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.

banquet waiting for us, an after-celebration for my introduction ceremony, which meant

Giselle. I couldn't forget

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

held a more complicated reaction. Unlike

from the shock that was written all over Killian's

nothing aside from the look of shock that was

banquet hall, a hush fell over the crowd, and

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

was only Vanessa who

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

stood up for me while Giselle tried to humiliate me. Because of that,

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

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

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

Giselle staring at me intently. I stared back at

at me. Before, there was always

of a predator in them, as if she was ready to devour me. However, that familiar

same expression as the other guests.

when someone ran towards me and enveloped

stepped back,

I muttered, barely above a