Kidnapped and Rejected – The Return of Alpha’s Luna by Moon Claw

Chapter 223

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Clemente looked stunned, “You don’t want me to follow you? But the King clearly said that!!

“The King is not here,” Janet’s voice turned cold slightly. “And you saw how those people treated me, Clemente. There is no respect. I need to turn this around and convince them that I can be Queen. This hunting is my opportunity.”

There was a tight furrow between Clemente’s brows, “You can do the hunting all by yourself, Lady Janet. I won’t partake. But I have to follow you into the woods and keep you safe. It is my duty…”

“The thing is, Clemente, if you follow me into the woods, nobody will believe that I killed those prey by myself. They will all think that you helped me. And what is the point of that?”

Clemente bit his lips, looking reluctant.

If she asked him to stay back a week before, he would never, ever agree to that.

But they had developed some sort of trust after the baseball game.

Janet was counting on that trust right now.

“Give me a chance to prove myself, Clemente. That is all I am asking,” she said.

Clemente took in a deep breath.

“…Fine,” he gave in eventually.

Joy exploded in Janet’s chest, “Thank you, Clemente!”

“The King will kill me if he finds out about this ” he groaned.

“The King will kill me if he finds out about this,” he groaned.

She smiled, “I will make sure that he never finds out.”

That was a lie.

Because she is fully prepared to disappear into the woods and mountains once the hunting begins.

She could aiready imagine Westin’s rage when he learnt that Clemente let her into the woods alone.

She felt sorry for using Clemente…But she would not apologize for doing what was necessary to escape this place.

Oh, and there was one last step of preparation to do….

Janet faked a sneeze.

“Are you cold?” Clemente asked immediately, “Where is your jacket?”

Everyone else was wearing a thick jacket that could protect them from the chilly mountain breeze.

Yet Janet only had a thin shirt on her.

“I left my jacket in my room,” she said.

she did on

can take mine,” Clemente

what she was

warm and–most

cover her own scent

his jacket around her body and gave Clemente a big smile, “Let’s go. Don’t want to

urged the horses to keep going, the rhythmic clip–clop of hooves echoing

towards the azure sky like

the designated hunting site, the barking of hounds and the heated chatters of people

halt at the edge of a

got off their horses and checked their

up to a big rock and called out to

or even bears…Just don’t go too far into the North, which is close to our borderline and where the mist forest is at. I know

burst out

piece of

Ok, so the North.

be where she

we have a special

Robert pointed a finger at

their heads to

hunting skills,” Elder Robert said with an insolent smile on his lips. “But don’t

Lycans.”

The crowd jeered.

Robert. I will

Elder Robert’s face darkened.

were in the

and cheered for Janet together,

“OK!”

Robert snapped, casting a sullen glare at Janet, “Fine…Without further

round of cheers broke out

and the lead guard

their eager barks mingling with the natural symphony of the mountains. The hunters rushed

come with us, Janet?” Wells yelled

guys go ahead! I will

“OK. See you later!”

off into the

loaded pistol in her pocket for the last time and turned to Clement

with a worried look. “Cry for

“I will.”

hug him, “Thank you,

time they saw each other. She would miss

to return

had to return to

of Clemente and

the forest floor. The scent of pine needles and earth wafted

pace and dashed forward, heading

of pheasants along the way, in case anyone was watching her from

went, the

barking and people yelling

was the crunchy sound of her foot stepping on the fallen leaves and her