The Forced Maiden For The Cursed Alpha King by Josephine Ivy

Chapter 46

XANDER’S POV

My breath stumbled to a stop in my chest the moment Sabrina stepped into the dining hall.

From a far I could see her, the slight furrow of apprehension and confusion on her brow, the way she bit her lip–something I noticed she always did when she was thinking she spotted me, but form that distance she couldn’t see me dearly. Only 1 could. She walked closer, her footfalls echoing lightly through the hall. Her hair rumbled down her shoulders like river of molten gold. She got closer, when she saw me her eyes widened and she gasped in shock.

Join me,” I said, waving towards the table.

“Your majesty,” She greeted with a bow. She took a seat eight chairs away. I frowned at that, but I wasn’t about to address it

On cue servants began pouring into the dining hall serving dishes. Sabrina shifted in her seat as she was served, she smiled at the servant but made no move to touch her food.

“Well,” I said and she turned to me. “Eat.”

“I’m not hungry, your majesty.” She said.

That is a lie. Even I can tell that just by looking at her. She’s eaten nothing since lunch, and must be starving. Her eyes held mine, sparkling like the finest cuts of sapphire. Brimming with contempt.

“Eat.”

She folded her hand in her lap, her back straight as a rod. “I’m not hungry.” She said again, adamant on maintaining that lie.

Anger sparked inside my chest. I invite her to dine with me and she gives me this attitude? Being difficult for what exactly? I’ve always know this woman was stubborn. But this stubborn?

She’s a brat at this point. An insufferable brat.

“You won’t eat?”

“I’m not hungry.” She said again.

“Go to your room. Since you’re not hungry.”

She rose to her feet without a seconds hesitation and walked out, her steps hasty, the gown bunched up in her hands.

Dear heavens!

She’s that serious about this?! I watched her leave, and it briefly crossed my mind to call her back and force her to eat against

all odds.

I didn’t.

She left the windows open

Sabrina curled up in bed, hugging two pillows to her chest as she slept peacefully. Her room door made no sound as I walked in, a cold draft from the windows blew off the candles she had lit. She shuddered, but didn’t wake up.

It’s freezing in here. And she’s not even sleeping under the blankets.

I walked closer to her bed side, inclining my head to the side so I could see her face. When she’s asleep, she looks so peaceful Worry and hatred gone from her face, it makes me realize how young she is.

For a moment I stilled

I didn’t know her age.

me as tributes

that bastard, she should be of age right? Or is he so rotten that he not

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also mates

chest And my

loud growling of her stomach pierced the air and she groaned, her brows

She refused to eat

won’t be right. But If

brushed strand of hair out of her eyes. She shoved her head

her punishment for refusing to eat. Maybe tomorrow she’ll accept my gracious offer of

drew them shut, the room was

warm up.

then I decided to cover her so she

Again.

they have

me all I needed to know. “Send them in.” I said.

curtly and walked out

The moment I looked at them, the compulsion was set in place. They wont

The both greeted, but I

“Are you

of Zayn Crue?”

mated to our daughter,”

“Your daughter?”

kept their eyes on the ground, trembling from fright. I didn’t mind their trembling, what mattered was that I

wasn’t like they

Zayn has been sending minors over as tributes?”

sorry! The man sank down to his knees,

“He doesn’t…he doesn’t listen to anyone! He

as an

did? The man began to sob too. “We’re deeply sorry,

them and bile rose in my throat.

these people. Are they

Sabrina know of this?”

majesty! She doesn’t know!”

sentence alone shattered something

She didn’t know.

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of the despicable things Zayn did.

her

your majesty. It was best that she didn’t know

Disgusting.

of them.

disgusting as Zayn.

Sabrina’s parents? As cowardly and

She has always been innocent. Her mate and her family lied to her and kept her in the dark about what they

for these last months, I’ve

be lucky your heads are still

scrambled to their feet, bowing and