The Alpha's Regret Return Of The Betrayed Luna (Addison) novel Chapter 268

Chapter 268: Chapter 268 Bad Reputation

The Royal Guards stationed before the stage, ensuring no one dared interfere, offered explanations, but only because the Alpha King had ordered them to.

"She is the newly acknowledged daughter of Prince Dimitri Rosenthal," one of the royal guard announced, his voice ringing out for all to hear. "Yet she once conspired to kill the Royal Princess in order to seduce the Princess’s fated mate, Alpha Zion Greyhound..."

A wave of shock rippled through the crowd, gasps echoing in unison. Then, breaking the silence, a small boy snatched up a stone and hurled it at Claire.

"Bad woman!" he shouted.

It was as if a switch had been flipped. Suddenly, voices rose in anger, and the air filled with curses and stones pelting toward the stage. Claire now suffered not only the savage lash of the whip but also the sting of rocks striking her bruised body.

She longed to fight back, but her strength was gone. Her wolf refused to answer her calls, and the silver cuffs drained her of all power, leaving her defenseless against both punishment and scorn.

Claire snarled, her expression so feral that the little boy who had thrown the stone recoiled in fear and burst into tears. But his mother, standing protectively behind him, placed a firm hand on his shoulder and urged him on.

"Honey, don’t be afraid. Stone that vicious woman, mommy will protect you from her claws. She hurt our future Alpha King, and we must protect her. A creature this cruel cannot be forgiven."

She spoke loudly, her voice carrying through the crowd, as if she feared her son might waver or feel pity for Claire. To drive the point home, she pressed him to throw again, teaching him how to show his loyalty and that to side with Addison, their Royal Princess and future Alpha King, was to stand against Claire’s wickedness.

Emboldened by his mother’s words, the little boy hurled a stone the size of his fist at Claire. Unfortunately for Claire, it struck her squarely on the forehead. Blood gushed instantly from the cut, running down into her eye.

Claire lifted her head and fixed an unblinking glare on the boy. The blood trickling into her eyes stained them crimson, making her appear even more terrifying, her face twisted into something feral and vicious.

Her gaze was so chilling that even the boy’s mother, who had just urged him on, felt a tremor of fear run through her.

"STOP!" Dimitri roared, shoving through the crowd until he stood bristling before the stage. In a flash, he shifted into his wolf form, his growl rumbling low and dangerous.

The crowd recoiled, stepping back in fear.

The Royal Guards made no move to restrain him, though the Captain, stationed at the side to oversee the punishment, continued to relay every detail through the mindlink to the Alpha King.

But the Alpha King did not order the Captain to intervene. On the contrary, he was savoring every word. The more irrationally Dimitri acted, the more displeased the Council grew with him.

And with suspicion already hanging heavy in the palace over the hidden mole, no one was beyond doubt—not even the Alpha King’s younger brother.

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