Forged in the Flames by Karima Sa'ad Usman

Chapter 67

“Alpha, are you alright?” I heard Qusack’s voice, which snapped me out of my deep thoughts. I was staring at the Photo of Aliana’s mother, who was currently in Snow as Fredrick’s slave.

“Do you know this woman?” I asked, handing Qusack the Photo? He looked at it and shook his head.

I wanted to know if I was the only one she served. It seemed I was the only one.

Seeing Aliana’s father’s condition, I did not want to raise any alarms. I might not get anything from him if I told him what I saw. He might end up in the clinic.

I figured Fredrick must have forcefully claimed her, and that was the severance Gabriel felt that made him believe she was dead. Only a Lycan of his breed could achieve stealing a mate of a lesser breed.

It was easier for Gabriel to believe his mate was dead than to think she had been claimed forcefully by an Alpha Lycan. It wouldn’t have crossed his mind since Lycans believed

Werewolves were beneath them, but Gwendolyn was a beauty like her daughter.

It should have crossed his mind.

I couldn’t control myself when I set eyes on Aliana, and it had nothing to do with our bond.

She might not look like her mother, but she was in a league of her own and did not have to make any effort to look the part.

I tried to compose myself while connecting the dots in my head.

If I was the only one she served, Fredrick wanted me to know he had Aliana’s mother.

Unfortunately, I did not know her, and he figured it out when he came to see me in the room.

All the talk was just to know how much I knew.

Apparently, I was clueless, hence his satisfaction.

The woman had referred to me as royalty and told me she was from Forest, but how could I connect the dots?

Gwendolyn was also the only person that knew of my legitimacy.

I began to suspect that Fredrick had grabbed the woman and kept her alive on purpose.

He grabbed her around the time of my conquest.

He must have known I planned to take Forest and did not want me to get my crown. How else can I prove my legitimacy when everyone in Forest, when I was conceived, had died in battle? My mother’s midwife was the witness and the only person that could vouch for me under compulsion. He knew what he was doing.

about to discover

Qusack linked me, and I adjusted myself. There was no point raising

its spot,

did not need to

Qusack if he knew her. Clearly, he shouldn’t, but I

period I was taking over settlements in Forest. I

have nothing to do with her death. I was just wondering because her face looks familiar. Also, Aliana looks nothing

never killed women and children in

challenged me,” I added so he would know it wasn’t

was silent, and I couldn’t help but

confirmed Gwendolyn’s death? I want to know if it was when they attacked them or later?” I asked

picture. “Aliana claimed she wondered beyond the imaginary border. She was pretty shaken up. I sent men there to see if we would see them, but time had passed, and they had taken her. I knew Gwendolyn would be

a wonderful woman. She helped your mother with your conception. You know. She monitored her heart and told her the time to be with the King. As mean as your mother was to werewolves, she was very

begged that we send her with Queen Isabelle, but Isabelle refused. She said her brother was an a*sshole and he won’t be nice to werewolves. She would instead Gwen stays and have a life than follow her to be a slave in Snow,” He said in tears, and I decided I needed to talk with my mother and then find a way to get Gwen away

her too. Getting her from Snow would take a lot of work, and we

like her?” I said to justify staring at the picture intensely because I knew Gabriel was no fool. He would know that I was hiding something. He relaxed completely after

used to tease her about it. Aliana wished she looked like her mother badly since most girls looked like that around here; she felt she would have been mated faster that way…,” Gabriel said, but I growled before I could control myself.

course, it served her well,” Qusack added to calm my wolf

I

couch, chasing my thought about Gwendolyn aside

I am sure you are wondering why I have come here, and I am

happened in the past leading to my father’s death. I want to

have experienced your, Highness,” he said respectfully. I knew

up. By the time he gave accounts of my

father were deceived, but what I did not understand was why my father would be extreme to the point of defunding the

him and reducing his military force by systematically killing off

an average dreamer who felt

had to sacrifice so my father could live. Fredrick did not trust Leon either and

the ill-treatment of the werewolves that led to their massacre, forcing you all to revolt? I mean, someone with the authority to reply, send letters on his behalf, and give commands

grieved stricken because of Leon’s death, he must have delegated the work to someone else,” I said, and Gabriel shrugged. “I thought as much, but I am not in the position to point fingers as I wasn’t in your father’s government at that time. He had new officers whom I did not know. Maybe your mother can shed light on that,”

I cannot believe anything she says. You left out the part where she made

“I do not want to embarrass Queen Isabelle. She wasn’t in a good place then. King Mathias wasn’t mentally well and did not give her the love a woman needed, so she sought comfort

me to let her be my mistress since I had taken over Forest. She wanted to do it for your sake.

not betray my friend even in

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