The Forced Maiden For The Cursed Alpha King by Josephine Ivy

Chapter 191

Sabrina’s POV:

“Tomorrow evening, we are going on a date. The king said to me.

I raised a quizzical brow. “Your majesty, that’s so harsh.”

He looked lost for a few seconds then recollection flashed in his eyes. “Ah, my apologies. Will you join me on a date tomorrow evening? I’ll be sure to make it worth your time.”

I laughed shyly and nodded my head of course, your majesty, I would be delighted to join you.

Outside I was doing a good job of hiding my excitement. But deep down I was squealing. A date. That sounds wonderful. And I can’t wait to see what he has planned in store.

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We soon parted ways and I went looking for Lady Nifra. We had agreed on certain times to meet and work on optimizing my magic,

Today we met on an old piano room in the castle. A servant served tea and some light snacks while we sat across from each other and started working.

The first step she had me tackle was search deep down to answer the question “why do you feel like you cannot call magic when you want to?”

I thought about it, my mind drifting in all the possible directions.

Why do I feel that I can’t call it?

The answer hit me after a minute of silent contemplation.

“Because I’m not worthy of it. Or I’m not good enough for it.”

She folded her hands delicately in her lap. “Why do you feel that way?”

I shrugged. “I don’t exactly know. Maybe My childhood of never being good enough for anyone?”

your

She nodded to herself. “Your blockages are mental, Sabrina m if they were magic, then with a wave of my hand I would have had them removed at once.”

“Can’t you do that now?” I asked, blinking hopefully.

“I do not fix mental disorders.”

I gasped, my hand flying to my chest in shock. “Lady Nifra! I don’t have a mental disorder! That was so cold!”

She stared at me, although I could see a slight smile on her lips. “What I mean is, you have to first convince your brain that you are good enough. That you deserve to use these gifts. That whatever happened that gave you these gifts happened for a

reason.”

I sighed softly.

“Can you do this?” She asked.

I sat up straighter. “Yes. I can do this.”

She placed an empty cup on the table between us. “Now, try to use your magic and make this float into the air. Remember, you are worthy of these gifts.”

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I stared at the cup and willed it to rise.

The seconds stretched by and by. Nothing happened.

“You can do it.” Lady Nifra urged gently. “Keep trying”

“Have you done this before?” I asked, stealing a glance in her direction.

“Done what?”

“Magic coaching?”

in the past, yes. But none of them had mental blockages like

“Ouch.”

“Focus now.”

am focused. Was it the king? Has

you

inch into the air and toppled

used your magic just now, completely at

you, lady Nifra. Now about the king,

you were born,

I gasped. “What?!”

“Focus.”

meet? Are you besties? Like… I’m so

his second in command. We are

The cup flew up into the air, nearly knocking her in the head. She ducked and caught it

“My apologies,”

She set another object in front of me, a thick leather bound book. “Move this one. Try to ensure the weight is evenly distributed as you lift

been choosy with her words. Ah. There must be a reason why the king didn’t tell me about her when I asked how he met his

flipped as I saw Lord Acheron walk in. He walked over to us, glanced at me

said. He turned to Lady Nifra, and I swear I wasn’t imagining it,

problem? I’m currently busy.”

with your student.” As he said student, he glanced ov r at me. I smiled and waved. And to my greatest surprise, he smiled back at me.

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he been

asked, making him

is a matter I would like to

and squirmed. I narrowed my eyes,

unmoved by anything. But Lord Acheron mentioning that he

Hmm very suspicious.

I am done, we can talk.” She said.

away. I watched him leave, still feeling stunned that he had smiled

Lord

met my eyes and gasped. “What? Why would you think that?”

cheeks were tinted red. Which was quite sight because she rarely, and I mean never ever blushes.

know. You two seemed rather

at all. Now, back to

myself. “Alright, lady

two hours of practice, I made some progress.

would

How sweet.

lot of progress

to meet with the girls and figure out just how much of my work I have cut out for me. As

snake scale.

oddly familiar, but I couldn’t quite place my finger on it. I picked it up and put it in my pocket and continued on my way to the

cut through the air as I walked in. The girls who had been lounging in the living room turned to

“It’s her!”

girls,” I said with a smile. I had barely gotten my next words out before

leader right?” I nodded. “Yes, that’s true. And I’m here to

smooth as oil.”

the air. “Finally! Gosh! Maybe now things will look bright around here.”

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there has to be a meeting, we can use the living room or gardens, whichever

you have magic for real?”

magic. It was just a fluke.”

was magic. We all

“Yeah,” The chorused.

the process of figuring it out. So I’m not

true you’re the king’s

you really with him?”

he look like?”

pink with all their questions. “Well um… we’ll talk later!