Chasing His Betrayed Luna by KiKi Jones

47. A Great Shift

AURELIA

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The twist began the second I stepped foot in the hospital and with Kyle's mask falling off even before we got there but I didn't pay attention to that. I was more worried about Katie caring about a mask or even about Raiden finding out that he was their biological father. However, it was only a matter of time before I regretted that.

"Aurelia. You're here." Raiden had said to me when he saw me dash into the hospital waiting room.

At this point, Kyle's face was still hidden in my chest and I still hadn't noticed that his mask had fallen off.

"Where is my daughter? What happened to her?" My voice was barely a whisper. To my dismay, I caught sight of Raiden's bloodstained sky-blue shirt which made my legs weak. "Tell me that's not her blood."

I cried, shaking my head as fear gripped my heart, suffocating me.

"I'm sorry, Aurelia." Rather than tell me it wasn't Katie's blood on his shirt, he apologized, pushing me beyond my limit.

I broke into tears, holding Kyle tight but my son struggled to be freed from my hold after he heard about the blood. "I want to see her, Mama." Kyle whimpered and I put him down, still oblivious to his bare face. Gosh, I wasn't thinking.

Not until I faced Raiden, asking him, "Can we see her? What happened to her? Will she be okay?"

I asked him those questions because according to Nina, he brought her into the hospital and even though I hated him, I could vouch that he wouldn't have hurt Katie just to get back at me... not that he had any reason to get back at me.

"I found her in the forest. She was bleeding out but the healer said she'd be-" Raiden started answering my questions but his tongue froze the second he let his eyes fall on Kyle's face... and fuck did I hear him inhale sharply.

did the healer say?" I questioned impatiently, looking around the waiting room to see if

none which left

that I followed his gaze and it led me straight to Kyle's unmasked face. My breath hitched and I quickly stood before Kyle, hiding his face from Raiden. I cussed myself when Raiden's eyes shifted to mine, a thousand and one questions flashing through his orbs

broke as his face twisted with disbelief, denial,

call me that and just tell me what

try to change the topic!" Raiden roared

yet to confirm his suspicions, the truth was crystal clear. After all, Kyle was a replica

front of my terrified son? He just needs... we both need to know that Katie is okay. We need to see her." I might

was racing as a part of my brain wondered what would happen next and then the

to her stomach and lost consciousness because she lost a lot of blood before I found her

get someone, Raiden. Please." I pleaded, tears trickling down my face as I wondered what could have happened

of waiting for you. It certainly would be

talking about." I cut in, pulling Kyle towards the other side of the

seemed like most of

me that he isn't

and focus

him now but was he that selfish? Selfish enough to ignore my daughter... our daughter's medical needs just to get the

and time to deal with Raiden's selfishness right now. Katie needed

no right to keep me away from her,"

holding Kyle's mask and he

me realize that Tristan

that Raiden was

likely knew every other detail and truth that I had omitted and hidden while telling him about