Chapter 401: Reconciliation

Astrid's POV

The words hung in the air, heavy and sharp, cutting deeper than any blade. I felt Killian's tension beside me, the barely contained storm beneath his surface threatening to erupt.

"She introduced you... to the Rogue King?" Killian's voice was low, trembling with suppressed rage.

His golden eyes bore into Andros, demanding answers, demanding a reason to justify what was unfathomable.

Andros's gaze flickered, the indifference cracking ever so slightly. He leaned his head back against the cold stone wall, exhaling slowly.

"She didn't tell me why at first," he said, his tone eerily calm. "She just... showed up. Out of nowhere."

The faint light from the torch above us cast long shadows across his face, and for a moment, I saw something raw in his eyes-something I couldn't ignore.

"She said she wanted to help me," Andros continued, his voice softening, almost as if he were speaking to himself. "Said she didn't want me to rot away in exile. That she could... save me."

Killian's eyes narrowed. "Save you?" He spoke bitterly. "From what? From the consequences of your own actions?"

Andros turned his gaze to me, his expression unreadable. "From myself," he said simply.

honesty in his voice. I thought Rowena approached him

Killian's surprised expression, I knew he had the

you something in exchange of working

me right off the bat, and even if that was her intention, I

his gaze to me, as if he believed that I would understand him better. "I don't

prince, and he is raised as the crowned Alpha.

why did you

matter to her that I refused. She kept coming back, refusing to accept no as an answer. You

changed?" I asked, my voice colder now, unwilling to let him fool as easily just

me. That I was heading down the same path she did a path of mistakes, of selfish choices driven by power

at Andros, struggling to take in

hear this version of his

she introduced you to

change you, then why did she worked with the enemy and why

Andros's jaw tightened as he felt frustrated by our questions, our doubts of his character weighing down

fists and scoffed, at

of us!" Killian yelled, his face turned red in anger. "She sided with the rogues, and

of things. How could any of that not be her

him from us. I instantly grabbed

what happened to Liora!" Andros shouted back. "Rowena made a deal with the rogues that's why she owed

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