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

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

voice hissed fiercely. The cobra hissed and turned, it’s hqod flared up.

doorway, holding a lantern in her hands The soft golden light illuminated her thin face and

my hand.

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

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know. Ljust picked it up and it stayed calm. Did you put it there?”

huffed. “Have a goodnight She said and walked

glow of the candle followed her down

I lowered my hand down to

You can

now,” I said

at

used this garden too. At the back of my mind I wished that Blair would be the one to

anyone here, okay?” I said with a small smile.

that was a yes?

now? Am I actually talking to a snake? Or is this a dream? Did I fall asleep on the floor and dreamt this whole encounter up? Or

too real for

“You must go now. I have to sleep. I

uncoiled from my arm and slithered to the garden floor. It stared at me for

happened to me

palm. I looked down to see a cut on my palm, a single black scale embedded in my skin. I took out the scale, wincing as it cut into the wound. It wasn’t a deep wound, it should be gone in a few

in my hand looked unnatural, a diamond shape with sharp edges. I held it up against the night sky, and it

be keeping

The girl said, for

sounds of crying echoed from behind me. Blair was crouched on the

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

I did I

I’m getting better

come after

and full of child–like wonder. She must have.

I’m glad I did. aid with

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all in my face first

of sleep before I had to work

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

didn’t reply to her. For some strange reason, the cut on my palm was completely healed. And it’s place was a sort of mark in the shape of a crescent moon. A very peculiar scar. I carried the

Bun.

in my face. They tipped over my cleaning water, they