Reclaiming My Broken Luna by Selene Souchon

Chapter 247: Resemblance

Astrid's POV

I left the scene after Killian dismissed me, granting me a short break to rest. I took a stroll at the Pack garden, a smirk dancing on my lips as I imagined the couple having their private argument.

Giselle was so foolish to challenge me without considering the consequences of her actions for the Pack. She's so fixated on herself that she fails to see the bigger picture.

She had placed the Pack in danger with her ignorant actions; of course, it would certainly earn her Killian's anger.

Lost in my thoughts, I stopped in my tracks when I spotted Giselle's son in the distance, being accompanied by his nanny.

Instead of taking care of her own son like a responsible mother should, Giselle handed that responsibility off to someone else, wasting her time stirring trouble for me instead.

Having nothing else to do, I approached them, a smile forming as I greeted the nanny and the little one. "Hello there! What a beautiful day to be outside," I spoke as I knelt down to meet the boy's curious gaze.

Ryker stared at me with wide eyes, not saying anything. His silence reminded me of the first time we met when I still had no idea that he was Giselle's son.

"Do you like plants?" I asked gently, hoping to spark some connection with him.

I was expecting a response, but he remained quiet, and his gaze remained fixed on me.

"Miss Astrid, please forgive Ryker. He doesn't know how to speak," Ryker's nanny spoke up for him.

Understanding washed over me, and I recalled the moment I had overheard Killian and Giselle's conversation with Alpha Damien and his wife. They had mentioned that Ryker has autism, which explained why he didn't respond as expected. "That's okay," I said softly, my voice filled with warmth. "Sometimes, you don't need words to share your thoughts."

to find something to engage him. "Look at these beautiful daisies. They

mark on Ryker's wrist. Curiosity piqued, I leaned closer and realized it looked strikingly similar to a birthmark I had a small,

gently pointing to his wrist. "You

as I caught his full interest. For a moment, he seemed to comprehend the connection. Then, to my surprise, a

was a slight breathiness to our laughter, and our heads both

hands side by side to show him that our birthmarks looked so

twins!" I exclaimed playfully, holding up my wrist to

just how uncannily similar they looked. The heart-shaped mark on Ryker's

The innocence of his expression made my

on our birthmarks, and a horrified look spread across her face. It was as if she had stumbled

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in my veins. Her refusal to admit her mistakes ignited

jaw, trying to

warning: "Never offend Astrid again I hope she

inform me of their brewing conflict, a war might have already broken out, and I would have had to deal

to continue with the

and unguarded, a sound that cut through the tension I carried like a

I heard Ryder's voice behind me, breaking the spell. "At least she's

his own mother couldn't make him laugh like that," Ryder added with

with delight as he listened to Astrid, and it

lit up his face - it was as if I was seeing a reflection

them two from this distance, don't you think they