Forged in the Flames by Karima Sa'ad Usman

Chapter 57

The drive to Snow was very bumpy. Qusack had to drive fast because we needed to get there on time. The summon letter arriving late was suspicious.

I wondered what happened to the mailing service, or did the sender deliberately send it late?

King Aleksander’s letter was late too. I wondered if someone was intercepting my letters. If that was the case, I would need to find the person. It could also be a coincidence, a mistake at the post office. I just hoped we would get there on time.

“Why would Fredrick set the meeting so suddenly?” my mother asked, and I figured she knew the man more than I did, so there was no way she was expecting me to answer that question.

“There might have been a delay in the post office. Sometimes if a receiver receives a lot of letters frequently, the post office tends to pile them up and send them to save the delivery cost,” Abraham said, and Qusack disagreed.

“Not an obvious summon letter with the Joint Committee seal on it,” Qusacksaid, and Abraham was quiet.

I knew he was trying to calm the tension in the car, but the worry about what we would face in Snow intensified the pressure.

Qusack stepped on the accelerator like a madman.

We needed to be there before three in the afternoon to make it for the meeting. Failure to show up may cause undesirable effects. I was already dealing with a lot. I didn’t want to add disrespecting the joint committee to my list of issues.

“I can’t believe Fredrick took Mathias’ bastard from that bitch. I thought she died with her child. Leon told me she died with her child. I felt so sorry for Mathias when I heard the story. Little did I know that we would be married and I would be living in her shadow. It was bad enough that I was in competition with her ghost; why would Fredrick try to use her son against my son? I know he is lying,” My mother grumbled angrily.

I knew that was the reason she followed. My mother hated my father’s first love more than she hated Aliana, and the last thing she wanted was for the woman’s child to be placed above hers. I knew the right buttons to press.

All I wanted to do was abolish the Unity law in Forest, and I planned to do whatever it took to get it done. That was all that drove me now. Not revenge but reform.

We arrived in the Snow region by one thirty in the afternoon. There were people at the border, and they looked serious. I figured Fredrik put up the security because of my hunters. It was good to see he knew what it felt like to guard against intruders.

“State your reason for the visit?” A man said at the border’s gate.

He was rude and unreceptive. I guess his attitude came with the job description.

“Prince Nikolas Kowalski is here to attend the Joint Committee meeting,” Qusack said, and the man’s facial expression changed. It seemed he had heard my name before or might have been given instructions about my arrival.

“Wait a minute,” He said and went to speak to someone who seemed to be his supervisor.

The man walked to where we were and bent by the driver’s window to speak to Qusack.

“Do you have an invitation?” He asked, and I was offended because we had just introduced ourselves.

still have an hour to get to Ice Hill,” Qusack said, handing him the letter from

partaken in these meetings for almost

was worse than growing up like a wild animal, so I could live with this. I just had to

The man stepped back.

man said, and I realised what he was doing was deliberate. Why would

Qusack asked, and

had issues with Forest hunters lately, so this is our protocol now,” The man

if I may ask?” Abraham asked

he said, and it

one in their right mind would drive all the way to Snow to enter the territory through the border with the intention to attack unless it was a war

you that the prince of Forest is here. Did your King

search the vehicle. I will deal with Fredrik alone,”

He said

he doesn’t give me the respect I am due, I am

it to him or start a war here,” I warned

bluffing about the war part. Of course, I dared not attempt it now, not when I do not have an army, but he did not need

to take Forest.

rogue Prince?” the man said wide-eyed with fear. I guess my reputation precedes me.

want trouble with me and did not

was Mathia’s son. I might not have met resistance if I had come as the rogue prince. Qusack started

desolate lands and abandoned

My mother said, looking at the place that looked

there were better places, but this was just horrible. It looked like the people living in the buildings fled from war a long time

lived in run-down isolated buildings and farms on the way was heart-wrenching.

I said, feeling

Snow originally belonged to werewolves.

and each pack had an alpha with a head alpha leading them; similar to the system we met in Forest, the Lycans

was rich in Iron ore. The Lycans then used the werewolves to mine the mineral. Due to

later, there was no one to do the job. The majority of the werewolves had fled the territory leaving

leadership now had a labour problem because Lycans could not easily be

them into slavery. They will Kill off the Alphas and betas, so

Hill and Forest Kings saw how profitable it was because of the rapid development of Snow and the strength of Snow’s army due to slave labour, they decided to

demarcation between both races

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