, but that bastard would not want you to have it because he wants to take over Forest Everything is there. Gabriel had pushed back all this while. Now that

and he

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