Chapter 26

Silence engulfed the room, the weight of my confession hanging in the air. My father's face remained stoic, his expression betraying a mix of disappointment and concern. At that moment, I realized the magnitude of my actions, the impact they had on not only my life but on the realm and my father's role as the King.

"Daddy, I..." I began, my voice breaking with a surge of emotion. "I didn't plan for this, and I never wanted to disappoint you. I know the weight of responsibility that falls upon me, and I will do whatever it takes to make things right."

“You do? Then, abort it,” he challenged me.

“W-what?” I asked in disbelief when he asked me to abort my pregnancy.

"Scarlett ," he said, his voice filled with a mixture of sadness and resolve, "this is not the path I had envisioned for you. How can you make yourself pregnant when you don’t have a husband yet?”

My heart pounded in my chest as my father starte