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

in this room, so I

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

thin face and made her

my hand.

to her. “Someone put this in my bed. “How are you holding it?!”

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up and

a goodnight She

the candle followed her down the

got to the garden. I lowered my hand down to

You can

now,” I said

at me, unmoving.

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 a snake

with a small smile. “Maybe scare

hissed. I think that was a

Or is this a dream? Did I fall

too real for

voice sharp. “You must go now. I have to sleep. I have work

stared at me for a few seconds

just happened to me

scale embedded in my skin. I took out the scale, wincing as it cut into the wound. It wasn’t a deep wound, it

unnatural, a diamond shape with sharp edges. I held it up against

I’ll be

said, for the third time in less than

crouched on the carpet, crying her eyes out

done that.” The girl said again, fear

I said

windows. Wow, I’m getting

gonna come after you

full of child–like

glad I did. aid with

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I had to work again. thing in the morning, asking me questions that pointed to poisoning.

Like you’re gonna fall over and die?”

mark in the shape of a crescent moon. A very peculiar scar. I carried the scale with me on my pockets, it

Bun.

my face. They tipped over my cleaning water, they dirtied the halls after I had scrubbed them