The Abandoned Luna's Journey to Power (by Emily Reed) novel Chapter 250

Chapter 250 Their Comfort Zone

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“Oh, Your Majesty, why put yourself through this?” Margaret said leisurely, her tone dripping with schadenfreude. “That young girl meant well. Besides, your eldest son Adam ignored all the proper ladies in the city and went rummaging around a military camp, only to pick up some wild woman and treasure her like gold. As for your second son’s marriage … of course it needs to be handled more ‘carefully. After all, if both your sons marry women who can’t be presented in polite society, you’ll completely disgrace our royal bloodline.”

Her words cut multiple ways at once. She mocked Adam’s choice, hinted that I had failed as a mother, and finished by stepping on my dignity, implying I had no taste or judgment.

The noblewomen around us did not dare laugh openly, but several of Margaret’s close followers covered their mouths with handkerchiefs, their eyes full of thinly veiled ridicule.

I was so angry my hands trembled, my nails nearly digging into the armrest of the sofa.

My biggest flaw had always been that I was terrible with words.

Whenever the situation called for sarcasm or veiled insults, my mind always went blank.

“You… You…” I struggled for a long moment before finally forcing out, “Adam’s choice was approved by His Majesty! Cindy is a duchess, not some wild woman!”

“A duchess?” Margaret snorted and set her glass down, her eyes turning vicious. “You’re the only one who takes that title seriously. Who doesn’t know what that Cindy really is?”

She stood up and walked to the center of the hall, as if she were giving a speech.

“That woman is narrow-minded and insanely jealous,” Margaret said, raising her voice. “Back when she was in Duskfang Pack, she couldn’t tolerate anyone else. I heard James merely wanted to find a breeder to continue the bloodline, and she made such a scene that she nearly tore the place apart, insisting on driving the woman out completely. A she-wolf who can’t even tolerate a breeder is a disgrace to all werewolves!”

She swept her gaze across the room and spoke in a warning tone, “Ladies, all of you have Alphas in your families. You’d better keep your distance from that Cindy in the future. Be careful not to catch her jealousy and end up tearing your own packs apart.”

The noblewomen exchanged looks. Some showed fear, while others seemed thoughtful.

“And that’s not all,” Lily jumped in immediately, emboldened by her mother’s momentum.

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Chapter 250 Their Comfort Zone

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Her eyes flickered as she spoke in a deliberately hushed yet perfectly audible voice. “I heard from people in the military that Cindy didn’t actually earn her achievements on the Southreach battlefield through combat at all.”

“Then how did she earn them?” someone asked curiously.

“With her body, of course,” Lily said with a light laugh, covering her mouth as her eyes gleamed with malicious speculation. “Think about it. The battlefield is full of Alpha males. How could a woman like her possibly command the Gamma guards? I heard she deliberately seduced Prince Adam during the war and slept with him. That forced Prince Adam to take responsibility, and he even gave up his military authority for her afterward. It’s a classic case of sleeping her way into status.”

Boom!

The room erupted.

“Oh my God. So that’s what happened?”

“I knew it. Prince Adam is usually so rational. How could he suddenly act so recklessly?”

“Shameless. Doing that on the battlefield is an insult to the military.”

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