The Forced Maiden For The Cursed Alpha King by Josephine Ivy

Chapter 8

Sabrina’s POV:

There’s a snake in my bed.

Black, shiny, hissing up a storm. It’s beady eyes stared at me, and I could tell it was fuming..

I stared at it, it’s pitch black body contrasted the what used to be white sheets of my bed. If I hadn’t noticed something was moving under my bed. I would have been bitten.

Blair. That fucking bitch. She’s the one that did this.

one would care.

I knew the snake was venomous. I knew that if I touched it with my bare hands, it would bite me. And no one

I sat on the floor, contemplating what to do. It’s late, I think it’s about three am in the morning. I have about two hours to sleep before I have to wake up again. My eyelids are falling, but can’t dare to close my eyes.

The snake raised it’s head up, a hood appeared on its neck. Fuck a king Cobra. I’m actually dead right now.

The cobra stared at me. It’s forked tongue slithered out of its mouth, loud hisses filled the air,

“Are you angry at me?” I asked. I laughed softly, I must be going insane right now talking to a snake.

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Its head rocked to the side.

“It’s not my fault you were taken out of your habitat. I’m not exactly happy to see you

in my bed too.”

It’s hisses reduced in intensity. If I didn’t know any better, I’d say it was staring at me curiously. It’s hood slowly lowered. It began to move towards me.

I stretched my hand out for it. I had no idea what I was doing. But my heart felt calm. I felt no fear at all, watching the snake slither over lo me

“You won’t hurt me.” I said in a soft whisper. The snake paused and looked at me. “You won’t hurt me.” I said it again. And again. And again..

It continued to move towards me. It got to my outstretched hand and placed it head on my palm. It felt cold to touch. Then slowly it moved up my palm, it’s body curled around my arm. Abit snug, but not too tight. My arm was enveloped in cold scales. A shiver ran down my spine.

I raised

my hand up and we stared at each other.

“I’m sorry.” I said softly. It’s head perked up. “I’ll return you, okay?

It hissed, it’s tongue darted out

got to my feet. It didn’t look away from my face. I had no windows in this room, so

are you doing? A low voice hissed fiercely. The cobra

illuminated her thin face and made her look even more

my hand.

snake. It was furing her. I turned back to her. “Someone put this in my bed. “How are you holding it?!”

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it up and it stayed calm. Did you put it

a goodnight She said and

glow of the candle followed her

I got to the garden. I lowered my hand down to the

You can

now,” I said

snake stared at me,

that the girls used this garden too. At the back of my mind I wished that Blair would be the one to see it, but despite how nasty she is I wouldn’t want her dying from

said with a small smile. “Maybe scare them a bit. But

think that was a yes?

this even real right now? Am I actually talking to a snake? Or is this a dream? Did I fall asleep on the floor

tightening around my arm felt too real for me to be

must go now. I have to sleep. I have

garden floor. It stared at me for

happened to me

looked down to see a cut on my palm, a single black scale embedded in my skin. I took out the scale, wincing

shape with sharp edges. I held it up against

pretty. I’ll be keeping it.

that. The girl said, for the third time in less

from behind me. Blair was crouched on the carpet, crying her eyes out while two of the high ranking girls surrounded her and hushed her.

really shouldn’t have done that.” The girl said again, fear in her tone.

I did I

I’m

come after

looked at hen She looked younger than me, her brown eyes wide and full of child–like wonder. She must have. been one of the minors Zayn sent over. Thankfully, she didn’t recognize ime.

at Blair. I’m glad I did. aid with

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all in my

the whole snake incident. I barely got thirty minutes of sleep before I had to work

you feel dizzy? Tired? Sick? Like you’re

reason, the cut on my palm was completely healed. And it’s place was a sort of mark in the shape of a

Bun.

all in my face. They tipped over my cleaning water, they dirtied the halls after I