The Alpha King's Hated Slave
The Alpha King’s Hated Slave Chapter 220

He said nothing. His eyes remained unreadable. In fact, he showed no reaction at all.

And it only angered Vetta the more. Made her more bitter.

She walked closer to him until she stood in front of him. “As a slave master who has been a slave before, you forgot the most important thing. A slave will do ANYTHING at all to come out of slavery.” Her mouth to his ear, she lowered herself to a whisper. “Including…faking kindness. Faking to be good. And the most important…? Pretending to love your master.”

His hands curled into fists. He squeezed them tightly.

She saw it. “You know what I say is the truth. No, you FEAR what I say will be the truth.” She amended with a coy smile, “That is why you’re so hesitant to uncollar her.”

“What else is holding you? You and I know it’s no longer about her father or about revenge. Uncollar her then, and give her back her freewill. Then, we will see if she will still choose you. If she will still choose to be with you. Let’s see if she doesn’t run away and NEVER come back!”

She tsked and shook her disarray hair. “But, you wouldn’t, will you? Because then, you will have to find out if she’s the fairytale you want you to believe she is, or she is the DAUGHTER OF HER FATHER! You’re SCARED to find out. Because then, you will be loosing her.”

Then, she walked back to her usual spot and lowered herself to the floor again. Suddenly, she was drained and tired.

All those things said, she couldn’t meet his eyes anymore. She wiped the angry tears that had rolled down her cheeks.

Silence descended on them. One that stretched for so long, she was forced to look up to make sure he was still there.

“You’re right, I neglected you. If I didn’t, I would have found out long enough that you were so bitter. How did you become so bitter?” He was looking at her with new eyes.

This is not the woman he’d spent ten years with in the dungeons of Mombana, “What happened to you? How did you become this way?”

Vetta does not like the new look in his eyes. He was staring at her like she’s a stranger. Is she? When did she change so much?

Her angry all vented out on him, she has nothing else to shield herself with anymore. So, she only shook her head. When did she change so much?

He looked tired. Drained. He turned and walked out of her dungeon.

Her mouth opened to call him back. To say something. Anything…! But, there was nothing else to say. She closed it back.

He stopped at the door, his back to her. “Do you remember what I told you once upon a time?”

“W-What is that?” Her voice throaty, and hoarse from shouting so much.

“The day you whipped Danika badly, I said some words to you.”

That day flashed in her mind….

****”I freed my people because I want my people to experience being free again. Cone made me a monster, but it is my duty to protect my people. Let me carry all the burden alone, Vetta. It is my responsibility. My duty as a king. As my father’s son.”

“There shouldn’t be two monsters together, or the vicinity will be in danger. Two monsters cannot stay in the same place.”

He’d turned and stared at her. There was sadness in his eyes, but there was conviction too. “We have been through so much together, Vetta, but the day I look upon you and see a monster is the day I let you go. Completely.”****

The memory caused a shiver down her spine. Dread and desperation missed to become one.

“Lucien, please—”

Hands at his back, he threw her an unreadable look over his shoulder, “I will be back, Vetta. And when I do, I will pass your judgement. Until then, you will be here.”

“No, wait! You know how much I hate enclosed spaces! You know how much dungeons terrify me! This place will drive me mad, Lucien! Please—”

He walked out of the door without a backward glance.

Two Weeks Later.

Danika was seated beside the river bank, in that chair that overlooked the beautiful view of the river. But she wasn’t watching the soft turbulence of the water, or the beautiful view of the evening yellow sun that stood out loud above the water.

Instead, her eyes was watching the King lovingly. He stood with five men, all new guards who are training to be professional archers. He was teaching them.

In the past few months, Danika has come to understand how strong King Lucien is, physically. How much of a warrior he is. No wonder he was able to raid a coup against her father and get his people out of slavery.

Five men aimed their arrows at the practice board in front of them. His hands together behind him, he instructed and directed them.

“Aim for the head. Do not overthink your aiming. Assume a relaxed stance. Do not go stiff. Nook your arrow right. Do not croak it. Grip the bow correctly. Do not squeeze so tightly….”

Her eyes followed all his movements, a small smile on her face. Her back is aching, and her feet was swollen. She is happy that he allowed her to be here while he taught the new guards.

Something has changed in the past two weeks, but she has no idea what it is.

The King still treats her with so much care, and he was very protective of her and the child she carry.

He makes love to her some nights too and during those times, he was very careful and gentle with her, especially since she started having back aches that wouldn’t abate.

He makes sure she eats chicken broths—which she doesn’t like, but he is always patient with her and even spoon-feed her from time to time.

And yet, she couldn’t help thinking that something has changed.

His eyes… There’s a new sadness to it that was so tangible, it hurts to see.

Is it sadness or pain…? She has no idea what it is. She also has no idea how to help him with it.

When he thinks she is not looking, he looks at her with that eyes. When he thinks she’s asleep, he is always awake staring at her…with that eyes.

And the way he looks at her collar these days….? That look is one she doesn’t understand. She has no idea what is going through his head.

She wondered countless times… Is it because of what the Mistress did? Or does it have anything to do with their love making in the library? Does it have anything to do with the words she’d blurted out?

I love you, I love you, I love you, love you so much….!

She squeezed her eyes shut at the reminder of those words. Heavens, she still can’t believe she’d blurted it out like that.

Did he hear her words? If he did, he hasn’t said anything about it. She doesn’t know if she should be relieved or sad.

“That is all for today.”

His voice pulled her back to reality. She watched the men bow to him. They packed all the training equipments and began walking away, back to the Palace.

Automatically, the King turned towards her.

Danika smiled and waved at him.

He acknowledged her with a little nod of his head.

It does not matter if he never smiles at her, Danika thought as she watched him strode towards her. She can smile for the both of them.

She was still beaming at him as he walked closer, but a feeling nagged her gut. The same feeling that has been there for the past two weeks. It does not feel like a good feeling.

It feels like, she will loose him.

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