Forged in the Flames by Karima Sa'ad Usman

Chapter 34

I returned to my room and found Aliana sitting on the bed, her eyes were swollen from tears, and she was smiling. I knew that she knew what had happened.

She rushed towards me and hugged me. I relaxed the moment she wrapped her arms around me to receive the joy she was giving willingly.

“The goddess smiled on you,” she said, and I wrapped my arms around her waist and buried my head in her neck to breathe in her fruity scent.

She let me hold her. I needed it. Something that was supposed to be a celebration was a cause of worry.

Here she was, happy that my mother was all right, but I knew my mother would never accept her, and I could not let either of them go. Aliana was my future, and my mother was a past and a part of me.

I held on tight and k*issed her neck, then travelled with my k*iss to her l*ips to drink her in. She tasted as sweet as always, and I was at complete peace in those moments.

I was calm and broke away.

“How is she?” Aliana asked me, and I nodded.

“She is fine,” I said, leading her to the couch so I could talk to her.

“Aliana,” I said, and she was attentive. I could also sense she was a bit worried, and I knew it was because of my tone.

It wasn’t playful as usual, so it was bound to make her worry. Still, I couldn’t help it. The situation did not call for a happy, playful tone.

“My mother isn’t open-minded, she does not like werewolves and halfbreeds. So, you and your friends won’t be attending to her anymore. I would not want to do anything to aggravate her,” I said, afraid that Aliana would take it wrongly.

She placed her hand over mine and looked at me.

“I wasn’t expecting she would be different. You and Beta Qusack are an exception. It is okay. I will stay away from her if that is what it takes,” she said, and I felt my heart break in those moments.

I wish my mother would make my life easy, just like Aliana. I hope my mother will respect my decisions and support me no matter what. Only time will tell.

said, and

you when you returned, but we were too busy, and I didn’t want to spoil our moment, but I believe I should tell you now. Especially now that your mother is all right and you have decided to make Forest your home,” she said, and I wondered what she

unbiased. I know you hate my kind, and my father, and you must have

and choose to be kind, it should be of your own free will, but I need you to know this part of the story. Hopefully, that would prepare you for what might

not tell me anything

here to talk about them, but I will tell you a part that might affect you in the future. Please permit me to speak freely without consequence, Alpha,” She said,

she does, there will be no consequence. Had she not figured that out? From the

away with. I had found every bit of her

I was a fool for her. As much as I wanted to tell her, I

How can you dare to be formal after everything we shared?” I asked her, and she

hanging on a thread where I was concerned.

of the battle after the death of the late

to kill her. My father was once the late King’s beta and friend,

with a woman called Olive. Rumours were that they might have been fated, but she was

was stillborn. No one saw the corpse, not even the King, because he was

did not want his lineage to end, so he disagreed with the werewolves and let the Queen leave with her trusted maids. He would have let her stay to rule because the fight was a huge misunderstanding, but he knew some people

Forest intact and make sure it remains the way it is so that when her child is of age, the child can come back and

is now yours. If it is a daughter, she might show up soon. I just want you to know that I just found out that the

will not support you because his

I learned from King Aleksander and even what Abraham, the former record keeper and now

my mother did not tell me Gabriel set her free and his promise to her. It was easy to believe because the man never

father and the werewolves in Forest, it was understandable that they would rise against him. However, I could not forgive their crimes still. There were other

all right now, I planned on confronting

she didn’t know my true identity yet. It was understandable because she

position to tell you what to do,” she replied, and I

going to spend the rest of our lives together, you should learn to suggest your opinions,” I said, composing myself and

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