Forged In The Flames By Karima Sa’ad Usman

Chapter 87 Family and Bonds (Nikolas POV)

I glanced at Miles for a moment, trying to detect any signs of deception, but he seemed genuinely honest. I could sense a hidden pain in his eyes, and I didn’t dare imagine what his childhood must have been like.

“How was it growing up in Snow?” I asked him, motioning for him to join me at the table by pushing my food tray to the center so we could share the meal.

“Thank you,” he replied, reaching for an extra fork.

“I was surprised to see the half-breeds and werewolves here without brands or collars. They seemed well taken care of and confident. They don’t have the slave mentality that is common in other places, nor do they face segregation. It was clear from the way they interacted and served everyone, even the guests. The event was beautifully organised for a kingdom without a queen. It’s the best one I’ve attended,” he remarked. I thanked him and remained silent, waiting for his response to my question.

“It wasn’t easy, Nikolas. I lived like a slave in a cell until I got my wolf. Fredrick wanted to know if I would become an alpha. Fortunately, my wolf was an Alpha. I was told continuously that my parents didn’t want me from the time I was a child until my teenage years. They said my father rejected me because he considered me worthless.

I was told that he ordered my execution along with my twin sister and mother because my mother defied him by becoming pregnant and giving birth to us.

When they found her, she had already given birth to twins.

His brother Leon arrived just as the soldiers were killing my mother and twin sister. He fought them off to rescue me and entrusted me to his friend for care.

Fredrick didn’t want half-breeds in his kingdom, but since Leon was his friend, he had no choice.

I was told to be grateful for what I had and always prove myself useful. I fought my way through my childhood and teenage years. By the time I acquired my wolf, I was already a skilled warrior,” he explained, sighing.

“Deep down, I still felt like a lost boy, wondering why my mother went against her master and had me, bringing me into a world that despised my kind. The unity law that King

Mathias signed was the epitome of his evil. I don’t expect you to fully understand my struggle since he was your father too, but…” he began, and I interrupted.

“I never knew him. The werewolves revolted and forced my mother to return to Snow to be with her brother. They spared her life because she was pregnant with me and because they realised that someone other than our father was pulling the strings.

spared her was our father’s closest friend and beta. Our father took his own life when he realised he had been deceived and everything was a

her for not taking over Forest. I grew up in the wilderness. That’s why I’m called the rogue prince,” I revealed, and he looked

there?” he asked,

when I was just ten

Where was your mother? Why didn’t she shift and fight the wolf?” he inquired, but before I

your loyalty, love, and bravery,” he expressed, and I thanked him for his kind

the things Fredrick told you about our father. I have evidence that proves he was wrong,” I said, and

yearning for a different truth and I was willing

mother deeply. She was his destined mate,” I informed him, and he

it to

half- breeds. In fact, he had a half-breed ancestor himself. And above all, he never signed

was forged

him and sought to seize power with the help of Fredrick. But the werewolf officers discovered the plot

for your mother, she was beloved, and Mathias would have given

father was willing to face the

his younger brother, but I later found out it was because he had plans to

mistress, and he never took a queen while

the settlement who could testify to

she died while giving birth. It devastated

memory of her by burying her

you were fortunate to be spared. You were meant to be a last resort, a

our father to marry my mother, Fredrick’s sister. Despite never knowing your mother, my mother resented her because she lived in her shadow. If Father had known about your existence, he would have moved heaven and earth for your sake,” I shared,

of us is gone. I have given him time to reconsider, and I am willing to wait patiently for him to see reason,” I declared,

would cost lives. You’re the only sibling I have, Miles. We’ve just met, and I don’t want to say hello and

and continue doing what I can for my people and live my life,” I asserted, and he

have a brotherly relationship with you. You’re the only family I’ve got,” he expressed, and I

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