Rejected and Pregnant Claimed By The Dark Alpha Prince novel Chapter 454

Chapter 454: Cutting all ties with you

Juniper stood like a statue sculpted from shame, her head bowed so low her chin almost touched her collarbone. The silence in the opulent drawing-room, broken only by the sharp, accusatory voice of her father, Edward Vittileo.

"Because of you," Edward began, "I can’t even look the Alpha King in the eye! What possessed you to petition for Dominick to take the throne? Was simply marrying him, becoming his Luna, not enough for you, you grasping fool?"

Edward’s two sons, Daxton and Cillian, were positioned like judges on the plush, mahogany-framed sofa chairs, their eyes fixed on their adopted sister with disgust. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

"Forgive me, Father," Juniper stammered in a low voice. "I—I thought—"

"Thought!" Edward roared, cutting her off with a vicious snap of his hand. "You thought to become the next Queen? Why? Then, you went so far as to call the little prince ’not a Sinclair’! How could you commit such treasonous foolishness? There is no excuse for the mistakes you have made, June. You were supposed to be the perfect wife, the obedient mate, the exemplary daughter-in-law in the Royal Palace. But look at what you’ve accomplished! I never imagined you could be this utterly useless!"

From the sofa, Daxton Vittileo, the eldest of the brothers, leaned forward.

"Father, I told you long ago to send Juniper to the orphanage the moment she showed signs of decept," Daxton interjected. "Juniper has always been a liability, an expert in conjuring trouble. None of this catastrophe would have occurred if she hadn’t deliberately provoked Prince Gabriel. Everyone in the kingdom avoids him for a reason. And Juniper? She launched a direct, public attack on the legitimacy of his son. Father, the time has come to correct the sentimental mistake Mother made. Throw Juniper out of this house."

Juniper’s eyes widened with fear and shock. She dropped instantly to her knees on the expensive rug.

"No, please, I beg you!" she choked out in a trembling voice. "I cannot leave this house! This is the only place in the world I have ever known as my own. Father, I promise, I will find a way to make everything right. Please, I implore you, do not abandon me!" Hot, desperate tears finally spilled over, streaking paths down her pale cheeks as she pleaded with the man who had reluctantly sheltered her for years.

"You bring nothing to this family but misfortune and shame, Juniper," Cillian Vittileo affirmed, his tone icier than Daxton’s.

"You are incapable of turning anything right. Dominick has entirely severed ties with us. I tried yesterday. Daxton also tried. We were both refused to have an audience with him. Do you have any idea what people are whispering about the Vittileo name right now?" His rage boiled over.

"I thought if I could be the next Queen..." she whispered.

Her voice trailed off, extinguished completely when Edward bellowed at her, his fury shattering the last shreds of her composure.

"SILENCE!"

The tears streaming down Juniper’s face instantly froze, but she did not dare to raise her head.

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