Reclaiming My Broken Luna by Selene Souchon

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.

this ceremony, there was a whole banquet waiting for us, an after-celebration for my

eye contact with Giselle. I couldn't forget how pale and horrified

front of my mind, and I couldn't shake the

held a more complicated reaction. Unlike Giselle,

all over Killian's face,

was waiting for regret to flash through his face, but there was nothing aside from the look of shock that was written all over

a hush fell over the crowd, and

paid me any attention. No one even bothered to hold a conversation with me. I

was only Vanessa

to talk to me. She was the only person who was not judgmental enough to see me as a person according to those false rumors that were spreading

was the only person who stood up for me while Giselle

the truth was out. Something had shifted among the guests. Everyone was looking at me with interest and

me and talk to me. However, they couldn't make a step towards me since

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

I saw Giselle staring at me intently. I stared back at her as

looked at me. Before, there was always hostility and

a predator in them, as if she

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

Giselle made her way towards me, but before she could reach me, I was stunned when someone ran towards me and enveloped me in a tight hug. "Astrid! I missed

my private space finally stepped back, I saw Nova's familiar face beaming at

barely