The Rejected Luna Queen

Alpha Bane's POV

I left the throne room, with Donald behind me as I headed straight to the dungeon where Sophia and her wicked mother were. It was about time. Something had to be done to those traitors in my Pack.

"Are you going to pass a verdict on them now?" Donald asked, sounding surprised that I was headed there.

"Yes."

We kept walking and Donald said nothing else afterwards and so we walked to the cell grounds in silence.

As we got to the dungeon, I decided to head over to Mrs Scott's cell first before going to see Sophia. I saw a few guards; about 7 in number and I called them to follow me.

We got in there and I immediately hissed at the sight of the woman. She looked at me with pitiable eyes but I wasn't moved by that. Anyone in her shoes would have done the same thing to get some pity. I wasn't foolish enough to buy all of that.

"Guards!" I called out to the guys behind me, pointing to three of them as soon as they got closer to me. "Grab this woman very tightly so that she won't do anything funny and bundle her to the throne room in her chains. I'm going to pass my verdict on her in the presence of Aurora and the Alpha and Luna of the Silver Moon Pack."

"Yes, Alpha," they chorused before walking down to where Mrs Scott was. The look on their faces showed that they were intent on following their instructions as they should and I was glad to see that.

As they grabbed her, she looked like she wanted to say something; an apology or a plea, but somehow, the words wouldn't come out of her mouth. She was teary- eyed and I wondered if she regretted her actions or was just that way because she had been caught.

I watched the guards lead her out of her cell and head to the throne room. Then I snapped my fingers at Donald who seemed so engrossed with what went on with Mrs Scott, so he could follow me as I moved.

We walked quickly to Sophia's cell which wasn't far away from her mother's cell and in about two minutes, we were right in front of the door of the dungeon.

As I opened the door, Sophia quickly turned to see who it was that entered the dungeon. The look on her face was priceless. It was more of a shock than anything else and it was written all over her. Clearly, she wasn't expecting to see

me.

"You're here to release me, right?" She asked, forcing a subtle smile off her face but I just stared at her wondering how she could have conceived such a thought after all that she had done to me.

"Please, Alpha Bane," she begged. "I'm sorry for all I've done to you. Forgive me, please. I've suffered so much here."

"Stop!" I screamed at her, hearing enough of her nonsense. "Today is the day that I'll pass my verdict on you."

"But... You can't do that, Alpha Bane. There's no way that I'll..."

"Guards, take her away. If she resists, drag her to the throne room by any means necessary.

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Four guards rounded her and pulled her up despite her attempts to resist. I turned around and began to walk back to the throne room.

"Let me go! Leave me alone!" She screamed as the guards followed behind with her in their grasp.

Princess Sophia's POV

The guards mercilessly dragged me out of the dungeon, despite my attempts to resist. They kept pulling and pulling as hard as they could and I screamed at the top of my voice to see if it was going to change anything.

It didn't. They just kept moving and Alpha Bane walked in front with his beta as we all headed toward the throne room.

I got tired of screaming and resigned to my fate that I was going to be judged on that day. There was nothing else I could do but hope for a favourable verdict from Alpha Bane who didn't seem at all pleased with me and for good reason too.

As we got to the throne room, the guards dumped me beside my mother who was already there before we arrived. They must have gone to her cell first before heading over to mine.

I couldn't look at her. I didn't want to behold her for any reason. I couldn't accept that she was my mother even if she was. There was no way that I could have been the daughter of a common maid.

I looked around the room and spotted Aurora standing beside her parents; the parents that she stole from me and I could feel fury coursing through me.

I hated Aurora. I'd hated her all my life. But this was different. There was something passionate about the hatred that I felt for her as I saw her close to my former parents. I felt like a dagger was used to pierce my heart and I swore in my heart to deal with her mercilessly.

I developed a plan on that spot, still staring at her but I knew that I had to take things one step at a time. The first thing I needed to get was my freedom, and then I could begin my revenge on her.

I looked at my father, or should I say ex-father and he just had a solemn look on his face. However, my mother looked very indifferent. She had quite a neutral expression and it didn't surprise me. I already knew that she didn't love me as much as my father did. The only thing that got me surprised was the fact that she had already spoken to me on that day that she arrived, now she acted like we barely knew each other.

As I thought about all that was happening, I locked eyes with Aurora who just looked in my direction and my expression immediately changed. But before I could say a word, Alpha Bane cleared his throat and I knew it was time for his verdict.

"Instead of passing a verdict on these two, I'd rather stand back and let you do it since it relates to you more directly," he said to my father, who looked quite shocked at the gesture.

Alpha Bane stepped back and my father moved forward and stood very close to me and my mother. "This woman would be taken back to the Silver Moon Pack and my wife and I will get a suitable punishment for her when we get back."

Alpha Bane nodded in agreement and it was my turn. He stared right into my eyes and that instant, a tear suddenly fell from my face onto the ground. I bowed my head in shame, not knowing what to expect.

"Alpha Bane, would you not pass your punishment on her for cheating on you with your brother?" He asked Alpha Bane, leaving me wide-mouthed. I couldn't understand why he'd ask him that question. It was as if he was desperate to see me get punished.

Everywhere went silent as embarrassment coursed through my body.

"I have forgiven her already. Besides, she has suffered for her crimes since then so I'm alright. The ball is in your court."

I felt some relief upon hearing those words. I never imagined that Alpha Bane was ever going to forgive me after what I did to him. I didn't know how genuine his claim was but I did hope that it was true and my heart was gladdened. Yet, I wasn't unaware that it was far from over. I still had to convince my father to let me go free.

As I waited for my father to pass judgement, I looked at his face and saw that he struggled to say what he had in mind. Then, I began to sob. I couldn't contain the emotions anymore. My fate was in the hands of my loving father who was faced with no choice but to declare a just sentence. I couldn't stop the tears from flowing.

Then an idea popped up in my head. I realised that I could actually cry so hard to influence his decision and so I began to cry even harder. It worked so well on the day that I was revealed to be the child of Mrs Scott even though I wasn't faking it on that day. I hoped that as I did cry, it was going to touch him once again so he'll grant me a favourable judgement.noveldrama