The Rejected Luna Queen novel Chapter 33

Princess Sophia's POV

The Next Morning

Locked up in the dungeon, I had a lot of time to think about my life and all that I had made of it. I began to rethink most of my decisions, and I regretted most of them.

I screamed aloud as tears flowed freely to the ground from my eyes without restraint. My nose wasn't left out. Mucus just oozed out of it, with some of it, finding its way into my mouth.

I regretted everything that had happened; every single thing! If I knew that I'd end up in such a horrible place, I would never have tried that.

I knew I was a laughingstock outside there. It was probably going to be the news on everyone's lips. No one was ever going to want to hear my side of the story. They'd rather judge me. That's what people were good at anyway; judging others.

Since I got locked up, I'd barely had anything to eat. Not that I wasn't hungry or anything but they always came in with very slimy food which disgusted me so much. As much as I was very hungry, I'd rather let hunger kill me before eating that thrash.

Besides, I hadn't taken my bath either nor had I brushed my teeth since the day that I arrived. I smelled so bad and was so irritated with the way I looked. They were out to make my life hell.

As I cried, I remembered all that I'd had to go through ever since I was a little girl. I thought about all I had to do so I could get to where I was. I threw all that away. I ruined everything, just by one very foolish act…

I chose to listen to Dylan. It was my fault. I let myself be used by that idiot. I let him deceive me and I was left to pay for it. If only I had stayed away from that snake.

As I kept crying and slamming my hands on the floor, I heard the gates to the dungeon begin to jingle and I looked up, full of surprise, to know who it was that was coming inside.

I felt it was probably the guards but it was a surprise because the guards never came by that time. They usually arrived about an hour later than that time. So I assumed it was a matter that required some urgency and hoped that I wasn't in more trouble than I already was.

Before I could see the faces of the people who were walking into the dungeon, I realised that their voices were very familiar and I sat up on the floor in shock.

The door finally swung open and I glanced up, very anxiously, to see who it was and it was exactly who it seemed to be…

My parents.

My jaw dropped open in shock as I realised that the news must have spread so fast and far that it got to my parents far away in the Silver Moon Pack. There was no other reason why they'd have come to see me if they hadn't heard what happened.

They weren't alone. Mrs Scott came alongside them and I was so happy to see her and to know that, even in this period of grief and trouble, she thought it wise to be there for me.

As much as I was happy to see them, I felt embarrassed as I didn't know how to face them after all they might have heard. I felt they were all probably very ashamed of me and could barely stand my presence and it hurt me so much.

As they came closer, I couldn't hold back my emotions any longer. I stood and ran to hug them, even though I was in chains. I didn't mind the fact that my clothes were dirty and very tattered.

"It's alright, my child," said my mom, as they did their best to comfort me. "We'll get to the root of the matter. We're here for you."