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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I have quite the line up to get done. And so if you

-Come

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

now.

paused. A stroll? Did such a thing even exist again? Ever since

have to get

Caldan, but I must decline your request. I have a lot of work to do.” I said as politely as I could.

them behind.” He

can’t do that.”

an order. Rina.”

beat. An order? He’s giving me an order?

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

stay away from Caldan rang pure and clear in my head. I looked around at the work

And a stroll sounds absolutely lovely. And this

the worst that can

with you for the stroll.” I said.

his eyes lit up. He extended a hand for me to

doing this to get that from me, then I’d rather spend the

okay,” He said. “Let’s

please, I walked over to the sink and washed my hands clean. I dried them

want to send the wrong message across to whoever would see us. We walked through the open hallways that overlooked the gardens and central

evening was

in it. The sky was aglow with various colors of sunset, pink, orange, blue, purple, and the sun was like a cute orange

I would have paused to paint a picture of the

sheer splendor of the harem house. But then I remembered I was the one who scrubbed it from top to bottom and kept it in

and glanced at Caldan, my mouth open to make a comment about the lovely evening. And my breath caught in my

throat.

I stopped dead in my tracks.

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posture, the way he carried himself, the clothes, he looked every inch a prince. I looked down

even worse if I had a

Caldan called. He noticed I had stopped walking and crossed the space between us. I stared at him, held spellbound by his eyes, the sharp and soft angles of his face, the gentle furrow of concern

“Why?”

“Why?”

can see us? Why did you help me that day? Just why?”

chin as if deep in thought. “Where everyone can see?

“Why?”

hot, and you’re a

me, perhaps

He was

I turned back and looked at him, then I slowly shook my head. How can someone as beautiful as him, as regal as him,

him

Rina.” He said in a whisper. “I can’t

can handle intrigue. I’m intrigued by you too.” I said. “Like, who are you? Why’s lady Nifra so hateful

Oh no no, she loves me.”

look

love, she’s a tough love kind of person. She isn’t the kind to

while. Shes not the type to hate huh?

anything about yourself.” I said,

with a shrug. “My life is the most interesting one