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.

an after-celebration for my introduction

reeled back to when I made eye contact with Giselle. I couldn't forget

front of my mind, and I

the other hand, Killian held a more complicated reaction. Unlike Giselle, it was hard to

written all over Killian's face, there's nothing

there was nothing aside from the look of shock that was written

hall, a hush fell over the crowd, and

bothered to hold a conversation with me. I felt like an invisible person around

was only

only person who was not judgmental enough to see me as

person who stood up for me while Giselle

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

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

was Alpha Theron's mistress, and last night, they ignored me and

corner of my eye, I saw Giselle staring at me intently. I stared

at me. Before, there was always hostility and hatred in her eyes whenever she stared at

had a look of a predator in them, as if she was ready to

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

me and enveloped me in a

person who invaded my private space finally stepped back, I saw Nova's familiar

muttered, barely above a