All Chapters of His Mate, His Enemy: Chapter 1 - Chapter 4

SAPHRA’S POV I woke up screaming again. My hands were shaking violently as sweat ran through my face. I was panting heavily. It was the same nightmare. It had always been the same one. One where I would see my father with horror in his eyes. I could see the blade going through his chest. The sound he had made as he took his last breath still echoed in my ears. I squeezed my eyes shut and tried to push it away. Of course it never worked. “Saphra, stop,” I screamed to myself, panting and wiping my forehead with the back of my hand. The room was damp and it smelled of old wood. I turned to look at the tiny window with a cracked frame. And just then, I saw the first light. Another day had dawned. It was another day to roam about this town. Another place I didn’t belong. The mattress on the floor was thin. So thin that it felt like I slept on the bare floor. I looked down at my clothes that were too big and patched in places. I tugged a faded tunic on and tied my trousers with a

SAPHRA’S POV My heart hammered so loud I thought it might burst. Their grip on my arm was so hard. “I didn’t do anything wrong,” I said, fighting to pull free. “I was just doing my job.” “Shut up,” one of them snapped. Workers stopped and stared as we passed. Some looked at me with pity. Others glanced away fast, like they didn’t want to be near me. It felt like forever as we kept walking down the hallways, until we reached huge doors. The guards knocked twice. “Enter.” That was his voice. As cold as ice. They opened the door and dragged me in. When they had come close to his throne where he sat, they shoved me before him. I stumbled and nearly fell. The room was huge. It has high ceilings and gigantic sculptures. I kept my face to the floor. I came here for the sole purpose of ending this very man but now, he was about to end me and finish what he started all those years ago The guards bowed. “My lord, we found this girl sneaking around your chambers,” one sai