The Forced Maiden For The Cursed Alpha King by Josephine Ivy

Chapter 41

Chapter 41

XANDER’S POV

A scene unfolded in front of me as 1 watched Sabrina cleaning one of the many ballrooms with another servant who had been assigned to the same place as her.

The girl turned around to get a rag, knocking over a bucket of water in the process. She slipped and fell. Sabrina paused her humming and turned.

“Are you okay?!” She rushed to the side of the servant girl. The girl staggered to her feet and nodded.

“I–I’m good, just a scratch.” The girl said uneasily, rubbing her hip bone.

It wasn’t a scratch. From the sound of it, she had sprained something. Sabrina stayed by her side and helped her get to her

feet.

“You should go to the healer. That didn’t sound like a scratch.”

Her eyes were wide and full of worry, Worry which would have been superficial had I not seen that it wasn’t.

The servant girl nodded. She looked uncomfortable and tried to move away from Sabrina’s hold. Sabrina didn’t let her, holding on tightly.

Tll take you there.”

“But my work…

“I’ll do it for you. Don’t worry your head about it.”

That was strange.

I watched the whole encounter from the shadows, the way Sabrina rushed to help that girl.

She wasn’t as horrible as her mate.

The thought planted a seed in my heart. Was she really how I had judged her to be? Vile and evil and repulsive? Just like that

useless Crue of a man?

This girl before me wasn’t anything like that. As much as I’ve tried to see her prove me right, she never did that.

Did I misjudge her? Is she actually a good person?

If that’s the case, then all this while I’ve punished her would be….

I pushed those thoughts out of my mind.

Anybody can help a maid in need. Anyone can put on a look of concern and worry. It’s so easy to wear a mask, I know that very well

A mask

Just like the one that was on Sabrina’s face last night

Fresh Irritation flashed through me.

Last night. She hadnt answered my question, and I hadn’t forgotten about it. Why did she hesitate? Why didn’t she give me an

immediate answer?

with starling clarity. The subtle pink that came to her checks when I asked if she was in love with Caldan. The way she ducked her head, bit her lower lip. The

A simple question

Yes or no.

love with Caldan. That simple.

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And if she was in love with him, she wouldn’t have hesitated too. Love was meant to be shouted from the rooftop. It wasn’t supposed to be hidden

why the hell

my throat. Thinking of her and Caldan was driving me mad. In the healers room. At the festival.

I’m losing

headed back to my office. I sent for Nifra, telling

interrupting her work. But she showed up before the thought

She greeted.

I am your

the meaning of my command. Instantly, she snapped into a more laid back mode. “What’s

Good.

me for years,

seek a heart to heart, she is

often. I haven’t done

now, with Sabrina, I need Nifra’s

you think Sabrina is in love

on air.

to calm down. Her eyes watered with the weight of her coughs, and she wiped tears with the heel of her palm. “My king, that’s a…” She said, pausing to clear her throat. “That’s a very direct question.

warm. She took a step closer, her shoulders relaxing. And for a moment I saw a flash of the Nifra who held me when I was but a boy. A side of her that has been slowly disappearing as the long years

don’t care about things like this. Who loves who or not.

can’t

child.” Nifra said, choosing her words carefully. “And lonely children will latch onto the first person who shows them even a sliver of affection, or attention. And in Sabrina’s case, Caldan is showing her both,”

showering her with affection; and taking time out of his very busy day to frolic

don’t like how that makes me feel. I don’t like the anger stirred up inside me

Yes.

Fuck!

Sabrina could very well be

I

5.04 PM c

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It wasn’t a

didn’t mean to sound so pissed, but it happened.

this jealousy? This feeling that burns in my chest, is that me being jealous of

Absurd! That’s impossible!

woman of royal breed, and worse still she’s affiliated

I made up to convince

words that even I couldn’t believe.

dared to try and buy Sabrina

my hands.

me even more about the whole buying incident was, I wasn’t the one

been raging since Caldan opened his tiny mouth to

or anyone since his mate died. He

headache.” I grumbled, rubbing my

hot.

needed an outlet for this, and fast.

raised my head and met Nifra’s eyes. She

problem?” She

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