Lycan King's Regret: Punished The Wrong Daughter novel Chapter 91

Chapter 91: 91- Drag Entire Family Down

Jasmine’s pov:

I watched Lucien walk off the stage. For several seconds, I simply stood there, staring at his retreating back. He didn’t even look at me.

Not even once.

"Lucien!" Aliya called. She gathered her dress in one hand and rushed after him, her face red with anger... or maybe embarrassment. I couldn’t tell.

My fingers slowly curled against my palm. What the hell had just happened? I turned my head.

The Queen was still standing near the edge of the stage, looking utterly confused. Her eyes moved from Lucien’s retreating figure to me and then toward the crowd.

My parents were furious. My father’s face had turned dark, while my mother was whispering something to him, probably trying to stop him from doing something stupid in front of hundreds of people. And then I made the mistake of looking at the crowd. Everyone was staring at me.

The hall that had been filled with cheers only moments ago was now buzzing with whispers.

"What happened?"

"Why did the King leave?"

"Did they have a fight?"

"He just left her standing there?"

"Wasn’t this supposed to be their engagement?"

My stomach twisted. I could hear them. Every fucking word. They weren’t even bothering to hide their curiosity. One woman actually leaned toward the person beside her while keeping her eyes fixed on me.

Was I a joke to them? Had Lucien just turned me into one?

My vision blurred for a second.

No! I blinked hard. I would not cry here. Not in front of these people.

"Jasmine." A hand wrapped firmly around my arm. I flinched before realizing it was my mother.

"Come with me, sweetheart."

"I can walk on my own," I whispered.

"I know you can, love." Her voice was gentle, but she didn’t let go. She helped me down the steps anyway.

I kept my chin high as we walked through the crowd. My legs felt strangely numb beneath me, but I forced them to keep moving. People stepped aside to make way for us. Their whispers followed.

I wished I could kill them. I wished I could kill myself. The moment we reached the corridor outside the hall, I sucked in a deep breath.

"Jasmine?" Mother tightened her hold on me.

"I’m fine, Mom." My voice cracked on the last word.

Shit. Her expression immediately changed.

"Get some water," she ordered an Omega standing nearby. "Quickly."

"I don’t need water," I said through clenched teeth. Goddess. Why was she doing it here? Couldn’t she wait till I get to my room?

"You look like you’re about to faint."

"I’m not going to faint!" My voice echoed through the corridor, which made my father stop walking.

"Enough." His furious voice made me turn. "What Lucien did in there was unacceptable."

"My room, Mom!" That at last silenced her, and she nodded. By the time we reached my room, my throat hurt from holding everything back. Mom entered behind me, followed by Dad. The door had barely closed when my father started again. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

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