Reclaiming My Broken Luna by Selene Souchon

Chapter 157: Becoming a Father

Killian's POV

I couldn't bring myself to look Giselle in the eye after confessing everything and apologizing for how I had treated her.

Silence fell between us as soon as I finished my words. My heart constricted, and I felt suffocated by the thick tension in the air.

I waited with bated breath for her response until, out of the corner of my eye, she suddenly moved.

My eyes turned back to Giselle, wondering what she was about to do. I watched as Giselle slowly turned to her attendant standing behind her in wait.

Carefully, she handed our son over to the attendant's arms. Then, they all left, giving us privacy and taking the baby with them.

My gaze connected with Giselle's. Now that we were finally alone, I felt more dumbfounded, not knowing what to expect.

Before going inside the room, I had braced myself, anticipating that she wouldn't easily forgive me. I even imagined she would refuse to talk to me, more so, be left inside the room with me.

But Giselle did none of those things. Instead, she met my gaze, and then she grabbed both of my hands, wrapping them with hers.

"Killian," Giselle whispered weakly as she stared into my eyes. "I was never angry with you, and I've never blamed you for anything." Giselle forced a smile on her face, but her eyes betrayed her.

the tears threatening at the back of her

in front of her, my heart

misjudged her. Hearing her words made me realize that I was mistaken by her. She is still that kind and gentle person that I knew when we were still dating before I found out that Astrid was my mate. As his ex-boyfriend, I should have known her better, yet I had doubted her and

to gently guide me to my feet. "You don't need to kneel before me, Killian,"

shattering the walls of guilt and despair that had surrounded

me at all. The realization

confessed, my voice thick with remorse. "I swear to you, I will

with a fragile strength. "You do not have to, Killian. I don't want you to torment yourself further. All I want

the vulnerability in her expression, yet there was forgiveness in her gaze that left me awestruck, and I found myself nodding

will never do that again Giselle. I will try my best to be a good father to our child and I

suddenly lowered her head.

you would be a

the sake of our son, you were willing to

V

a complete family that

words. I looked

me

never had a place in your heart.