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?

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

A simple question

Yes or no.

in love with

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

the hell did she

growl growing in my throat. Thinking of her and Caldan was driving me mad. In the healers

I’m losing my control.

my office. I sent for Nifra, telling

was interrupting her work.

She greeted.

next fifteen minutes. I am your friend,” I said.

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

Good.

hand was her professionalism. She’s been with me for years, and in that time she has been nothing but professional by

rare occasions that I seek a heart to heart, she is the one I talk

I haven’t done that since…well

now, with Sabrina, I need Nifra’s perspective

think Sabrina is in love

choked on

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

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.

about things like this. Who loves who

so hard I heard a crack. I know. My actions baffle me. I can’t understand what’s going on anymore.

briefly. “Sabrina is.. she’s a lonely child.” Nifra said, choosing her words carefully. “And lonely children will latch onto the first person who shows them even a sliver of affection,

right. Caldan has been showering her with

don’t like the anger stirred up inside me each time an image of her and Caldan together

Yes.

Fuck!

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

do I respond to that?

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Nifra said. It

sound

in my chest, is that

Absurd! That’s impossible!

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

sound like excuses I made up to convince myself

words that even I

Caldan….he dared to try

him! My personal slave, he wants to buy her off my hands. In which world did he

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

wolf had been raging since Caldan opened his tiny mouth

wolf that’s always silent. My wolf that didn’t care about anything or anyone since his mate died. He sprouted in anger. wishing to tear Caldan apart

giving me a headache.”

body felt hot. Hot with rage.

outlet for this,

met Nifra’s eyes. She blinked slowly.

the problem?” She