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?

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

A simple question

Yes or no.

you in love with Caldan. That

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she was in love

the hell did

and

I’m losing my control.

the hallway. I headed back to my office. I sent

if I was interrupting her work. But she showed

She greeted.

fifteen minutes. I am

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

Good.

with me for years, and in that

seek a heart to heart, she

feelings often. I haven’t done

now, with

Sabrina is in love with Caldan?” I asked.

choked on air.

her 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. Where is that coming from?” “Nitra answer the damned question. You’ve seen them hanging around.

closer, her shoulders relaxing. And for a moment I saw a flash of the Nifra who held me when I was but a

king, you don’t care about things like this. Who loves who

can’t understand what’s going on anymore. Why do 1

sighed and closed her eyes 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

I asked. I know she’s right. Caldan has been showering her with

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

Yes.

Fuck!

yes, Sabrina could very well

I respond to that?

5.04 PM c

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angry, Nifra said. It wasn’t a

knowe” I didn’t mean to sound so pissed, but

feeling that burns in my chest, is that me being jealous of Caldan!!

Absurd! That’s impossible!

a woman of royal breed, and

like excuses I made up to

even I

try and buy Sabrina off!

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

incident was, I wasn’t

Caldan opened his

anyone since his mate died. He sprouted in

a headache.”

body felt hot.

needed an outlet for this,

raised my head and met Nifra’s

anything the problem?”

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