Forged in the Flames by Karima Sa'ad Usman

Chapter 87

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

was spared and sent to Snow, but Fredrick rejected her for not taking over Forest. I grew up in the wilderness. That’s

get that scar there?” he asked,

did this to me when I was

Why didn’t she shift and fight the wolf?” he inquired, but before I could answer, he realised the truth from

and bravery,” he

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

to be false, yearning for a different truth and I was willing

your mother deeply. She was his destined mate,” I

I nodded with certainty, knowing it to be true because that was the

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

forged after his brother’s

and sought to seize power with the help of Fredrick. But

beloved, and Mathias would have given up everything for

remain a mistress claiming our father was willing to

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

father’s mistress, and he never took a queen while she was alive.

in the settlement

said that she died while giving birth.

convinced him not to tarnish his memory of her by burying her himself. Now

were meant to be

knowing your mother, my mother resented her because she lived in her shadow. If Father had known about your existence, he would

it his territory. That’s why he refuses to accept my coronation. The Forest is just a source of wealth to him, and he won’t stop until one of us is gone. I have given him time to reconsider, and I am willing to wait patiently for him to see reason,” I

I sighed. “I don’t want to do anything that would cost lives. You’re

doesn’t, I will wait patiently and continue doing what I can for

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

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