Chosen By The Moon

Chapter 0364



Victoria POV.

My dad! My dad's hitched breath sounded through the phone, and with it, my eyes began to water uncontrollably. He was alive! He really was alive.

"Daddy... Dad, are you alright?" He couldn't speak! Every single time I heard him open his mouth to utter the words that rested on the tip of his tongue, his voice would seemingly get caught in his throat, causing nothing but stuttering to come out. "Dad"?!

"Victoria?" His voice was breathy; you could clearly tell that he, too, was fighting the urge to break down. It had been over three years since I'd seen or heard from this man and since he had heard from me. It was a moment I had built up in my head until I realized that he was probably dead. I couldn't believe that we were both now freely able to speak to each other. "Oh my god. Victoria, I love you so much. I've missed you; every single day, I would think about you. How are you? Are you happy? Are you safe?!"

but I wasn't entirely sure how to tell him about my

deeply while a few sniffles left me. It was so surreal, actually being able to speak and to hear his voice after so long. I loved my dad, and I really hadn't had the time to realize just how much I missed him. "What about your

however, after Lewis and Dylan closed the borders, I think it's fairly obvious where the rebellion is

held command

had to fight for, and people naturally rallied around her without effort. I had to work hard for a year for people to start taking me and my decisions

shout-out a reply of 'how fucking high'? No one questioned why they would jump; they'd just automatically do it.

infuriating.

too?" I nodded my head at my estranged father's words, then sighed, realizing he

joined us straight away. I was still shocked to find out that Royal Beta Lewis was Elias's son, but it made a lot of sense after