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.

the pain of her passing. The pain of

choking, her eyes watering and turning red. She grabbed onto my arm, unable to breathe, unable to say a single word. As my

dismay, it ended

body were a pitch black. My name the last word on her lips before I lost her forever. My

lost every interest in finding a mate

killing another woman I care about scares me. My deepest rooted fear that not even Nifra

the pink gardens with their soft fragrant blooms. The scent helped calm down my nerves, but just a little bit.

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

said no. That’s not the

bite. The last thing I would want is to kill anyone again. The search didn’t last long. At the end of the day. I will not be mated again, or so I had convinced myself those decades ago. What’s the point in searching for a cure

carrying with it petals of cherry blossom and the

Chapter 35

panic that was permanently etched into her gaze. The sight of

to start searching for a

I decided it was time to head back inside the palace. I

majesty!” Nifra called from behind

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

my hair. I brushed it off and a few flower petals fell to the floor.

“What h

fine how, Caldan took

She’s receiving care right now,” I could hear the silent “with Caldan” at the end of her sentence.

not dead. Thank the goddess. That’s all

anything else?”

was poisoned,

flared.