Forged in the Flames by Karima Sa'ad Usman

I remained seated on my chair, and the silence in my office was absolute.

Qusack did not say a word, and Abraham looked confused. I was just as confused as he was because I did not know what to do.

I looked at Qusack to give him immediate order so we could act.

Fedrick may have said one month, but he could strike anytime. I refuse to let him steal my birthright. I had never heard of this mistress or child, so I was highly suspicious of his intentions. Also, knowing how his relationship with my father was, I doubted he would have entrusted his son to the Snow King.

“Qusack, get me a pen and paper. I need to write a letter to the Hill king to carry on certain issues,” I said, and he leaned forward to ask me.

“Like what?” He said, and I knew he was only asking out of concern. I could not get mad about it. We have been friends for so long that I knew I could always trust him. “The Snow King is trying to say that I am a fraud. I was wondering if Gabriel, the traitor, could identify my mother as his former Queen. Maybe that would shut them up,” I said, and Abraham disagreed.

“Before I joined your pack, Alpha, I used to work in the legal library of scholars in Snow. I was cast out because I helped a nobleman remove a law account from the archives.

I am trying to tell you that I know how the committee works.

Gabriel’s account will not suffice. The reasons are that he is a werewolf.

According to the Unity Law, he has no right to speak. Let us say they choose to make an exception because of the circumstances; they could argue that his account is false. You are his master, and he is your slave. He could say anything you want him to say.

Let us now say they do not see it that way, and he indeed identifies your mother as Queen; they could argue that you found her in her feral state in the wild, recognised her, knew of the mutiny and decided to seize the opportunity to claim she is your mother.

Moreover, I have heard from the Halfbreeds in Snow that their parents told them the Queen was accused of having affairs. They do not know you are King Mathia’s son and your mother is Queen Isabelle. Due to the restricted access to the Queen, they haven’t seen her yet, but there are rumours that the Old King was so in love with his fated who passed away that he neglected his Queen, and she had to result to having flings. It is also in their records.

King Fedrick is malicious. He could argue that you are a bastard.” Abraham said and left me wondering because my options weren’t great.

“Where is the light in all of this, Abraham?” I asked him impatiently.

“The only way you can win against the Snow King is if your mother regains her sanity. No one would dare to tell her truth, and Fedrick would not have a choice but to accept whatever you say,” He said.

this son that Fedrick said is with him? I know he is an actual person. I heard his name in Peakland,” I asked,

a legitimate heir,” he said. That did not sit well with me because my being regarded

was a werewolf named Olive. It means this son is a halfbreed, and the unity law forbids

grew up knowing as an abomination. Bringing a half-breed into this world was

Lycans never

for halfbreeds, and that is

the ones in Forest live, but I learned they usually kill them from birth in other parts. They saw it

a half-breed, why did Fedrick,

plan to make this guy

think he would use the law of exception, it doesn’t always work, but he might use the law of exception and win because people are afraid of him. The law of exception states that without an heir, anyone related to the King by blood can ascend if they are male and of age,” He

not say a halfbreed?” I said, and he

exception, so he could use that law to do that; he has to prove that you’re a fraud. I am sure it would be

all of them are afraid of Fredrick. They would not want to get involved,” he said, giving a

to use the law of exception, he must conquer us. Because you did not inherit Forest, you conquered it and took it over; he would have to take it by force from you to give this supposed heir. We all know he would not

against your father; they could

mind would know Alpha Nikolas is a better option than someone the Snow King raised. The man has only a daughter, so he may have replicated himself in this child. We need to investigate

Fredrick would raise the child

be why the Hill King and Queen panicked when Lena told them she

stop trying to take Forest as a birthright. It doesn’t stop Fredrick from waging war against us, but the entire committee would be against him because he has favoured a halfbreed over his kind,”

do not know what he wants from me, and to think he is my mother’ s brother,” I said, and Qusack gasped, Abraham did not

knew all

wondered what else he knew that he was keeping from me. He did have a fascinating job before he was cast out. All that knowledge in his head would

the woods of the Forest. I learned he did not only reject her but also sent hunters after her. My mother lived in fear of hunters throughout. I thought they were werewolves, but now I know that the hunters were from Snow and her brother had set them on her. I do not understand why my mother would withhold such vital

put her in the situation. If the werewolves had not killed her husband and taken her home, she would not need to return to Snow. King Fedrick would have no power over her. It was normal

disagree,” Qusacksaid and looked at