The Alpha King's Hated Slave
The Alpha King’s Hated Slave Chapter 180

Tears of gratitude and relief slipped from Danika’s eyes. She lowered her head again and closed her eyes. “Thank you for believing in me.”

She closed her hand around the young woman’s thigh in a reassuring squeeze. “We will get through this, Danika. Together. I will do everything I can to—“

“I don’t think there is anything that can be done.” She paused and swallowed, “I c-can’t stop seeing the King’s face in the store room. That coldness. He trusted me… He thinks I betrayed him…in so many ways.”

More tears left her eyes as she continued hoarsely. “He has never used the collar on me, not in a long time. In fact, he stopped s-seeing the collar. He stopped seeing me as a Slave. His slave. And then, today…

Baski knew she had to tell her. There is no need hiding the truth anybody.

“You know that King Cone r-roasted the King’s manly parts right?” she continued before Danika nodded, “It killed off most of his nerve endings and made him unable to be gentle during c-copulation. Being rough is the only way he can feel anything at all. It…”

“It also made him sterile.” She finished in a soft voice.

A full minute passed before Danika opened her eyes and stared at Baski with eyes filled with confusion.

“That cannot be true. I am carrying his c-child…. I was.” she added, pain in her eyes.

“Yes. But, the King thinks he is unable to make a woman carry his seed. We all thought that. Me… And the five doctors all over the twelve Kingdoms that diagnosed him.”

So many things were starting to make sense to Danika all at once. “Oh, heavens… That was why you stopped giving me herbs that prevents a baby…”

Baski nodded, “I never intentionally tried to endanger your life by making you get pregnant for your Master. I know of his condition and thought it would be a waste of herbs, it might harm you to take needless herbs. I never knew….”

“That was why you accused me of having another lover on that day.” She deducted.

Baski put the water away and began grinding new herbs. “Yes. It was so hard to believe.”

Danika’s eyes closed in defeat and more pain. She lowered her head back to the ground. “No wonder you were most hesitant to go to the King about my condition. His condition… He thinks he can’t father a child. Even without what h-he saw today, he would have thought that I had another lover… He would have executed me anyway.”

“We don’t know for sure and we will never be able to find out anymore. He already knows you’re pregnant.”

“And he doesn’t believe. And he has sentenced me to d-death for my betrayal.” She said, pained.

“He doesn’t know better. We will make him–“

“No. We won’t make him anything, Baski.” She interrupted softly, “The truth is… I don’t think I want to be exonerated. I—“

“What are you saying!? Don’t you ever say something like that again!” Baski scolded her.

“Karandy, he…” she swallowed tightly, “I passed out. I’m scared that he really did r-rape me. That he succeeded in putting his hand on me. Just the thought of it fills me up with dread. I feel so disgusted…so repulsed with myself, Baski. I don’t think I can live with this.”

“Oh, Danika…”

She began crying, unable to hold it in again any longer. “I don’t think I can survive with this knowledge, Baski. I don’t think I want to survive… My own skin feels like dirt…” She shook her head miserably.

Baski pulled down her underthings, and moved to sit beside her head. She lifted her head and Danika went willingly. Baski hugged her head to her chest, patting her soothingly.

“You can never be dirt, Danika. Don’t ever say something like that again. Tell me… Do you feel like y-your body was…used?”

Danika shook her head slowly, “I don’t feel…invaded, and that’s the most scary part of it. I don’t feel his release on my thighs, only my own wetness and the b***d. I don’t feel pain in my inner body. I don’t know or feel the things he did to my body.”

“The unknown is threatening to shatter my mind. I will go insane if I have to live with the knowledge of wondering the things he did to me in that state. I… I don’t think I can ever live with that. I don’t want to live with that.” She cried.

“Don’t ever say something like that again. You are not a woman that gives up easily. Do NOT ever give up on yourself!” Baski shook her, “Don’t ever! Your child is fighting to stay with you, you should not be the one that wants to give up! Do you hear me!?”

“I just mixed the herbs that might help stop your bleeding. It can’t protect your child, but it might hold your bleeding. It will clean your body and wash out bad bloods, the wetness caused by the pills. If Karandy’s release is inside you, it will push them all out. We will know if he really succeeded in taking advantage of you.”

“I’m scared to know…” She sniffled.

“But it will give you the closure you need.”

“I’m so tired, Baski….” She admitted tearfully.

“Don’t be. Stay with me. Stay with us. I will do everything within my power to exonerate you, Danika. You just need to fight for yourself. Your child. Fight for the King too. Just fight.”

Tears streamed Danika’s eyes, her body drained of strength, her lower body hurting. “How exactly do you plan to do that, Baski? There is nothing to be done. Karandy is already dead and the king thinks I have been cheating on him for months. He thinks I c-carry another man’s child inside of me.”

“I don’t know what to do, Danika. But I’m not giving up on you. Do not give up on yourself too. You have gone through so much but you are a strong woman. Keep being strong for everyone you love.” Baski smiled down at her through her own tears, wiping Danika’s own with her fingers.

Danika clung to her, crying softly.

“I brought you food, you have not eaten anything since morning. You will eat. Then, I’ll keep looking for Remeta.” her missing daughter made her heart very heavy, “I really hope she is alright wherever she is. She is my best shot in reaching the King. In helping this situation.”

“Baski…?” She whispered tearfully.

“Yes, my dear?”

“Do you think the King will ever heal with this…? Do you think my baby will ever heal from this…? Do you think I will survive this…?”

Baski paused, and answered her truthfully. “I have no idea, Danika.” then, she added, “But, we have to give you life first. Because once there is life, there is hope.”

Danika closed her eyes to keep the world at bay. She isn’t sure of life. She isn’t sure of hope too.

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