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

with Giselle. I couldn't forget how pale

the front of my mind,

reaction. Unlike

that was written all over Killian's face, there's

flash through his face, but there was nothing aside from the look of shock

the crowd, and all eyes turned to me like moths

hold a conversation with me. I felt like an invisible

only Vanessa who

judgmental enough to see me as a person according to those false rumors

for me while Giselle tried to humiliate

different after the truth was out. Something had shifted among the

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

in the lie that I 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 back at her as

way she looked at me. Before, there was always

of a predator in them, as if she

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

and enveloped me in a tight hug. "Astrid! I missed you so much!" My whole

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

barely