The Alpha's Regret Return Of The Betrayed Luna (Addison) novel Chapter 53

Chapter 53: Chapter 53 The Missing Princess

"See? I told you—no one’s here. You’re just being paranoid," one of the male vampires said as he stepped into the room, glancing around. His eyes lingered a little too long in one corner of the dimly lit space, and Zion felt his muscles tense. He could see the vampire through the small gap in the curtain.

Fortunately, the castle was always kept dark—vampires didn’t need light—and Zion’s cloak was still active, masking his presence. If not, he was sure they would’ve spotted him already.

The other vampire slapped his companion on the back of the head. "Don’t even think about it. If you touch her, the Lord will skewer you in front of everyone."

"Tsk! I was just looking," the first vampire grumbled. "Why can’t we join the fun outside? It’s boring guarding this deserted place. We can’t even touch that she-wolf. Tsk. Let’s go already."

With that, they turned and left, the sound of their footsteps gradually fading into the corridor.

As the two vampires finally turned to leave, Zion could only assume that the ’lord’ they spoke of was the vampire lord himself, and that the ’she-wolf’ they referred to could be the one in the corner whom the vampire had been eyeing earlier. Once he was sure the coast was clear, he let out a quiet sigh of relief.

Then, he noticed her.

A pair of glowing honey-colored eyes stared back at him from the shadows. The moonlight filtered through the window, casting a pale glow into the far corner of the room—just enough to reveal what had been hidden there. A large iron cage.

And inside it, a woman.

Zion froze, halfway to the door, his breath catching in his throat.

There she was—disheveled and worn, yet unmistakable. Her once-golden hair was long, matted, and oily, clinging to her pale skin, but it still glowed faintly under the moonlight. Her eyes, bright and honey-colored, didn’t look like the result of her trying to shift—he realized with a jolt that they were her natural eye color. Then it hit him.

His body froze. His mind buzzed, the weight of recognition crashing down on him like a wave. ’She’s the missing princess...? She’s been here this whole time?’

Zion stepped closer, hardly daring to breathe. And that’s when he saw it—her belly, swollen with a pup. The shape was undeniable. Even more chilling was the sound—he could hear the faint, steady heartbeat of the pup inside her.

’Shit... she’s pregnant?’

His heart lurched into his throat. This changed everything. He had come to rescue the captive werewolves—but instead, he had stumbled upon the missing royal princess, pregnant and locked in a cage. His thoughts scrambled for clarity as he tried to make sense of the impossible.

"A-Are you... the missing royal princess?" Zion asked hesitantly, his voice barely above a whisper.

But the woman before him didn’t radiate the strength he had always heard about—the strength of the fiercest warrior, the one destined to inherit her father’s mantle. Instead, she looked fragile, drained. Was this really her? Or had the vampires done something to her?

’What are you thinking?’ Shura’s voice cut through his thoughts. ’She’s pregnant. Her wolf is likely in recovery—she can’t shift like this. Werewolves don’t shift while carrying pups. It would risk the baby’s life.’

The realization sank deep into Zion’s chest, replacing his doubt with understanding—and an even greater sense of urgency.

’Right.’ Zion finally remembered that crucial detail. He had been so shaken by the shock of finding the princess here that his thoughts had spiraled.

’How the hell am I going to explain this to the Alpha King?’ he thought. If he was summoned to report on this mission, how was he supposed to explain that he stumbled across the missing princess by pure chance? His stomach sank. He was completely mortified.

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