The Rejected Luna Queen novel Chapter 71

Princess Sophia's POV

As I stood there, hands on my waist, and eyes on Alpha Bane and Aurora who held each other's hands as they walked away, I was so full of rage.

I couldn't believe what just unfolded before my eyes. If I had known, I'd have avoided the stunt that I tried to pull off. It backfired mercilessly and I wished so badly that I could turn back the hands of time.

How could I have ever believed that I'd be so humiliated? I couldn't take my eyes off them as I knew that all the other eyes in the room were on me. I didn't want to see how they looked nor strain my ears to hear all of their whispers. I almost wished that the ground would open up and I'll just be swallowed up but I didn't. I didn't want to die. I just wanted the life I craved.

I heaved and clenched my teeth as they almost got out of sight, not minding that people might have been observing all that I was doing. All that mattered to me was what I had to do to break that union.

I heard something that sounded like my name but I didn't pay attention. I was so deep in my thoughts and I wanted nothing to stop me. The task ahead of me required some focus.

"Ah!" I gasped as I felt a pair of hands shake me, snapping me out of my reverie. Then I saw the same pair of hands being waved in front of me and I wondered who it was.

It was my mother. She must have been calling or saying something to me and I didn't hear her.

"I'm sorry, mom," I apologised, bowing my head a bit to show how sorry I was. "What do I need to do?"

"I need you to go to the servant:s quarters and make sure that everything is set for tomorrow's festival. Since Princess Aurora is with Alpha Bane, you'll have to handle a few responsibilities given to her."

"Okay, mom." I bowed, before leaving the room to go inside the Castle.

I wasn't in the mood to give any instructions to anyone. I knew that my mother would get angry if she found out that I didn't do as she asked, but I had to handle some pressing matters first. I only hoped that I'd be back in time to talk to the servants.

I walked to the dungeon sneakily, looking to my left and right just to make sure that no one was looking. I couldn't afford to be seen by anyone.

As I got there, I walked into my true mother's cell and saw her lying on the floor, worn out and tired as usual. "Have you thought about the discussion that we had the last time?" I asked her.

She pulled herself up from the ground and sat up while I walked toward her until I was standing right in front of her.

A lot depended on her answer. I planned to test the portion on her to know how effective it was first, before using it on Aurora, if I found it to be effective. It was my grand plan to take her out and it just hinged on the decision that my mother was willing to take.

"I can never do that, child!" She yelled at me, which seemed to get me very upset. "I can never kill myself. Not for you nor for anyone else. It's insane you're asking that of me."

"You're just a good-for-nothing human being, woman!" I yelled at her too in anger, failing to understand why she just wouldn't do that for her child. "You have to do what I ask of you or I'll make you pay for it!"