Rejected and Pregnant Claimed By The Dark Alpha Prince novel Chapter 455

Chapter 455: No one by my side

"How will you help me?" she challenged, her voice filled with skepticism. "Don’t insult me by saying you’re a guide sent by the Moon Goddess. If she were truly present and cared for me, she would not have made me an orphan in the first place, only to be abandoned yet again!"

She sank deeper into her immediate despair. The agonizing wound of rejection by her mate hadn’t even begun to heal when the deeper, the pain of her family’s abandonment was ripped open.

The old woman remained still, her bright eyes fixed on Juniper’s face. "Will you believe me if your family accepts you back?" she asked softly.

Juniper flinched at her question. "Don’t pester me," she snapped, dragging her luggage past the woman. She was already crippled by stress and humiliation; this strange woman’s impossible promises only rubbed salt in her wounds. Her adopted family would never take her back.

"You foolish girl! Accept my help and you’ll be rewarded with unimaginable things," the old woman’s voice persisted behind her, ringing with an almost unnatural clarity.

Juniper paid no heed. She was utterly done with empty words and fake promises. She had chased one grand promise, a Queen’s crown, and it had cost her everything. She just focused on walking, dragging the burdensome luggage behind her.

"Juniper!"

The sharp voice cut through the chaotic din of her thoughts. She paused, slowly lifting her head. Standing a few yards away was a man whose presence immediately triggered a fresh wave of panic.

"Karmen?" She furrowed her brows, seeing Gabriel’s beta. She instantly gulped, convinced he was there to arrest her. "I—I am leaving the capital. Please, don’t arrest me. I beg you," she muttered quickly, clasping her hands together in a desperate plea.

Karmen looked genuinely confused by her intense pleading, his gaze shifting from her distressed face to the sight of her packed trolley bag on the pavement. He was certain he had seen her talking to someone, but now there was only the street. He wondered if she had been talking to herself.

"I am not here to arrest you," Karmen stated.

"Then?" Juniper managed, still wary.

"Why are you leaving your house?" he asked, indicating the direction of the Vittileo gates.

Juniper dropped her gaze, unable to meet his eyes or offer a truthful answer about her forced exile.

"Speak," Karmen instructed.

"I’m thrown out of my house," Juniper confessed, a harsh chuckle escaping her lips. "This is the punishment I got for betraying everyone. A fitting end, wouldn’t you say?" 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Karmen was utterly shocked. He knew the Vittileo family was furious, but to cast her out entirely was extreme.

"Then, where will you go?" he inquired.

"I am not obliged to answer you," Juniper replied curtly, her gaze fixed on the ground. She was done taking orders.

Karmen’s mind raced. His immediate fear was that the dark witch Ophelia might sense Juniper’s despair and vulnerability. Juniper, recently connected to the royal court and now isolated, would be the perfect pawn to use against the Amelie or to gain entry to the palace. He had to keep her contained and accounted for.

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