The Rejected Luna Queen novel Chapter 81

Princess Sophia's POV

I didn't know which was worse; the fact that everyone's eyes were on me, or Alpha Bane's eyes which never turned in any other direction save mine.

I was utterly humiliated in the presence of everyone at the festival and Alpha Bane showed no signs of slowing down. He just wanted it to be that way. He had developed so much hatred for me and could I blame him?

As I stood there, face to face with him, I recalled all that I did to him. I remembered how he looked the moment he saw me with his brother in the room having sex. It was a devastating moment for him and me as he resigned to have nothing to do with me anymore after the incident.

As I clenched my fists in fear, I wished I could turn back the hands of time. I wished there was something that I could do to change or remedy the situation but there wasn't. I just had to face what was right in front of me.

I didn't like that he wanted me to answer his questions. There was nothing for me to say to him. I had done my best to deny it but it seemed like it was a waste of time. They had far too much evidence.

I turned to my parents; my father especially, as I had the notion that my mom was already just waiting for something to happen to me so that she'd finally let me go. From the way that she treated Aurora, it was clear that she always preferred her to me in every way. It was almost as if she was desperate to rub it on my face that I wasn't her real daughter.

My father, on the other hand, was always on my side. He loved me to bits and despite all that happened, he still stood by me, assuring me that he was never going to leave my side. With all that he heard, it was always going to be very hard to fulfil that promise. I hoped for that but I wasn't a fool.

His face told the whole story. His eyes were teary and he could barely take his eyes off me. He didn't say a word, but his visage spoke volumes. I could see and feel the disappointment springing forth from within him.

He must have felt so betrayed. Perhaps, in his heart, he nursed the thought to head straight to where I was and hit me so hard. He wasn't that kind of man though. He would never hit a lady.

Just then, Alpha Bane walked toward me and asked a question. "Can you say that all that I've said here isn't the truth?"

I said nothing to him. I felt like hitting him so hard for all the pain he had caused me. He decided to meddle in matters that didn't concern him. If only he had stayed on his own. If only he had tried to mind his business, my secret would have never been revealed. We'd have all been alright and I wouldn't have had to face the humiliation that I was facing. If only…

It seemed like my father already had his answer as he sniffed back some tears to my shock. I'd never seen him cry all my life and it caused my heart to faint. I hated myself for all that I had done. I hated the way that I had treated him. I despised myself for bringing shame to a man who had shown me nothing but love all my life.

"I'm so sorry, dad," I begged him, going down on my knees. "I don't know what came over me. I'm so sorry. I'd never intended to hurt you or anything like that. I hate myself right now, dad. Please, forgive me."