Reclaiming My Broken Luna by Selene Souchon

Chapter 310: Family Picture Killian stepped forward, his presence a steadying force in the room. "Hey, buddy," he said, his voice unusually soft, almost gentle. "I know yesterday didn't go the way we planned."

Ryker's eyes shifted to him, his expression still clouded.

Killian knelt down beside him, making sure he was at Ryker's eye level. "It was supposed to be a special day for you - your birthday - but things got a little... messy. And I'm really sorry about that."

Ryker tilted his head, his fingers still toying with the edge of his notepad. He was listening, but I could tell he was waiting for more.

Killian's face softened, and for a moment, the guarded mask he usually wore was gone. "I promise we'll make it up to you. We'll do whatever you want-just you and me. How does that sound?"

Ryker's eyes lit up, if only for a second. He scribbled quickly on his notepad before holding it up. "Anything?"

Killian's lips curled into a small smile, a glimmer of relief in his eyes. "Anything," he confirmed. "Just name

it."

Ryker paused, considering the offer carefully. His eyes flicked from Killian to me, as if weighing his options.

began to write again, his brow furrowed in concentration. When he held up the notepad, it read: "Can we go to the

closer, our eyes fixed on the notepad as Ryker held it up. Beneath his simple request of *Can we go to the beach?*, he had sketched something in his careful, childlike strokes. The drawing showed three figures: one adult male, one adult female, and a small child

buddy?" he asked, his voice gentle. "To go to the beach with me... and your mom?" Ryker's eyes lifted to Killian's, and he shook his head. Then, with a determined

who stared

if he couldn't quite believe it. "Do you mean you want to

nodded eagerly, his eyes brightening as he let go of my shirt. He pointed to the female figure in his drawing and then to me, as if making it clear who he

felt my chest tighten with emotion. He wasn't asking for Giselle -

inside me just because of

widened, and for a moment, he looked caught off guard. "Astrid?" he

was soft, the surprise evident. "You want Astrid to come with

on his lips. He reached for the notepad once more, adding

the emotion welling in my eyes. He still has no idea about

en

"Don't you want

smile disappeared as he shook his head. We all know that Ryker never liked Giselle, but I didn't

still thinks that Giselle is his real mother. This made me question what kind of mother Giselle