The Forced Maiden For The Cursed Alpha King by Josephine Ivy

Chapter 181

Sabrina’s POV:

“I totally agree, Sabrina.” The king replied. He readjusted in his seat, cleared his throat and began speaking.

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I think I might actually need that tea right now. I poured myself a cup, and out of respect I poured him one too. I took a cookie and bit into it. My gaze encouraged him to go on.

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“I was rude to you. From the very beginning. I roped you in with a madman and I accused you of being like him. Despite all your attempts to prove to me that you weren’t, I remained stubborn and dug my hell in.”

I sipped the tea. Sweet, floral and warm. It slid down my throat and warmed me up from inside. I am so loving this. I gave him an encouraging nod and he continued.

“I knew deep down that you didn’t deserve it.”

“I didn’t.”

“Let me finish.”

“Okay.”

He sighed softly. “You didn’t deserve how I treated you, and that was wrong. Whether I choose to admit it was not, you were a tribute and I treat all tributes with respect and dignity. I could have let you enjoy an easy life like the rest of the tributes.”

I nearly blurted out “you could have.” But I bit my tongue and let him continue. I was still very pissed at what he did. Everyone else got the soft life and I was branded the tunt of the litter and treated like trash. That’s how I got to be his maid in the first fucking place.

But was it his fault? I mean…it was because he thought I was like Zayn.

Okay. It was his fault alright. He should have been a better judge of character. And that is his problem, not Zayn’s.

My expression soured as I thought about Zayn, and I quickly shoved the bastard to the darkest place of my mind.

“I actually wanted to keep you around me.” He confessed. My eyes widened in shock.

“What?”

“Yes. Back then in that throne room when I passed the judgment to take you away and make you a slave. I wanted to keep you around me. I wanted to keep seeing you, even when I knew that it was selfish and heartless.”

I raised the teacup to my lips only to find it empty. I silently ate a cookie, letting this new revelation settle in my belly.

Sone deep and dark part of me gloated at that. He wanted me around. While I hated him and thought him a monster, he wanted to keep me around him.

But the logical part of me hated him for that. Why would he ruin my life just because he didn’t know what he wanted?

said, his eyes searching my face.

“Are

you done?”

not even

This is gonna be harder than

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too, about letting Acheron convince

struck a very sensitive nerve. Because that wound was still fresh and bleeding in

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nothing to you.” I spoke up, unable to hide the pain in my voice. “To be honest, your majesty. I pride myself on always seeing the worst case scenario. But

“I know.”

me out like I meant nothing to you! And there I was, thinking that maybe we shared something, Maybe it was just more than sex. I deluded myself into believing that we had a thing. Only for you

end and I inhaled deeply to

me cry. I might as well bash my head into this lovely

bled. He stared at me, his eyes dark and

him at a bush

stupid. We did share something.”

I didn’t reply.

too proud and too blind to acknowledge it even

I don’t even know what my magic is or how it works. I didn’t know. I planned to harm you? How

believe you.

don’t

I regretted sending you away. barely hours later, I went

through me.

sent troupes to look for you. They

it so. He thought even after I was gone that I was still a

air between us shifted, and goosebumps ran down my spine. The kings

“Acheron?” He growled.

tell

the line. And he..” He

I still can’t believe you send me

back to normal.

that I did you some sort of favour sending

left…I was thrown out with nothing but the clothes on my back. No money, no food, no water. How did you

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it’s going to take more than an apology to fix this between us.”

check out with my tongue. “You’re right on that