Chapter 369: Interrogation

Astrid's POV

The Silvermoon Packhouse was unusually quiet as we arrived, the afternoon sun casting long shadows across the grounds.

My wolf stirred uneasily within me, sensing the tension in both Killian and myself.

nWe hadn't spoken much on the way back, but the weight of what we'd uncovered hung heavy between us.

As we approached the front steps, the sound of laughter broke through the silence.

I turned toward the sound and saw Rowena in the courtyard, her face

uncharacteristically soft as she knelt in the grass, playing with Ryker and Elara.

"Mama! Papa!" Elara's bright voice rang out as she spotted us.

Ryker followed close behind her, his grin wide as he sprinted toward Killian. "You're back!"

I knelt just in time to catch Elara as she threw herself into my arms, her small hands clutching at me as if I'd been gone for days. "I missed you, Mama!"

I smiled, seeing her melted all my worries away. Although I wasn't gone that long

it felt like I haven't seen her in ages upon seeing just how much she misses me in

her eyes.

"I missed you too, my little warrior," I said, kissing the top of her head before lifting

her up.

Killian ruffled Ryker's hair, his smile tight but genuine as he greeted our son. "Have you been keeping everyone safe while I was gone?"

Ryker nodded enthusiastically. "Of course! Grandma says I'm going to be a strong Alpha one day!"

Rowena, who stood watching us with a smile

with our children-so

the woman before me wasn't just a grandmother. She was a

said, his voice measured, "we

smile faltered, and I saw a flicker of unease in

Elara,

sure she has something

Elara protested,

gently, setting her down. "We'll

grandmother in trouble?"

our gazes for a moment upon hearing Ryker's

is really too smart for

and grandma just have something to talk about sweetie. Go and take your sister,"

Ryker ran off toward the Packhouse, their

front of her, her posture regal as she

us.

about?" she asked,

waste any time. "Liora," he said

didn't change, but I saw the

said, stepping forward. "A document left behind by the rogues. It

lips thinned, but she

his voice hardening. "The rogues had help. Someone from Silvermoon

and for a moment, I

sagging slightly as if the weight of the

admitted, her

froze, his golden

she said, lifting

and I felt my heart drop. Even though I'd

shaking with barely

firm. "It was about survival.

fists clenched at

was no regret in her

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