Rejected and Pregnant Claimed By The Dark Alpha Prince novel Chapter 269

Chapter 269: To mark your claim

As the elevator finally reached the ground floor, people exited one by one, leaving Katelyn and Sage the last to step out.

"I’ll drive you to the palace," Sage offered casually, glancing at her.

"No," Katelyn replied firmly. "I came in my own car. You don’t need to drop me, and you definitely don’t need to show your face at the palace," she added with a scowl, reaching for the bags in his hands.

But Sage smoothly stepped back, keeping them just out of her reach.

"Is there some specific problem with me?" he asked. "You’re acting like you hate me."

"You’re absolutely right. I do hate alphas like you," Katelyn snapped. Without hesitation, she moved forward, snatching the bags from his wrists. "You will never have my heart. So it’s best you stay as far away from me as possible."

With that, she turned on her heel to leave, only to twist her ankle the next moment. A sharp breath escaped her lips as she lost balance, but before she could fall, Sage caught her by the arm, steadying her.

"Are you alright?" he asked, his voice laced with concern.

"I think I twisted my ankle," Katelyn murmured, lowering herself as a sharp pain surged through her foot.

Sage acted without hesitation. Ignoring her protests, he leaned down and lifted her into his arms. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

"Put me down," she snapped, trying to push against his chest, but he didn’t budge.

He carried her straight to his car, opened the passenger door, and gently placed her inside. Then, after setting her shopping bags in the backseat, he walked around and got into the driver’s seat.

"We’re heading to the hospital. That ankle needs to be checked," he stated, fastening his seatbelt before starting the engine.

"This happened because of you," Katelyn argued, crossing her arms as she winced from the pain.

"I didn’t do anything. You just don’t know how to walk properly," Sage retorted in a teasing tone.

Katelyn glared at him. "Wait a minute. You’ve been speaking to me so casually. Do you even realize who I am?"

Sage threw her a quick glance, the corner of his mouth lifting. "I figured the princess didn’t mind. You seem like the type who prefers real talk over royal sugarcoating."

She fell silent. He noticed the discomfort on her face and gripped the wheel tighter.

Without saying more, he pressed harder on the accelerator, speeding toward the hospital.

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"Since it’s a mild sprain, I’ve wrapped the bandage around the Princess’s foot," the doctor said. "For pain relief, the prescribed medicine should be taken twice a day after meals. Please use cold compresses as well, Your Highness."

The nurse handed him an envelope containing the medication for five days.

"We’ll examine your foot again after that," the doctor informed Katelyn.

"There’s nothing else to be concerned about, right?" Sage asked.

"No, nothing serious," the doctor replied with a reassuring tone.

"Thank you," Sage said.

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