Aliana POV
I had a very hectic day caring for the Queen. She was running a fever, and it took a while before the physician could bring her fever down. Nikolas was very worried, and he was a bit cranky too.
I could not blame him. The fear of losing the only parent he had left was intense, and I could relate.
Even though I had not seen my father, and we linked every day, I was always afraid that he would d*ie one day.
My father’s health wasn’t great, but Nikolas had him working with the masons. Even though the hours were more friendly, it was tedious work. I dared not bring it up with him because I noticed he hated my father, but I did not know why.
I had tried to bring it up once, and the way he behaved made me believe that I should tread carefully. I felt powerless because even though he showed me a lot of affection, I was hanging on a thread, too, and he could snap anytime.
Living an uncertain life was hard, but I pushed on for the sake of my father, my people and my wolf. I could not deny that my heart belonged to Nikolas.
He became better when his mother was stable, and he apologised to me for snapping, but I did not take offence. The Queen gave us a scare. I was most afraid because I was the one in charge of coordinating her feeding. I was scared that the doctor would link her fever to me and that Nikolas would think I wanted to harm his mother. Seeing her temperature go down made me happy. I lingered in her room until I was sure she was completely alright.
No matter how much Nikolas showed me affection, I knew it would be nothing compared to what he would do for his mother.
I retired to Nikolas’s bedroom while he went to handle pack matters with his beta and Gamma.
Lisa and Ania brought me dinner in his room. I was glad that Nikolas permitted them to keep me company. I somehow knew he would be in the garden, he was always there, but it did not bother me like it used to. I was holding on to his word.
Ania sat on the couch in his room comfortably and smiled.
“Who would have thought attending to you would mean luxury for us?” She said, and I frowned at her.
“What do you mean?” I asked, and Lisa laughed.
“When Alpha assigned us to you, we were mocked. It wasn’t normal that Lycans would serve a werewolf, so they saw us as the bottom runt. We were already rejected and condemned, so it was the lowest any Lycan could go,” Lisa said, and I felt terrible for them. “Anyway, we have been on top of things since we started attending to you. We enter everywhere, and our work isn’t much. Serving you made our lives easier, Aliana,” Lisa said.
I did not know why they would see it like that, but to think of it, our lives were indeed easy. We were not washing clothes and scrubbing floors. We eat, attend to the Queen, gossip, and go to bed. That was all we did.
I was too caught up in my pain that I did not see things this way. My only issue was that I was a werewolf attracted to the Lycan Alpha, who would soon be King and dump me. The werewolves were put to work, but they have been earning wages, and the Lycans aren’t allowed to discipline them unless they break a law which was the norm when my father led us. He always disciplined wolves that broke the law. I was glad Nikolas was the one that came for Forest and not the Snow or Hill King.
“Have you been put on birth control yet?” Ania asked, and I shook my head. She gasped and beamed at me.
know what is going on, but Alpha might be courting you,” she said, and Lisa shut
things into her head. It isn’t
lasts, Aliana. Do not get carried away, please,” Lisa pleaded with me, and I nodded. There was no way I could tell
I looked out the window facing the garden and saw Nikolas in the gathering. Unlike before, when he was mostly silent and introverted, today, he was laughing with Qusack, and they were having a drink. I wondered what the occasion was. I saw him lift his head to look in my direction, and I quickly moved away from the window. I
switch to turn off the light
I heard his voice in my mind, and I was shocked. What was he doing? I thought we were supposed to be private. Having me in his room was different from having me beside him in public. That would make me more than a bedwarmer, it would make me his companion. I did not think it was a bright idea, but I trusted he knew what
like me to wear?’ I asked, still being careful so I do not overstep. Seeing how I suddenly became compliant when he
The moon is full, by the way.’ He said, and I did not notice it
s*e*xy, and it was deliberate. My hair was a bit
Lisa were with me, I would have felt more confident. I did not know what I would be doing amid Lycans, people that thought they were better than me. The moment I got to the door that led to the garden,
the women
sky, and Nikolas was right, it was
outside. Besides, I hadn’t been out in a long time, apart from when Ingham dragged me out
at the person speaking to me. It was Gezel, one of
she said, grabbing my hand to push me
not t*ouch me,” I
dare you speak to your betters like that? Don’t you know your place?” Another woman said
slowly attention was being drawn
come. She was the b*itc*hiest of them all. Erica was a
towards us. The women smiled at him as if they were
shouldn’t be here,” Gezel
belongs to Alpha, and you aren’t as valuable as Ingham,” He told her, and I could not help but chuckle quietly. Gazel was still trying to process what he had said, but I understood
he reached for my hand, which I let fall loosely on my side. He held on to it and caressed it gently with his
prisoner,” he said, and I did not know what to say, but what he was doing to my hand was
he asked, and I looked at him wide-eyed, then averted my gaze so people won’t see me as disrespectful. I nodded,
was still holding my hand, so I stood up
walked towards the woods
place. I felt eyes on us as I followed Nikolas, but I did not care. He
the woods, and he stopped and bent to look
moonlight t*ouched his hair and part of his face, and he seemed breathtakingly handsome,
full moon, Aliana,” he said, caressing my cheek. His t*ouch
Read Forged in the Flames by Karima Sa'ad Usman Chapter 18
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In Chapter 18 of the Forged in the Flames series, Aliana, is awakened by her father's Delta, who urgently calls them to come outside in the middle of the night. Aliana's father, Alpha Gabriel, had recently moved their pack from a grand house to a smaller one in the pack compound. This move was necessitated by their defeat of an evil Lycan king who had enslaved their kind.Alpha Gabriel had been challenged by the rogue Lycan prince, Nikolas, and reluctantly agreed to submit to him in order to protect their pack members. Aliana is skeptical about trusting the Lycans but understands that her father chose peace over pride and the certainty of defeat in a war. Nikolas had conquered all the packs in the territory, leaving Aliana's pack as the last one standing...... Will this Chapter 18 author Karima Sa'ad Usman mention any details. Follow Chapter 18 and the latest episodes of this series at Novelxo.com.
Forged in the Flames by Karima Sa'ad Usman Chapter 18
Forged in the Flames novel Chapter 18