Chapter 223: Return of A Friend

Astrid's POV

Alpha Theron gazed at me with a wistful look in his eyes, reflecting a tapestry of emotions within them after Andros had left, leaving only the both of us behind.

I shifted on my feet, feeling uncomfortable under his nostalgic gaze. He is staring at me with memories playing in his eyes.

And then, the corners of his lips curled slightly, like he had just woken up from a dream.

"Oh, Astrid. You've grown up so much already. Your dress really looks good on you," Alpha Theron muttered, confirming my thoughts.

He is staring at me the way a father does when he looks at his grown-up daughter while reliving past memories.

"I wish I was there to see you grow up. I wish I was really there with your mom," he whispered with pain in his voice.

A lump formed inside my throat when I heard his words. In the past, he had the option to fulfill those wishes he mentioned.

However, in the end, he still chose to leave us. It doesn't matter whether he regretted his decision or not.

The day he needed to make the crucial decision, the time that we needed him the most, he had set his priorities, and we weren't on top of them.

"Enjoy your day, Astrid," he spoke, his voice a gentle breeze carrying the weight of unspoken words.

I gave him a respectful nod, accepting his words gratefully. I gazed at him for a moment longer before I gracefully excused myself, stepping away, engulfed in my lonely silence yet again.

my introduction ceremony, which meant that I would have to meet

eye contact with Giselle. I couldn't forget how pale and horrified she looked when she saw

reaction was imprinted on the front of my mind, and I

complicated reaction. Unlike Giselle, it was

the shock that was written all over Killian's face,

face, but there was nothing

hall, a hush fell over the crowd, and all eyes turned

one even bothered to hold a conversation with me. I felt

was only Vanessa who

and bothered to talk to me. She was the only person who was not judgmental enough to see me as a person

Giselle tried to

was out. Something had shifted among the guests. Everyone was looking at me

like they want to approach me and talk to me. However, they couldn't make

in the lie that I was Alpha Theron's mistress, and last night, they ignored me

the corner of my eye, I saw Giselle staring at me

in the way she looked at me. Before, there was always hostility and

eyes always had a look of a predator in them, as if she was ready to devour me. However, that

the same expression as the other guests. She looked like she

ran towards me and enveloped me

space finally stepped back,

muttered, barely above a

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