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.

he began to write again, his brow furrowed in concentration. When he

careful, childlike strokes. The drawing showed three figures: one adult male, one adult female, and a small child between them, holding their hands. The sun

shook his head. Then, with a determined expression, he reached out and tugged

at Killian, who stared back at

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

his eyes brightening as he let go of my shirt. He pointed to the

like a wave, and I felt my chest tighten with emotion. He wasn't asking

warmth bloomed inside me just because of his

caught off guard. "Astrid?" he repeated, almost as if testing the idea

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

for the notepad once more, adding another

my eyes. He still has no idea about the truth and where Giselle really

en

asked him. "Don't you want her

disappeared as he shook his head. We all know that

still thinks that Giselle is his real mother. This made me question what kind of mother Giselle was and how she had been