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

passing the corridor, and he would not spare me a glance. Sometimes he would look at me and then look away

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

unhappy about it in the first week,

hunger was part of the reason why she behaved that way. With her tummy always

queen’s room and found Nikolas sitting by his mother’s side and

but had not spoken to him in a while. I wondered if talking

from the bed I watched him feed her with care and even wipe food from the corner of

memories but wasn’t acting mad anymore. He finished feeding her the beans and then

him to ignore me just as he had been doing, but he turned and

me,” he ordered, and I reluctantly

entered, and he sat on

to gloat about, I was just glad the woman

is looking healthier now,” I said, and he nodded and looked

and the 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

father, were enduring, but I bowed my head and thanked him. He moved close to me, and I stepped back immediately. I did not want to go down that path with him again. “Wear something nice tonight, we will

period during which we did not interact was painful and rewarding at the same time. Both had conflicting emotions,

enjoyed our brief moments together, but rewarding because every encounter with him had ended in tears, and since I had no interactions with him, I had not cried in a bit. I wondered how the

only drank it once, and the experience was painful, and it was a waste in the end because he did not touch

same, so there was no need, but she insisted. So, I waited until they had dressed

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 had nothing underneath made me a bit

something better,

now. We were an unlikely mix, but soon, I had come to see them as

me into trouble, it let me know I could

I said,

the one that picked the dress,” She said, and I

father asked us to give this to you. Please destroy it after you have read it, or Alpha will know we are helping you communicate with your people,” she pleaded I wondered why my father sent me a

opened the

way to communicate honestly with you. Alpha Nikolas is very powerful and can tune in to mind links, that is why I haven’t been able to discuss

wrong way when he planned

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