Chapter 306: Unfairness Astrid's

POV

I gently shut the door to Ryker's bedroom, the soft click echoing in the silence of the hallway.

My heart felt heavy, an ache deep in my chest that I couldn't quite shake. I paused for a moment, resting my forehead against the door, and closed my eyes.

It was overwhelming - seeing him there, knowing he was mine, and yet feeling like I was still a world away from him.

Just as I took a step to leave, I heard my name. "Astrid."

My body stiffened, and I bit my lower lip, wiping away the stray tears that clung to my cheeks.

I straightened up, my face smoothing into a mask of indifference as I slowly turned around to face him. Killian stood a few feet away, his eyes soft and unreadable, but I could sense his caution.

I forced myself to meet his gaze without flinching, willing my voice to stay steady.

"What is it?" I asked, my tone even but detached.

He stepped closer, his expression gentle, his voice a low murmur as he spoke. "The pack is secure now. The rogues have been dealt with." His tone was calm, meant to lift the weight I carried, as if he sensed the turmoil within me.

It had been my responsibility to take a final check around the borders as the pack's general, to ensure everyone's safety.

But how could I have focused on my duties when the son I thought I had lost forever was alive and right here, under this very roof?

my mind, and I ran straight to Ryker's room, forgetting

I replied, my voice barely a

a soft nod. "The preparations we made... they worked well. No

nodded, but my gaze drifted away from him.

have felt relief, maybe even pride

a bone-deep exhaustion-both physical and emotional. "That's...

he wanted to say more, to bridge the

I asked, my voice

to their packs. Others have

Damien and I have taken

swallowed hard, his words settling uneasily in my mind. There were

sensing my thoughts, Killian added, "I spoke with Damien. He promised to explain

over me, the reassurance doing little to ease my mind. "And what about Drystan? Don't you think he deserves to be held accountable for what he's done?" I stared

Giselle in order to protect his daughter, but I want to know if Killian really

Lov

in ruining our

have succeeded in all her lies. He had three years to tell us the

never did. If we hadn't uncovered it today, he would have kept it from

barely contained, my voice tinged with bitterness as I

expression shifted, the softness in his eyes

eyes with me, and there was a flicker of intensity I hadn't

Astrid," he said, his

he deserves to be punished. Damien's betrayal

me, too, to accept that someone I've treated as a brother kept something this big from

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