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

face. I had no windows in this

doing? A low voice hissed fiercely. The cobra hissed and turned,

doorway, holding a lantern in her hands The soft golden light illuminated her thin face and made her look even more scary. Her

my hand.

taking it home. I said. I looked at the snake. It was furing her. I turned back to her. “Someone put this in my bed. “How

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it up and it stayed calm. Did you put

huffed. “Have a goodnight She said and walked past

the candle followed her down

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

You can

now,” I said

snake stared at me, unmoving.

that Blair would be

okay?” I said with a small smile. “Maybe

think that was a

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

body tightening around my arm felt too real for me to be sleeping or dead.

“You must go now.

and slithered to the garden floor. It stared at me for a few seconds before it vanished behind

hell just happened to

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

edges. I held it up against the night sky, and it shone with

pretty. I’ll be keeping

girl said, for the third time

crying echoed from behind me. Blair was crouched on the carpet, crying

girl said again, fear in

I did I

windows. Wow, I’m getting better

gonna come after

wide and full of child–like wonder. She must have. been one of the minors Zayn sent

at Blair. I’m glad

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in my face

had to work again. thing

dizzy? Tired? Sick? Like you’re gonna fall over and

of mark in the shape of a crescent moon.

Bun.

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