The Forced Maiden For The Cursed Alpha King by Josephine Ivy

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?

subtle pink that came to her checks when I asked if she was in love with Caldan. The way

A simple question

Yes or no.

in love with Caldan.

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she was in love with him,

the hell

growing in my throat. Thinking of her and Caldan was driving

I’m losing my control.

headed back to my office. I sent for Nifra, telling her to show up immediately.

wondered if I was interrupting her work.

She

minutes. I am your

she understood the meaning of my command. Instantly, she snapped into a more laid back mode. “What’s the matter? Did something happen?”

Good.

my right hand was her professionalism. She’s been with me for years, and in

that I seek a heart to heart, she is the

who discusses his feelings often. I haven’t done that since…well

at hand right now, with Sabrina, I

you think Sabrina is in love with Caldan?”

on

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. Where is that coming from?” “Nitra answer the damned question. You’ve seen them hanging around. You don’t have any emotions towards either of them that can cloud your judgment. Do you think she’s in love with him?”

icy eyes became 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 went by.

like this. Who loves who or not.

grit my teeth so hard I heard a crack. I know. My actions baffle me. I can’t understand what’s going on anymore. Why do 1 care so much about what a slave

is.. she’s a lonely child.” Nifra said, choosing her words carefully. “And lonely children will latch onto the first

she’s right. Caldan has been showering her with affection; and taking time out of his very busy day to

the anger stirred up inside me each time an image of her

Yes.

Fuck!

nodded. “So yes, Sabrina could very well be in love with Caldan.

I respond to that?

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said. It

to sound so

in my chest, is that me being jealous

Absurd! That’s impossible!

slave! She’s not even a woman of royal breed, and worse still she’s affiliated with Crue!

like excuses I made up to convince

even I couldn’t believe.

dared to try and buy

My personal slave, he wants to buy her off my hands. In which world did he think I would allow that to

whole buying incident was, I wasn’t

raging since Caldan opened his tiny mouth to utter those

My wolf that didn’t care about anything or anyone since his mate died. He sprouted in anger. wishing to

headache.”

felt hot. Hot with rage.

needed an outlet for this,

my head and met Nifra’s eyes. She

the problem?”