Lycan King's Regret: Punished The Wrong Daughter novel Chapter 4

Chapter 4: 4- Howls

Arabella Toussaint:

"No need to tell them that you were a slave here, Arabella," The pack witch warned me, "To be on the safe side, we have bound you by the alpha command. Just remember... Victor’s life depends on your silence now."

I nodded at her, straightened my gown that belonged to Vanessa.

"The car is here," My father informed me. Today, nobody helped me get ready. Vanessa stayed in her room, and my stepmother might be with her, trying to comfort her.

My sister always had this superiority complex. Dante was my fated mate, but he rejected me on my birthday because he thought Vanessa was the perfect Luna material.

He didn’t want a Luna who couldn’t walk beside him. And now Vanessa was throwing tantrums because she wanted the King.

"Will you miss me, Dad?" I asked him softly as I stood up from the stool. After my mom, he almost forgot that I existed.

He was so heartbroken when he got to know Victor had been arrested by the king’s men. He lost his sleep when he was told that Vanessa was supposed to serve the king as a Royal slave.

Did he also feel the same way about me? Or was I just fooling myself?

Victor and Vanessa were older than me. My dad cheated my mom and had a family before I was even born.

After my mother’s death, he brought Vikki home and gave his name to the children he had with her.

Now he was standing awkwardly, as if I were not his flesh and blood. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

Forgetting for a moment how he always treated me, I went and hugged him. His arms didn’t move around me, but I didn’t care.

I needed this hug. I didn’t know if I would ever come back to this house that was never a home for me.

With a faint smile, I moved back and picked up my satchel, which had nothing special except very basic stuff.

One change of clothes, my mom’s family ring, and a bracelet that was a gift from Maya.

"Goodbye, Dad. Say hi to Victor once he returns," without waiting for his reaction, I turned and left quietly.

Before sitting in the car, I hugged Maya. We didn’t know if we would ever meet again. This might be our last hug. Our last goodbye.

A sleek black car was waiting for me. When the chauffeur opened the back door, I waved Maya one last time and then sat inside the car.

I kept looking back until I could see her, and my neck hurt. After that, I straightened, mentally preparing myself for what was about to happen.

After sitting in the car for two hours, I yawned. All I could see were endless trees and fog.

When the Royal chauffeur’s phone started ringing, he slowed down the car near the roadside before answering the call.

"Yes, your highness?" He spoke.

My heart skipped a beat. Was it the Alpha King?

"W...what?" The driver looked at me through the rearview mirror, "I’m sorry for questioning you. I’ll do as you say."

After disconnecting the call, the chauffeur turned to me, and I could see hesitancy on his face, "Miss. From here, you need to start walking."

What?

Maybe I should have brought a water bottle with me. I thought while looking around.

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