Reclaiming My Broken Luna by Selene Souchon

Chapter 305: Reunion Astrid's

POV

I sat by Ryker's bed, my eyes tracing the soft rise and fall of his small chest as he slept.

The room was dim, the only light filtering through the cracks in the curtains, casting a gentle glow over his peaceful face.

I still couldn't believe it - Ryker was my son. My own son. For years I thought I have completely lost him, but now he's here completely safe in front of me.

I bit my lower lip as tears welled in my eyes. Oh how I wanted to reach out to him right now, to hug and hold him in my arms and to tell him the truth, that I am his real mother.

At the same time, I also felt afraid on how he was going to react on finding out that I am his real mother. I am terrified to receive his rejection. I don't know how I'm going to react if he refuses to accept me as his mother.

We have been separated for years and all I want is to have him and to be able to act as his mother. I can't wait another more year for him to accept me to have him right in front of me, but still beyond my fingertips.

I raised my hand tempted to reach out to him, but I could only force myself to stay still and not to touch him.

Ryker had a scare earlier. It was by complete chance that I happened to see him at the forest before the rogues could reach the area.

Killian, Damien and I had already anticipated the rogue attack and had prepared how we were going to face them.

plan and had

Damien were in charge of leading the warriors to fight against the rogues and corner them, while my job was to check the Pack borders with

up at the forest, far

even quite believe it when I saw

the vicious thoughts that I had when I saw him. Back then, I was tempted

so desperate to avenge the son I believed I had lost. All I could think about was making Giselle feel the same pain she inflicted on me -

sickening thought that it was the heavens helping me. They have seen

I really believed that Ryker is Giselle's child, now that I

though I still chose to save Ryker in the end, those thoughts

decision, I would have had my own son's

smooth heart shaped rock that Ryker had given me and stared at it. I rubbed my thumb over it, feeling the smooth surface as I thought

stopped me from abandoning him at that forest was the kindness that he showed me. Giselle might be the most vile person I ever met, but I knew for

gives me. He trusts me, and on top of that, he also grew fond of

had just been

him to get attached to someone. I just couldn't bring myself

the thought of avenging my

was angry at myself for

enemy's son. At

not my own son, but for

became like a son to