Forged in the Flames by Karima Sa'ad Usman

Chapter 9

Aliana POV

I woke up with a terrible headache. The window was dark, and I knew it was nighttime. The memory of what happened came to me, and I was afraid. I wondered what must have made Nikolas rush into his mother’s room like he did. I had told him I would have to force-feed her unless she was sedated. When I saw she wasn’t sedated as expected, I believed Nikolas wanted to make it difficult for me, so I devised other means to carry on. The woman had bit me in the process.

I felt for my arm where she had bitten and saw it had already healed.

I became apprehensive.

I did not know if I should go and check on her or look for Nikolas. I decided to remain in my room.

I got off the bed and decided to sit under a cold shower to help with my headache. I also felt a slight fever, but I kept it to myself. It was best Nikolas believed I was still asleep.

The fever reduced after I had left the shower. I returned to my room, n*ake*d, and found Nikolas sitting on the bed.

I screamed from shock and ran back to the bathroom to wear the bathrobe. I returned feeling embarrassed. I was also afraid that something terrible had happened.

“Come here,” he said calmly, and I walked close to him quietly.

“She wasn’t sedated, I just wanted to get food into her. I swear, I had no malicious intent,” I said quickly, pleading my case before the opportunity to do so was taken from me. He nodded and waited for me to reach him before he spoke.

“Next time you find her in that state, you should link me,” he said, and I nodded quickly.

Then he looked at me with a tinge of concern in his eyes.

“How are you feeling?” he asked, and I opted to lie.

“I am all right,” I said. Nikolas assessed me and then nodded and stood up.

“The doctor will bring you some medicine. Try and get some rest. You can take tomorrow off,” He said, and I refused to take the day off. If I were idle, I would sink into depression. I needed to occupy my mind

“I would prefer to continue my work, alpha,” I said, and he sighed.

“Suit yourself,” he said and walked out.

One Month Later.

from me for a month. He never asked to see me, but I knew he had company

a glance. Sometimes he would look at me and then look away

said his indifference and distance did not get to me because they did, and surprisingly it hurt a

was unhappy about it in the first week, but fell into a

than required. She had gained weight and was eating now. She was also a bit less aggressive. I believed hunger was part of the reason why she behaved that way. With her

to the queen’s room and found Nikolas sitting

to him in a while. I wondered if talking now would be

feed her with care and even wipe food from the corner of her l*ips. She did not recognise him, and she did not act like an intelligent being, but she was calm

but wasn’t acting mad anymore. He finished feeding her the

he knows I was there, and I expected him to ignore me just as he had been doing, but he turned and looked

reluctantly left Ania and Lisa and

and he sat on the couch while I remained

were right,” he said, and there was nothing to gloat

now,” I said, and he

only place we can still live. We have all resigned ourselves to our fate. I didn’t do this with the hope of freedom. I did not want her to continue suffering the way she did,” I said, speaking my truth, knowing he would not keep his end of

my head and thanked him. He moved close to me, and I stepped back

rewarding at the same

together, but rewarding because every encounter with him had ended in tears, and

and Ania entered my room with that awful tea again. I only drank it once, and the experience was painful,

tonight would be the same, so there was no need, but she insisted. So, I waited until

this time around. They dressed me in a silk gown with nothing underneath. My hard n*ipp*les showed, and I wondered what the deal was with the clothes Ania picked for me. But I thanked her. The tight dress had a long s*li*t that went up my thigh almost to my hips to show my legs. The fact that I

get me something better, Ania?”

now. We were an unlikely mix,

my back every time and did not double-cross me or do things to get me into trouble, it let me know I could trust

said, and she

the dress,” She said, and I felt butterflies in my stomach. Then she

or Alpha will know we are helping

the letter to

very powerful and can tune in to mind links, that is why I haven’t been able to discuss with you freely that way. He hears

the wrong way when he planned

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