Rejected and Pregnant Claimed By The Dark Alpha Prince novel Chapter 669

Chapter 669: Running away from him?

Dominick inaugurated the festival by lighting the scared lamp in the moon temple. The people gathered in the temple and even outside began singing the prayer they dedicated to the Moon Goddess.

He kept his hands joined in a respectful gesture until the final note faded, thus officially marking the start of the festival.

As he walked out of the temple with Evan, the vibrant energy of the crowd hit him. Stalls were overflowing with moon-cakes, handmade lanterns, and silver trinkets. Yet, even as he watched children laughing in the snow, Dominick couldn’t shake a bitter realization. Gridlock was a culturally rich and spiritually deep land, yet beneath the surface, it was rotting with corruption. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

The commoners were kind, hardworking people, but he knew that a handful of elites at the top were treating this city like a chessboard, manipulating the very people.

"Where’s Jeniva?" Evan asked, his head pivoting as he scanned the vibrant, crowded plaza.

"She came with us," Dominick murmured.

"Yes, but as we went to the Moon Temple, I didn’t see her around. I thought she was following us closely," Evan remarked.

"Maybe she was behind us, then decided to go separate ways," Dominick replied. He wasn’t in the mood to track her movements.

His attention was pulled away by a group of local children nearby. They were ducking behind wooden stalls, shrieking with laughter as they pelted each other with fresh snowballs.

For a second, he saw himself and his siblings in those boys, recalling the rare, rowdy childhood days spent in the palace gardens before the burden of leadership had settled on their respective shoulders. A genuine smile touched his lips as their sight made him happy.

As they walked further into the heart of the plaza, the rhythmic drone of bagpipes and the steady beat of drums pulled them toward a large, cheering circle.

"We should go over there," Evan said, his professional guard slipping into genuine curiosity. He grabbed Dominick’s arm and pulled him through the crowd until they reached the front.

"Oh! Jeniva is there!" Evan remarked, pointing into the center of the ring.

Dominick glanced in that direction and froze. Jeniva was in the middle of the whirling dancers, her ivory coat discarded to reveal a simpler dress beneath. She moved with a fluid grace, her boots hitting the cobblestones in perfect sync with the complex, traditional rhythm.

’Did she rehearse for this?’ he wondered, mesmerized by the precision of her footwork.

She caught the light of the lanterns as she spun, her hair flying, passing a radiant smile to the onlookers. Seeing her showcase such vibrant energy, Dominick felt a strange in his chest.

He looked down at his own gloved hands, then back at her. Only one question echoed in his mind: How could she be so carefree? It felt like she belonged to the music itself, entirely detached from the darkness he saw everywhere else.

"She’s actually quite good," Evan shouted over the music, grinning. "Maybe you should join her, Dominick! The people would love it."

"Why would I do that? You go and dance!" Dominick said, giving his Beta a light shove.

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