The Forced Maiden For The Cursed Alpha King by Josephine Ivy

Chapter 35

XANDER’S POV:

She was choking. And I believed she was faking it.

Shock zapped through me, reducing the sound around me to a high pitched ringing noise.

She wasn’t faking it. And get I stood by, unable to do anything.

The memories came rushing in, before I could have the chance to control them or keep them at bay. Images of Katherine filled my mind. The same thing had happened to Katherine. She was in danger, and I…

Guilt consumed me. I watched Caldan lift Sabrina up, he didn’t bother to hide the biting remark in his tone as he said: Your majesty, how can you she’s choking. And you think she’s pretending.

My lips moved, and I was unaware of the words I said.

That was uncalled for.

Really? That was all I had to say?

I was unable to help Katherine. And now with Sabrina, I completely froze up. Heartless? That can’t be farther from the truth. It was all too familiar.

Katherine died because of me. And the same was about to happen to Sabrina had Caldan not stepped in.

I turned on my heel and walked out of the room, unable to remain there any second longer. Guilt. Helplessness. Shame. The emotions rose inside of me, mixing together in an uncomfortable concoction.

Katherine

She was my mate, and I began to recall, all the memories came rushing like a heavy flood. No matter how many decades it had. been, I’m yet to recover from the loss of her. I loved her, more than I loved my own life.

guilt grabbed my heart in its cold claws and squeezed. Time has yet to dull the pain of her passing. The pain of knowing that I was

breathe, unable to say a single word. As my

to my dismay,

all the veins in her body were a pitch black. My name the last word on her lips before I lost her forever. My bite was lethal,

every interest in finding

that I would be responsible for killing another woman I care about scares me. My deepest rooted fear that not

gardens with their soft fragrant blooms. The scent helped calm down

back of my mind that asked if I have started to care for her. To the point of calling her

no. That’s not the

had convinced myself those decades ago. What’s the point in searching for a cure if I will never have to use my bite on a mate ever again? I abandoned the search and

carrying with it petals of cherry blossom and the

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before my closed eyes. The fear and panic that was permanently etched into her gaze. The sight of her

start searching for a cure again.

garden to calm myself down, I decided it was time to head back inside the palace. I wondered how Sabrina was doing. Although I knew she’d be

Nifra called from behind me.

face her. She ran up to me and paused a few

off and a few flower petals fell to the floor.

“What h

fine how,

no she’s not. She’s receiving care right now,” I could hear the silent “with Caldan”

not dead. Thank the goddess. That’s all that

there anything else?”

was…she was poisoned, your

anger flared.