The Forced Maiden For The Cursed Alpha King by Josephine Ivy

Chapter 45

SABRINAS POV

“I’m sorry“” I asked, unable to believe what I had just heard.

“I believe your ears work fine.” The king said, voice flat.

“Yes yes, they do. It’s just think I misheard you just now” At the back of my mind there’s a very tiny voice that’s telling me to shut up, fix my tone and my face. That I’m taking to my king and I could die for disrespecting him. He would snap my neck.

I shushed that voice by telling it I wasn’t being disrespectful. I was only having a simple conversation with him.

“You heard fine.” He snapped.

And I pulled back.

Strange things are happening of late.

is room is mine?”

This

“Yes.” He said

I looked around the room. No doubt, its very lovely. And there’s windows, I could cry just because of that alone. But I also know that this room is deep in the palace. And what does that mean, it simply means that now I’m closer to the king in terms of distance.

And I hate that.

“My apologies, your majesty.” I said and bowed. “I appreciate your kindness. But I cannot stay here. I would prefer to have my old room back.”

“No.”

I snapped my head upright and looked at him. “No!!” I gasped, my tone higher than I had expected.

“You will stay here. And that’s an order.”

His words caused a chill to run down my spine.

An order.

Fucking hell.

I bit my lower lip hard, anger flaring in my veins. I knew deep down that I must not be delusional. It’s not like he took pity on me in that disgusting small room and out of the kindness of his heart decided to make my living quarters a bit better.

No.

He’s doing this so he has me on hand at all times.

Back when I was in that room, there was this distance between us. After my duties for the day, I would return to my room and he would leave me alone.

But now, judging by the fact that he’s right in the room with me, it won’t be like that anymore.

“You’re quite fond of disobedience,” He said.

No shit. I almost said out loud. I bit my tongue and listened.

“Disobey me again, and your body will tell.”

I shuddered. But every sharp retort I had died on my tongue. Damn him.

And to think he apologized to me. Apologized about what exactly? If he was truly sorry, he would release me and let me live my life. He would believe me when I said I wasn’t like Zayn. And I would be free of here.

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But he doesn’t

And his apology is insulting to me. I don’t give a shit about it. He can shove it.

have the day off. The king said. “Get familiar with your new room. Tomorrow, your work resumes as usual”

a fat chance in hell. The fact that I almost died of a cold meant

to see

fire. “You’re not going

can’t stop me from seeing him!” I cried out, the absurdity of his

“Yes I can

I inhaled deeply

me in more trouble than I’ve ever been in. But I’m still going to do it. That’s how

in love with Caldan. Please, let me see him. I could lose my mind! He needs to

and the air stood still. It happened again, that terrifying shift in space whenever he was angry.

see Caldan. He spat, vitriol lacing

my retort,

door and

It didn’t budge.

the

screamed in frustration, tugging on strands of

has the key to this room. He can lock me in whenever he

life always take a turn

even dent and instead my toes exploded in pain. I fell

sprawled out on the cold marble floors.

Fuck me sideways.

with every inch

eyes and I quickly realized that it wasn’t

my little freedom. I always hated

by the time I woke up, which was well after

in a lot of light and breeze. I had a bathroom and toilet joined to the room, and that was the one thing I was immensely grateful for. The bathroom had a huge

cold

for joy but remembered I was locked in here. My mood turned sour

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a tray of food. I tried to use that opportunity to run out of the room but she was fader than me. She locked the door and shoved me

almost died of boredom.

back to work. I half expected the door to still be

ready and headed out for my

usual handed over my duty list, if she noticed me coming from inside the palace she

a blur of scrubbing and cleaning till everything was sparkling. By evening, I

then halfway down the hall I remembered that I didn’t live there anymore. I turned and headed back to

“Rinal

around and spotted Caldan running towards me.

a sprint. I met him halfway

said, holding me as close as he could. I shimmied out of his

how much I missed him till I saw him right now, holding his face

eyes.

missed you,”

cupped my cheek, his eyes soft and affectionate. “I couldn’t come by and see you and…” He trailed off and for a second his eyes darted to my lips.

that was all

the kiss, his tongue swiped across my lower lip and I opened my mouth for him. His hand moved to my lower back and pressed me up against him, my arms tightened across his neck. When

myself there for a moment.” He said, a shy smile

playing with

your room,” He said and his eyes moved behind

I looked behind me as well. “I have

vanished. “The king did this”

ordered me to stay

an

sighed softly. “He’s doing this to

“No. This isn’t…it’s more than mere hatred.”

to say

wasn’t directed at me. “It’s more than

softly. “I wish I could believe you, but I don’t. He hates me, he’s punishing me. All

Caldan said. “Within the