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

take mine,” Clemente

exactly what

and–most importantly–it carried

help cover her own scent and make it harder

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

the horses to keep going, the rhythmic clip–clop

the distance, the jagged peaks reached towards the azure

hunting site, the barking of hounds and the heated chatters

edge of a

off their horses and checked their bows, arrows, pistols, and food supplies before

to a big rock and called out to the entire

deer, boars, bison, or even bears…Just don’t go too far into the North, which is close to our borderline and

burst

piece of

Ok, so the North.

where she

know, we have a special

pointed a

their heads

her hunting skills,” Elder Robert said with an insolent smile on his lips. “But don’t worry, Lady Janet, no one will blame you if you come back empty–handed tonight. Nevertheless, you are competing

Lycans.”

The crowd jeered.

head, “Oh careful with the big words, Elder Robert. I will rub it in your face when you lose to

Elder Robert’s face darkened.

were in the

and cheered for Janet together, “Go,

“OK!”

a sullen glare at Janet, “Fine…Without further ado, let the hunting

of cheers broke out

hunters exchanged eager glances, and the

barks mingling with the natural symphony of the mountains. The hunters

come with us, Janet?”

“No you guys go ahead! I will catch up with you

“OK. See you later!”

off into the

her pocket for the last time and turned to Clement with

Clemente murmured with a worried look. “Cry for help if you

“I will.”

hug him,

well, this would be the last time they saw each other. She would miss him. And the

she had to return

she had to return

go of Clemente and turned, rushing into

floor. The scent of pine needles and

dashed forward,

of pheasants along the way, in

she went,

sound of shooting, hound barking and people yelling faded into

the crunchy sound of her foot stepping