The Alpha King's Hated Slave
The Alpha King’s Hated Slave Chapter 27

When King Lucien spoke, his words were curt and straight to the point.

“Make sure she doesn’t work for so many days to come, Baski. Send out orders to the maids, slaves, servants and slave trainers both in the palace and in the mine sights, that all of them should stay out of her way. I find out she worked, the person responsible will be punished.”

“Yes, my king.” Baski wasn’t really surprised. It’s just like night he’d visited the girl in her bedroom. He’d given orders just like this…only lesser.

“That girl…. Sally….” he paused, “…these orders extends to her too. At least for today.”

“I understand, My King.”

Just like that day, he pinned her with a glare. “I don’t need feedbacks, Baski. I don’t care. Make sure you don’t bring them.”

“Of course, My Lord.”

He nodded once. “You’re dismissed.”

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Danika did her best to remember the events of Last night clearly as she walked to her room, but it was all blurry, the conversation.

She was really curious about them and she doesn’t know why. Maybe because she could never believe that the ice king would ever talk with her, talk more of answering her questions…repeatedly.

But what questions did she ask? She couldn’t remember.

When she got to her room, Sally was already rushing towards her. One look at her face had relieve coursing down Sally’s body.

“Oh, thank the Creator! I was so scared all through the night. I thought maybe the king will kill you during the night! I’m so relieved that you’re alright, my princess!”

“I’m glad, I’m alright too, Sally.” She surprised Sally when she filled the distance between them and wrapped her arm around her.

Tears filled Sally’s eyes and she hugged her princess so tight. A lot of things had scared her yesterday. She can still remember the terror that coursed through her body when she saw her princess become unconscious.

“My princess… I’m so glad you’re alright.” She sniffled.

Danika knew she would have died yesterday. She was almost sure that she felt the life leaving her body. Sally had saved her life.

“Thank you for saving my life, Sally. I know you’re the one that saved me.” Danika patted her back reassuringly.

Sally shook her head miserably. “I was almost too late…! I thought no one would help….I was so scared that the wicked mistress would kill you!”

Danika pulled away from her. Using her index finger, she collected the tears that ran down Sally’s cheeks. “Tell me what happened…. Afterwards…”

Together, they walked to the bed and settled down on it. Sally told her everything that happened. How she pleaded with Madam Baski and how Madam Baski helped her to go plead with the king.

“You went to the king alone?” Danika asked wide-eyed.

Sally nodded vigorously. “I was so desperate, my princess. I didn’t really stop to think it through.”

She told her how they pleaded with the king. How scared she was when the king dismissed her. How madam Baski knelt down and begged with her too.

“Baski? She pleaded f-for me?” Danika was so surprised.

Sally nodded again. “Yes, my princess.” She went ahead to tell her that madam Baski told the king about how she brought them food when they were enslaved and all the difficulties she had to go through.

“But, how did she know that? You didn’t tell any of them about it.”

“No, I didn’t, my princess. I was surprised too, but I was most happy and grateful when the king finally agreed to help me….to help you.”

It was still shocking to Danika that the king came by himself to stop the mistress from whipping her. The king hates her. It’s something she would have never expected at all.

Then, Sally bit her l*p uncertainly. She stared up at her princess hesitantly.

“What happened?” She asked Sally.

“Uhm…that is, I….I was ready to tell the king how you also helped to bring them food and—“

“Oh, Sally… I hope you didn’t say those to him?” Danika palmed her head, suddenly developing a headache.

“No, no, no, no, I almost told him but I didn’t. I know how much you don’t like to talk about yourself, my princess, but I was so desperate, I almost told him how you helped to feed them too and provide so much supplement too.”

“The people of Salem hates me so much for being my father’s daughter. It wouldn’t have made any difference, Sally.” She stated matter-of-factly.

“But, my princess….”

“Don’t ever talk about it, Sally. Not to anyone.” Danika looked away sadly, “It doesn’t matter.”

Sally doesn’t like seeing the sadness in her eyes. Her princess already has a lot of things to be sad about without having to add this one to it too.

Her princess has clothings on, so she couldn’t see her back.

“Your back….” Sally whispered worriedly. “How is it?”

“It’s so much better than I expected it to be.” She said truthfully. “It hurts, but it’s so much better.”

Sally grinned in happiness and relief. “That’s because we used lots and lots of herbs and rare herbs. Madam Baski said that the king gave orders that the wound be treated thoroughly so they wouldn’t scar.”

“Really?” Danika’s brows knitted in thought.

Why would the king give orders for her not to bear scars? Her father physically scarred him severally, so why would he want her not to bear scars?

Danika can never understand the king. He’s so unpredictable….so confusing. Her mind prickled and she tried her best to remember the conversations they had the night before….

She couldn’t. The knowledge lurked just inside her mind…just a little out of reach…

“Yes, my princess…” Sally continued, “I was surprised too, but that was the orders he gave. Madam Baski and I had to go so very deep into the woods in search of rare herbs. They have complicated names but let me try to remember their names, my princess…”

Sally’s eyes shot up, her brows knitted together in thought as she tried to remember.

A small smile trickled Danika’s cheeks at the familiar Sally she was so used to when she was still a real princess in her own kingdom. The familiar sight of Sally trying to remember things and pronounce difficult words was…relaxing.

“Erm….we got Oxalis and Tansies, even panacea vegetables! Oh, my princess…they were so hard to find!” She revealed incredulously.

Danika’s lips twitched again. “That’s why they’re called rare herbs, Sally.”

“Really?”

“Yes.”

She nodded in understanding. “I’m so glad they worked. The wicked mistress whipped you so bad, that wicked witch!”

Danika was quick to cover her mouth with the palm of her hand. “Shh, keep it quiet, Sally. I don’t want you to get hurt or punished at all.”

Sally nodded her head in understanding. When Danika removed her hand, Sally looked around carefully and then, she leaned closer…

“There are rumors that the King punished the wicked mistress Vetta for whipping you ” Sally whispered.

That was….shocking. The most shocking she’s heard. “What?”