Chapter 30:
Makenna’s POV
“What do you want?” I feigned calmness. “I’m not in the mood for this. Let me through!”
I tried to push past them, but Kristina and her followers stepped in and blocked my path. One of them, with a haughty tone, asked, “Did Miss Harrison give you permission to go?”
I bit my lip, and my frustration mounted as I glared at Kristina.
Kristina gave a derisive snort. Her eyes scanned me with clear contempt. “Did you end up in a prince’s bed last night?” she mocked.
That explained everything.
Clearly, Kristina had caught wind of the rumor that I slept with a prince last night and was here to stir up trouble.
“Last I checked, it’s none of your business,” I said calmly. “Besides, as the future queen, shouldn’t you be prepared for such issues?”
I couldn’t fathom Kristina’s intense jealousy. Despite her impending role as the future queen of the Lycan royal family, pronounced by Leonardo himself, she persisted in tormenting the sex slaves.
It seemed my defiant glare only fueled her anger. She lashed out, “You are too frail and unworthy to serve the princes, let alone bear their children.”
I scoffed at her. “My worth isn’t for you to decide.”
Feeling no desire to linger in this pointless altercation, I walked past her and started to leave.
“Bitch! Who said you could leave?”
Kristina’s fury peaked, and she suddenly grabbed me. With venom in her voice, she demanded, “I want to see what makes you so appealing that you caught the attention of three princes.”
She signaled her followers, and they pounced on me suddenly, beginning to pull off my clothes.
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“Have you lost your mind?” I snapped back, dodging their grasps. “The king assigned me to serve the princes. Do you really want to face his wrath doing this?”
My warning momentarily halted them. They looked at each other, clearly worried about the king’s potential punishment.
Just as I began to feel a hint of relief, Kristina’s impatience flared. She stamped her foot and commanded, “I’ll take full responsibility. Just do it!”
Bolstered by her assurance, her followers advanced toward me again.
“This is madness,” I exclaimed. My panic rose as I looked for an escape. But they were quick to block my attempts.
“There’s no escape for you,” one of them said with a malicious laugh, causing my heart to drop. They grabbed my arms before I could fight back.
“Let go of me!” I yelled. I twisted and turned in a desperate attempt to break free. Despite my efforts, they pinned me to the ground and began ripping at my clothing.
Their cruel laughter echoed as they continued to tear at my clothes. The humiliation threatened to crush me, and rage boiled within me.
I reminded myself that I couldn’t be broken and that I wouldn’t surrender.
My resistance intensified until my hand brushed against something solid.
In a moment of sheer panic, I grabbed it without thinking and swung it with all my might against one of the women’s heads.
“Ouch! My head!”
Her cries pierced the air as she clutched her bleeding head, blood trickling along her fingers.
The others were stunned by this.
As I stood, I saw what I had used—a stone, now dripping with blood.
Holding the stone tightly, I faced them with a fierce look. “Come closer if you want to meet your end!”
Fear took hold of them, and they retreated. Even Kristina’s face was filled with horror.
Quickly regaining her composure, Kristina snapped at me, “How dare you fight back? Believe it or not, I’ll kill you!”
I met her gaze coldly. “You never intended to let me go free, did you?”
Seeing my resolve, Kristina momentarily froze. Then her expression twisted into one of fury again.
“What are you waiting for?” She turned toward her followers. “Why are you scared? Kill this bitch! I want her reputation destroyed!”
Her followers moved toward me again, albeit reluctantly. I tightened my grip on the stone, and my gaze was steely and resolute.
I was prepared to go down fighting.
Suddenly, a deep and commanding voice cut through the tension.
Everyone froze. I turned toward the source of the voice and saw Dominic making his way toward us from a nearby corner.
