Sixty seven

Alpha King's sex slave

Talitha’s POV

My body felt like I was hit by a sledgehammer coupled with a thousand splinters of light tearing to blind my vision the moment I set my eyes open.

“Good to see you again.” The healer announced with a dark smile. I realised she was sitting closely to me in bed. There was no gentleness or peace in her eyes; everything screamed anarchy- what has gone wrong again? Is Hades safe and if he was then what got her so troubled to this extent?

I nod unable to reply from the roughness in my throat. I wanted to sit up properly but a sharp pang on my lower belly had me screaming as I held onto my abdomen.

The past event that put me in this predicament flooded my memory. After Queen Galina Ieft. I noticed serious pains in my stomach but left it as minor changes until it grew worse that I couldn't take the pain any longer and screamed for help calling onto Shera- my maid.

The healer pulled the heavy mattress away from my body and the first thing that flagged my gaze was my flat belly.

“My child? Where's my child, what have you done to him?” Tears burned my tear duct. What was happening? The pain was so much that I fainted as Shera got a hold of me. The things that happened afterwards I don't know about.

“That’s the question you should be answering. I never thought you could do something as terrible as what you have done for killing your own child. I know you have misunderstandings with the Alpha but to this extent? You need your head examined.” The healer words ripped through my heart. The sharpness from the tone of her voice made me jolt as I let the tears fall unknowingly.

“I won't let you lie falsely on me. I have nothing to do with what you're accusing me of. Ask Shera and she... would tell you.” my voice croaky filled with unshed tears.

“Shera is in prison for being an accomplice in murdering the king's heir and trust me he won't let you off the hook until you confess.

“The murderer is awake.” I turn towards the door. The Alpha stood at the door with apt attention at my direction and our faces collided into one.

The healer noticed his presence, bowed out of respect for him and deserted the room giving him and I alone time.

I badly wanted to be on my toes, caressing his face with my hands when I explained myself to purge myself of the false accusations and exonerate my maid. The young lady doesn't deserve such hostility after everything she helped me through during Asrian’s evil reign. I was the one to speak first as he left the door and walked to where I sat on the bed playing with my fingers and thinking through the accusations.

I'm hurting to realise I lost the child but how I got roped into its loss is confusing and at the same time depressing. The healer has never treated me in such a brash and rash manner before, she must be hurting too.

“Please tell me you don't believe her and the garbage she's talking about. How can I kill a child I've been patiently waiting to cradle in my arms?” I shifted, spreading my arms so he could take it and assure the hurts that it was okay and he believed I had no hand in the miscarriage.

Hades cut me a mean look that I was forced to pull my hands away and cradle my fingers in the mattress.

“For the record you always had it to flush my child. Plot succeeds so why act innocent? On the soil of Arni I curse the day you conceived!”

“Shut up! Shut up all of you! I'm not a murderer and if I was certainly not my child.” I yelled, breaking into tears. They wanted to always see me crying and I didn't fail in living up to their expectations. I let it fall like a storm clutching my stomach, the housing of my lost child.

“I can't believe I nearly fell for your good acting. I thought we could be friends and understand each other better because of our child but I thought wrongly. The charms you carry, your womanly glory played with my senses. I lost myself in the scam that you're and now your true colours are out in the open.”

I shook my head negatively as he spoke those words. Who was feeding him with these lies about me?

“I have never used an abortion pill before I have no idea on what it looks like or even taste. My diet was carefully planned by Shera and yesterday I had nothing strange except a goblet of freshly squeezed juice and ginger biscuits when Queen Galina visited.”

My brain spinned. Did she… No, I don't think so.

“Queen Galina visited yesterday?” He asked quickly without letting the words sink.

“Yes she drank with me too after that I noticed something wrong on my abdomen the next thing I'm waking up in this bed.” I say truthfully I was in no way condemning her to be the reason but I had to explain how things happened.

It hurts to see Alpha Hades mad at me when I thought we had passed this point in our lives- to the point I'm secretly In-love with him. He doesn't know about my feelings. It's mine regardless and it would be my secret till the grave.

“I’ve tried the hardest to like you and take you as a friend but do you have to do me this dirty?”

Queen Galina drags out attention as she walks in, crossing her arms around her chest looking pissed.

“No please don't misunderstand me, I'm not saying you had a hand in it.” I swallowed, releasing a hard breath. It's good she's here to tell him the truth. Whoever is behind the false accusations wants the Alpha to hate me. I can't deal with him hating me.

“Tell the Alpha that you were with me the day it happened.”

Galina whipped her tongue to the side pushing back the loc of her hair with a nonchalant attitude. “Was I, well I don't remember visiting you recently so what are you talking about?”

My eyes widened in shock. “You were.”

“In my room sleeping.”

“But…”

“Shut up both of you. Galina you may go I'll send for you when I need you.”

“As always, just like last night.” she bit her bottom lip and blew him a flirtatious kiss. A jealous demon in me wanted to smack her head against the wall for being so close to him.

I got a hold of my furistic emotions. He wasn't mine to begin with. He's her mate not mine.

“You are not to leave the premises, everything you want will be sent here. You're a prisoner and until I decide what to do with you, consider yourself damned to the afterlife.”

“Trust me..” He shut me up with a shush.

“Fools trust easily I was once your fool but not anymore. You claimed you will hit me where it hurts the most but I never thought you would stoop to this level to play dirty. My child won't die in vain, your blood will atone for your sins.”

“Read my lips you will pay.” He marched out after her shortly as she left. I wiped the fresh tear sliding on my cheek.