The Abandoned Luna's Journey to Power (by Emily Reed) novel Chapter 110

Chapter 110 I Am Innocent

Chapter 110 I Am Innocent

James’s POV:

On the way back to the city, I didn’t ride a horse.

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I found an old wooden cart. I threw Evelyn and her crippled followers onto it, then pulled the cart myself.

Every step felt like my atonement.

Evelyn lay on the cart and let out weak moans from time to time.

In her current state, even a stray dog by the road would turn away from her.

“Alpha…” she called again.

I stopped, but I didn’t turn around.

“Alpha, listen to me,” Her voice was weak and urgent. “Even though… even though they tortured me and cut me down there… they really didn’t force themselves on me. I’m still innocent! I’m still your Luna! You can’t abandon me!”

A wave of nausea hit me.

Even now, this was what she cared about?

It’s not how many people she had killed. Not the crimes she had committed. Only whether she was pure.

In her eyes, was physical purity really more important than a rotten soul?

“Evelyn.”

I turned around and looked at her ruined face.

“Do you really think that as long as no one touched you, you’re still clean?”

She froze for a second, then nodded hard. “Yes! My body is still loyal to you! Those were just injuries. They’ll heal!”

“Haha!”

I laughed until tears ran down my face.

“I don’t care whether your body is pure, because to me, your soul rotted a long time ago.”

I pointed at her chest. “Right there. It’s been decaying for years. Even if your body were spotless, you’d still be the dirtiest woman alive.”

“You…” Evelyn went silent, her eyes filling with despair.

“I won’t banish you,” I went on. “Our bond was ordered by the King and approved by the Council. But hear

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Chapter 110 I Am Innocent

this. From today on, I will never touch you again.

“I’ll keep you alive. I’ll make sure you’re fed. That’s all. You can rot away in the backyard.”

With that, I pulled the cart forward again.

“No! James! You can’t do this to me! This happened to me because of you! Bastard!”

Her screams and curses followed me from behind.

I ignored them.

Bastard?

Maybe.

I failed Cindy. And I failed Evelyn too, though she brought it on herself.

My whole life has been a complete failure.

I looked up at the sky.

The sky over Southreach was a clear blue, but my life had already fallen into endless night.

When I returned to the military camp, Cindy was waiting for me in the main tent.

She had changed back into her gown. She looked noble and untouchable.

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