Chapter 361: Mother Astrid's POV

The council chamber was filled with the low murmur of voices, Pack leaders debating strategies and plans.

I sat at the head of the table beside Killian, my hands resting on the smooth oak surface.

The tension in the room was palpable—every attack, every loss, had brought us closer to the realization that this wasn't a rogue problem.

It was something far more calculated.

Killian shifted beside me, his jaw tight, his body radiating barely contained frustration.

He hated these meetings. So did I. But this time, they were necessary.

The rogues weren't just targeting the outposts; they were playing a long game, and we needed to figure out the rules.

Just as I was about to speak, the heavy doors to the chamber creaked open. Every voice silenced, and I felt my wolf stir uneasily as the figure stepped inside. Killian's mother.

Her entrance was calculated, her steps deliberate as her sharp eyes scanned the room.

She carried herself with the regal air of a woman who had once been Luna, even though she'd long since lost that title.

The years hadn't softened her; if anything, they'd sharpened her edges.

"Mother," Killian said, his voice clipped, his tone barely masking his irritation. "What are you doing here?"

If there was someone else to be blamed on why Killian and I's relationship ended before, it would be her.

Killian's mother hated me for being born as omega. She made sure that every day I felt just how much hate she had towards me.

which is one of the reasons why Killian

also her who helped Giselle to become the Luna, helping her with

and son had changed, it

mother, stopped a few feet from the table, her gaze sweeping over the gathered leaders before landing

help," she

in the room spiked, and I saw the flicker of doubt and distrust

about the

cold. "Why would we need

rogues, and I have information that could be useful. Or would you

feel his anger simmering beside me, but

I asked, my voice calm but

then, her gaze as sharp as a blade. "The kind you don't have. The kind that could mean the

her, searching for any hint of

his voice low and dangerous.

a faint smirk playing on her lips. "You don't have to trust me, son. But if you want to

to end the meeting early because of Rowena's arrival.

room and I watched

She grew up sheltered by a Pack+think she's

many ways to reach her son and to reconcile with me,

and approached him. Killian stilled as he

rested my head on his chest, hearing his heartbeat

same thing

knowing that I was

listen to what she had to say, Killian. Then

what

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