Reclaiming My Broken Luna by Selene Souchon

Chapter 182: Comparison

Andros's POV

I stood in front of my father with my head lowered and my fists clenched tightly to my side as I waited for what his reaction was going to be.

I had just finished giving my presentation and showing him everything. Now, he is meticulously going through the data I have printed for him to see.

The seconds ticked by, the silence in the room deafening, and I could feel the tension building, coiling tighter with every passing moment.

I flinched, my heart pounding in my chest, when he suddenly slammed the papers down onto the desk. The documents scattered, and I swallowed hard, bracing myself for the onslaught of criticism I knew was coming.

"Two percent?" My father's voice thundered, the anger and disappointment lacing his words. "You are already proud of that after all the resources poured into this venture, this is the best that you can do?"

I opened my mouth, desperate to explain, to plead my case, but the words got caught in my throat as his piercing gaze silenced me.

Two percent is the development that the business made. I know it's too little to satisfy him, but I wasn't expecting to receive such a violent reaction from him.

no progress," he continued, shaking his head in disgust. "Your sister, Astrid has only been

still hadn't entered our life, my father criticized me

father would always compare me to her. It was always

always better than me, more capable than me. Father is more proud of her, and he's always disappointed

to prove my worth, to show my father that I could be the great Alpha that he wanted me to be, but all my efforts always seemed to

you the

can' even manage a simple business, how are you supposed to manage a large Pack?" he growled, the

ashamed and defeated, the weight of

already high enough, it becomes

the two percent progress, but because of her, the two percent progress is

next time,"

times have you already told me that. Were there

sighed as he leaned back on his chair. "Never mind, you'll have to stay here in the Pack for a month, anyway," he muttered, making me look up

father had already given up on me