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?

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 shakiness

A simple question

Yes or no.

in love with

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that. And if she was in love with him, she wouldn’t have hesitated too.

why the hell did she

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

it. I’m losing

back to my office. I sent for

if I was interrupting her work. But she showed up before the thought was done forming.

majesty.” She greeted.

the next fifteen minutes. I am

she snapped into a more laid back mode. “What’s the

Good.

of the reasons Nifra was my right hand was her professionalism. She’s been with me for years,

occasions that I seek a heart to heart, she is the

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

this matter at hand right now, with Sabrina, I need

is in love with

on air.

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

flash of the Nifra who held me when I was but a boy. A side of her that has been slowly disappearing as

like this. Who loves who or not. This isn’t

know. My actions baffle me. I can’t understand

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

anger stirred up inside me each time

Yes.

Fuck!

and attention Nifra nodded. “So yes, Sabrina could very well be in

how do I respond

5.04 PM c

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It wasn’t a

didn’t mean to sound so pissed, but

this….is this jealousy? This feeling that burns in my chest, is that me

Absurd! That’s impossible!

a woman of royal breed, and worse still

those sound like excuses I made up

words that even I couldn’t believe.

to try and buy Sabrina off!

to buy her off my hands. In which world did he think I would

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

wolf had been raging since Caldan opened his tiny mouth to utter

his

headache.” I grumbled, rubbing my temples.

body felt hot.

for this, and

my head and met Nifra’s eyes. She blinked slowly.

anything the problem?” She

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