The Forced Maiden For The Cursed Alpha King by Josephine Ivy

Chapter 17

Sabrina’s POV:

I gripped the doorknob so tight I lost feeling in my fingers from lack of circulation.

She saw me.

That’s all I could think of. She saw me. She saw me.

I maintained a mask of cool composure on my face, but deep inside I was shaking with fright. If there’s anything I’ve noticed, it’s that she seems to be the only one with unrestricted access to the alpha king.

She looked me up and down, depths of distaste in her eyes. “This isn’t over.” She said.

I didn’t see lady Nifra much of the next day.

I went about my duties as I normally would. But today was slightly different. For one, I had way more work than necessary to do. And second. Blair was surprisingly off my case. That didn’t mean she was out of sight though, however I would catch glimpses of her as I worked. She stood with two other high ranking girls her right hand women whose names I’ve come to learn were Cassandra and Jane and she would glower at me.

1 like to believe I had given her something to chew on after yesterday. If she continues minding her own business, then we might even get along.

Never. We will never get along.

By evening, I still had so much to do.

Scrubbing bits of burnt and dried food off the bottom of the large cauldron like pots that were used for my hands were trembling. The tremor moved down my body, reminding me that I hadn’t eaten much today. I raised my head from the pot I was scrubbing and sighed.

cooking. 1

I noticed

I still had six more of these huge pots to wash.

I mean, what’s the point of these people being so cruel? If I’m gonna be washing all the damned utensils they should at least give me some good food, right?!

I huffed and turned back to scrubbing.

“Whatever did that poor pot do to you?”

I jumped, startled by the voice that had spoken. The pot slipped out of my hand and crashed to the floor with a loud bang

Standing right in the doorway was sir Caldan.

I jumped to my feet. “Sir Caldan!” I exclaimed, raising a hand to my chest. My heart was starting to race already. Whether it was from the sudden fright he gave me, or the fact that I wasn’t expecting him, I wasn’t sure. “You scared me.”

“My apologies,” He said with a slight tip of his head. His eyes scanned my face and he smiled, taking a step into the kitchen.

“Have you been standing there long enough?” I asked.

“Long enough to see you murder the pot with your eyes. He chuckled. He held his hands behind lim, his eyes moving

across the kitchen.

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quite the line up to get

-Come

stroll with me. The evening breeze is lovely. We can catch the

now.

Ever since

unfortunately have to get

Caldan, but I must decline your request. I have a lot of

them behind.” He said.

frowned. I can’t

order. Rina.”

a beat. An order? He’s

about later. He continued. “Nothing would happen to you. I’m the one who ordered you to leave your work behind.

Caldan rang pure and clear in my head. I looked around at the

tired down to my freaking bones. And a stroll sounds absolutely lovely. And this

the worst that can happen

sighed. “Very well. I’ll come with you for the stroll.”

his eyes lit up. He extended a hand for

blurted out. “If you’re doing this to get that from me,

okay,” He said. “Let’s go now.”

to the sink and washed my hands clean. I dried them on a dishtowel and turned to

respectfully refused to hold his hand. I didn’t want to send the wrong message across to whoever would see us. We walked through the open hallways that overlooked the

evening was most

sweet perfume of blooming flowers laced in it. The sky was aglow with various colors of sunset,

I were an artist, I would have paused to paint a picture of the scene.

then I remembered I was the one who scrubbed it from top to bottom and kept it in it’s pristine condition everyday and my

a

throat.

turned red and I stopped dead

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rays shone on him, turning his eyes tangerine was stunning to me. He looked regal. his posture, the way he carried himself, the clothes, he looked every inch a prince. I looked down at my clothes, the charcoal stains on

look even worse if I had a mirror

at him, held spellbound by his eyes, the sharp and soft angles of his face, the gentle

“Why?”

“Why?”

everyone can see us? Why did you help

in thought. “Where everyone can see? I’m not embarrassed to

“Why?”

very beautiful woman, Rina. You’re hot, and you’re a sight for

me, perhaps

was talking

as him, as regal as him, call me hot? I look like a gutter rat right now. And I’m not even saying

for me to continue walking with him and we continued

He said in a whisper. “I can’t stay away, however hard

That’s a better answer than calling me hot. I can handle intrigue. I’m intrigued by you too.” I

no no, she loves

doesn’t look like

a tough love kind of person. She isn’t the kind

a while. Shes not the

didn’t tell me anything

he said with a shrug. “My life