Ch. 126..130: Reclaiming My Broken Luna Chapter 126-130

Chapter 126: Dignified Stranger

Astrid's POV

I closed my eyes as I savored the earthy, floral scents that wafted through the air as Nova and I strolled through the winding garden garden Path of the Shadowfang Pack's manor.

Instead of a Packhouse, they call this place where their Alpha lives as a manor instead because this is his personal home.

The Shadowfang Pack is located on two conjoined mountains with a lake in the middle. Despite their unique and difficult landscape, they were able to build big structures in their area, and they are even able to plant gardens as wide as this. I smiled as I admired the various flowers planted in the area, which I couldn't name because I lack knowledge when it comes to flowers, and gardening and plants entirely.

I just knew that it must have took them a lot of effort to cultivate such healthy and lush plants especially in this difficult are that they have.

Flowers like this, don't usually grow on rocky soil at the steep mountain grounds. For them to grow like this, it has to be well taken cared of so that the Alpha and his family will have a place to enjoy themselves in.

"Ahhh!" Nova exhaled relaxingly behind me. "How long has it been since we went out for a walk?" Nova asked me, with her eyes still on the flowers around us.

She held a basket tightly in her hands since we were planning to cut some flowers to add color in my room. The gardener said that we could do that as long as we don't take too much.

Although Nova and I has been staying in the Shadowfang Pack for too long, we were mostly confined inside the four corners of my room since I was too weak and even too tired to do anything else.

Now that I'm getting therapies and also proper medication, I finally found the desire to go outside my room and explore around the place where we've been staying in until this garden caught our attention.

Nova walked closely by my side with a smile on her face as she stared up at me. Even though she never said a word about it, I think she's happy to see my spirits restored, that I no longer sulk inside my room and I'm finally starting to go outside more.

"I know, it had been far too long since I had last set food outside," I replied to her last statement.

"If you want, we can explore outside. Shadowfang Pack is a huge Pack. I've been wondering what it would look like if we hike up their mountain. There must be a great view up there," Nova suggested as she lifted her chin up to gaze at the mountain peak, she raised one hand to shield her eyes from the blinding light.

Out of curiosity, I also followed her gaze. Indeed, I also wonder what it would be like if we go up there.

"Huh? Who is that person?" Nova mumbled.

I glanced at her, wondering what she was talking about. I followed her gaze again and I saw her looking at a man walking directly towards our path.

My brows furrowed, matching the confusion that is also etched on Nova's face.

As the stranger approached, I took in more of his striking appearance. He was a young man, perhaps in his mid-twenties, with a tall, athletic build that suggested both strength and grace.

His features were refined and handsome with high cheekbones, a sharp jawline, and piercing eyes the color of emeralds.

Behind him, two warriors followed closely. Their stoic expressions and imposing statures adding to the air of mystery that surrounded the stranger.

When our eyes met, I was taken

aback by the intensity that I sensed

within his gaze. There was a

dangerous edge to his expression,

betraying his gentle features and his

refined countenance.

I could sense an unseen tension coiling beneath his stoic expression, as if some invisible force was urging him towards a confrontation.

I shirked back when his brows furrowed ever so slightly, his jaw tightening as their eyes locked, and I felt the weight of his scrutiny bearing down upon me.

I couldn't understand. Is he angry at

me? We are complete strangers.'m

sure I have never even seen him. before. Somehow, he hates me. What had I done to deserve his hate? en

Have I done something wrong when I only did nothing but stare at him?

"You're Astrid, am I right?" The man asked as he stopped right in front of me.

A growing sense of unease made my stomach twist in discomfort. How did he know who I was?

"I am," I answered curtly, wondering what his business with me was.

"Do you know who I am?" he asked me coldly as he glared at me.

I squinted my eyes at him, surprised by his unexpected hostility. "Should I know you?" I asked him.

I didn't like the way he approached me.

He suddenly laughed at my response. "You should, especially since the man you are seducing concerns me."

I lifted my eyebrows at him in surprise, not having any idea what he was talking about. "Excuse me?!" I shot at him. "Who are you?"

"My name is Andros. Do you now know who I am?" he spoke in a cold voice as he towered over me.

 

Chapter 127: Half-Brother

Astrid's POV

My brow furrowed in bewilderment when I heard his name. No hint of familiarity or recognition crossed my face after he had mentioned that his name is Andros.

I've been the Silvermoon Pack's Luna for so many years and I've met many special and important people as one, but I've never heard the name "Andros" my entire life.

As my Luna, it was my job to widen our Pack's connection and meet new people. "Andros" is a name that was never in my list.

He said I should know who he is, but his name doesn't even sound familiar to me at all even though it's a pretty common name.

"You," he spat, the words dripping with contempt. "You should know me." he fixed me with an accusatory glare.

He must have felt offended that his name didn't gain the reaction he expected from me.

My mind raced, struggling to make sense of this confrontation. I don't know him, nor do I know why he harbors such hatred towards me. Has he mistaken me for someone else? However, he knew what my name was.

"I'm sorry, but I don't believe we've met," I replied cautiously, my mind racing to make sense of the confrontation.

"Don't play dumb with me, woman," he growled, his eyes arrowing to slits. "I know all about you affair with my father."

I had no idea whether to deny his words or laugh at the absurdity of it. Me? Having an affair with his father? Just look how old is he, his father could be double my age. I'm not the type of woman who dates older me who has children my age. "I have no idea what you're talking about," I finally managed to voice out with indignation after feeling offended by his accusation. "I don't even know you and I surely don't know who your father is. I'm sure I haven't met your father." The stranger scoffed at my words his lip curling in disdain. "You are staying in our Pack, and you say that you have never met my father? Do you really think I would believe a stupid answer as that?"

My cheeks flushed with a mixture of embarrassment and anger. This is the first time I ever went out of my room to enjoy myself and he had ruined it.

Without any idea, he just approached me and started picking up a fight against me. He is insisting things that I had no idea of what he's talking about.

I swallowed hard and met his gaze to show how sincere I am in telling the truth. "I can assure you, sir, I have done no such things," I retorted, my tone laced with offense, but still I spoke with respect even though he didn't deserve it.

The stranger's eyes flickered as my

words momentarily pierced through his resolve. He must have seen the sincerityin my eyes and heard the truth in my words. However, that wasn't enough to make him stop believing what he believes

He remained unconvinced. He still thinks that I was simply playing the part of the innocent bystander, hoping to conceal the scandalous affair that he talks about.

"How would you expect me to

believe that? he sneered at me. "The

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rumors about your affair with my father have been spreading like wildfire. It got so bad that this news even reached me so I had to rush back.

People are laughing at my father behind our backs. You are destroying our clean reputation with your scandalous actions."

My heart raced inside me, a strange cocktail of emotions swirled within me. "What rumors?" I asked as I squinted my eyes at him.

Andros scoffed, shaking his head in

disbelief. "Do you take me for a

fool?" he demanded, his tone dripping with contemot. "The gossip has spread far ad wide - your name is on the lips of every person in our community including the outside Packs."

My brows furrowed, a flicker of confusion crossed my features. If rumor has truly been circulating around us, then how come I have never heard a word about it?

I fell silent and narrowed my eyes on Andros as I thought about whether believing his words or not. He could be exaggerating his words or he could also be lying about it so he could get out the truth from me "Who is your father exactly?" I finally asked him. He kept talking about his father and I realized that he hadn't even mentioned a name at all.

Andros gave me a long look, hesitating to tell me what his father's name was. He must be thinking that I was only playing with him.

"Andros, you've mentioned your father several times now, but you've never actually told me his name," I added with a calm and measured voice. "Just tell me who your father is." Andros's eyes narrowed, and for a moment, I thought I saw a flicker of uncertainty cross his features. "My father," he began, his words laced with a hint of reluctance, "is Alpha Theron." My eyes widened in surprise, the realization dawning on me like a thunderclap. A rumor that Theron and I are having an affair is spreading on around us?

How come I've only heard about this now? For sure, Alpha Theron had already found out about this. He has a lot of men working under him they must have reported this rumor to him already. "Alpha Theron?" I repeated, my voice tinged with disbelief. "He is your father?" I questioned him

"Now you know what I'm talking about?" Andros spoke indifferently.

I stood in tense silence in front of him now that I have realized that the person standing in front of me is actually my half-brother that I never knew I had.

I've met Asha, and I knew she was Alpha Theron's only daughter, but I never knew about the rest of Asha's siblings.

Chapter 128: Father’s Mistress

Astrid's POV

Finally, I understood why he is so indifferent and hostile towards me. It turns out, he is Alpha Theron's son, and with that he could do whatever he wants in the Pack without any consequences.

He had the rights to confront me in a hostile manner inside of his own Pack.

"Now tell me, are these rumors I've heard true?" He asked me with an accusatory glare.

I fell silent at his question, without knowing what answer to give him. Should I tell him that I am his half-sister? Clearly he doesn't have any idea about this.

Alpha Theron hasn't told him anything yet so why should I tell him my real identity? This is something that Alpha Theron should have done, and maybe he hadn't done it because of a reasonable explanation.

A hard truth like this is something that Andros should find out from his father and not from her.

"Well?" he pressed, his tone laced with a hint of desperation. "I need to know Astrid. Have you been deceiving me all this time?" Andros questioned, his expression a mix of suspicion and uncertainty

The weight of his words settle upon me like a heavy cloak. My heart pounded inside my chest as I grappled with what answer I should give him. I opened my mouth to speak, but the words seemed to catch in my throat, leaving me in a pensive silence.

In the end, I could only shut my mouth and lower my head which also admittedly proved his suspicions even further.

How could I tell him that the rumor affair was just a twist of fate, a misunderstanding that spiraled out of control? I'm sure he wouldn't even believe me if I reveal to him that I am his half-sister.

Andros's expression darkened, his jaw clenching with frustration. "So you admit it, then?" he accused, his words laced with a bitterness that cut like a knife. "Why can't you give me an answer? The rumors are real, am I right? You've denied everything and even asked me lots of questions to deter me. You knew everything that I have spoke of, didn't you?"

My gaze fell to the ground, my thoughts racing as I grappled with the dilemma in front of me. If I reveal the truth, I believe things would only become worse than this.

Andros hates me because he thinks that I've been seducing is father. If he finds out that I am his half-sister and he thinks that it was my mother who seduced his father and had an affair with him, for sure he would only hate me even more if he finds out that truth.

Lifting my eyes to meet Andros's gaze, I could see the conflicting emotions across his features. He waited me to say something... anything, but I remained silent.

"Guards, seize her!" he shouted and as soon as his command has left his mouth, his guards that were closely following behind him, surrounded and grabbed my both arms.

Seeing the turn of events, Nova's eyes widened. She dropped the basket that she was carrying and immediately intervened to rescue me. "What are you doing? You can't do this to her without Alpha Theron's permission." Nova fought back.

"Alpha Theron is my father, as his eldest child and only son, I do not need to have his permission," Andros retorted, but Nova refused to back down.

"We are the Alpha's guests. You cannot touch us without the Alpha's permission!" Nova shouted back.

"Nova," I whispered her name and grabbed her arm when I saw her open her mouth once again.

I know that she is itching to tell Andros the truth, that I am his half-sister which I know would never make any difference.

"As the future Alpha of the Shadowfang Pack, he has the authority to do this," I stopped her with my words.

Nova looked at me with her brows pressed together and the unwillingness to yield against Andros's words.

We both had no idea what Andros is planning to do with me. It's possible that he takes me to their Pack's dungeons or he takes me somewhere else.

However, knowing that I'm his half-sister will surely never stop him from doing any of that.

"Let's just do what he says, Nova," I clenched her hand to assure her, but my words didn't ease any worries that she has.

Andros got even more infuriated

when he saw how I was acting. First, I was playing the role of an innocent, now I'm playing the role of a hero, a person wrongfully accused yet

willing to go with the procedure.

"Take her away!" Andros commanded without bothering to argue with me anymore.

Nova's protests fell into deaf ears as the guards started to drag me away. Suddenly, a loud voice stopped us.

"What's going on here!" A strong and loud voice halted us into a stop.

When we turned our heads to look

where the voice came from,

everyone fell into surprise when they instantly recognized Alpha Theron approaching us with his usual line of guards.

"Alpha," everyone, including Andros lowered their heads to him in reverence. Nova and I also followed suit.

"What are you doing to her?" Where are you taking her?" Alpha Theron demanded again as he freed me from the Pack Warrior's hold and held me close to him to protect me.

The guards fett silent, their heads

cowered even more in fear at his question. Meanwhile, Andros had the opposite reaction, he felt more infuriated to see his father

ver

protecting what he thought was his

mistress.

 

 

Chapter 129: The Real Affair

Astrid's POV

I lowered my gaze when the atmosphere turned a hundred degrees lower when Alpha Theron arrived. I felt suffocated as tension grew between the father and son duo, both contesting each other with a hard gaze.

Both of them share the same strong personality, both were refusing to back down from each other. I steeled myself, preparing for the inevitable explosion between the two commanding figures.

Just like Nova and I who had done nothing wrong, the guards who had been moments away from dragging me away, cowered visibly at Alpha Theron's sudden appearance, their grip on my arm slackening at the ALpha's anger that was pointed towards it. "What's the meaning of this?" Alpha Theron thundered, his voice echoing through their stillness. "Unhand her at once!"

The guards, their faces pale with fear, quickly released Astrid, taking a step back as Theron advanced towards them, his powerful presence commanding their complete submission.

Andros, however, reacted very differently. As he watched his father interven on Astrid's behalf, a surge of white hot rage coursed through him. His eyes narrowed, his jaw clenching as he witnessed the scene unfold before him.

"So, it is true, then," Andros spat, his voice dripping with contempt. "You have been protecting your mistress all this time, Father."

Alpha Theron's attention snapped to Andros his expression darkening as he registered the accusation. "What are you talking about, boy?" he growled, his tone laced with a warning.

Andros refused to back down, his anger fueling his reckless words. "Don't play the fool, father," he hissed. "These rumors of your affair with Astrid - I see now that they were true all along and you've been hiding it from me, preotecting her at the expense of your own children and your own Pack.

Alpha Theron's brows furrowed with a deep, disappointed frown as he regarded his son, Andros. The young man's accusation had struck him like a blow to the chest, the weight of those words cutting him to the core.

"Andros," Alpha Theron began, his voice laced with a mixture of sorrow and reproach. "As my son, I had expected more from you," he shook his head slowly, his piercing gaze boring into Andros's eyes. "How could you believe such vile rumors, especially about your own father?"

Alpha Theron's broad shoulders squared with a sense of wounded pride. He had always strived to be an honorable leader, a man of unwavering principle and integrity qualities he had hoped to instill in his heir.

And yet, here was Andros, his only son, his own flesh and blood, seemingly willing to believe the scandalous whispers that had been circulating about him and Astrid.

As his son, he thought he would know better than believe that he would let his personal life ruin the reputation of his Pack.

He had chosen to abandon my mother while she was still pregnant for the sake of his Pack, so how could he put his Pack in danger like this?

"I thought I had raised you to be better than this," Theron continued, his voice tinged with disappointment, "To have the wisdom and discernment to see beyond these laughable gossips that we often struggled with as people in power."

Andros felt offended at his father's words. It's not that he is questioning his father's integrity. He came here to confront me, to find out the truth, but they kept on giving him nothing. Every minute, we only seem to confirm his suspicions.

Andros, whom I thought had lost all

words to say finally spoke. "Then who is she? What is she even doing to our Pack? Without her, people wouldn't be thinking these kinds of things. It's because of her that people are getting the wrong ideas." Andros glared at me as he spoke.

Theron took a step forward, his presence commanding the attention of all the people in the clearing."Astrid is not my mistress, Andros. She is your sister."

Andros's heart pounded inside his

chest as he stared back and forth at Astrid and then his father. His world suddenly turned upside down. He had confronted Astrid, certain that she was his father's mistress, but the grave expressions on their faces told a different story.

"Astrid is... my half-sister?" Andros choked out, the words feeling strange and foreign on his tongue.

This was the last thing he ever could have imagined.

Growing up, his family had always seemed so perfect, so loving. The idea that his father had an illegitimate child, one even older than himself, was simply unfathomable.

Alpha Theron cleared his throat,

meeting Andros's bewildered gaze. "There's no other way to say this son, but Astrid is my daughter from before + met your mother." The older man's voice was heavy with regret. "I should have told you long ago, but I was ashamed. I was afraid of how you would react."

Andros whirled to look at me, searching my face for any sign that this was just an elaborate ruse. But my solemn expression left him no room for doubt. This was no prank - it was the truth, plain ad simple. Andros ran a hand through his hair, his mind racing. "Since when? Since when did the two of you reconciled?" He demanded.

"It had only been half a month, Andros. I was planning to tell you. I didn't want you to find out about it this way. I was planning to tell you once you're back," Alpha Theron explained, hoping that his son wouldn't hold this against him.

 

Chapter 130: Sister

Astrid's POV

"Why didn't you tell us that you're coming. If you had said something, we would have prepared ourselves to face you," Alpha Theron spoke with his broad shoulders slumped slightly.

Andros felt a surge of angry confusion, his brow furrowing as he realized the implication. "So you're saying that it was my fault then?" he accused, his voice laced with a bitterness he had never before directed at his father.

"If only I had told you I was coming, you could have prepared yourselves?" Andros repeated.

The young man's chest heaved with the weight of his emotions, the betrayal he had felt at the rumors now compounded by the realization that his own family had been keeping this truth from him.

"I rushed back here because I was worried, because of those rumors I had heard," he spat, his eyes narrowing with a mixture of hurt and indignation. "Haven't you thought that this wouldn't happen if you had just told me about this before this rumors started growing?" Alpha Theron's expression softened. "Son, it was never our intention to blame you," he spoke, his voice low and soothing.

"You knew about the rumors, you knew what was happening. You had all the time you needed, you had all the opportunities to come out clean to us and yet you didn't. So don't lie to me by saying that you did not want things to end up like this because you made everything end up like this!"

I turned my head away as I felt the weight of Andros's words. My shoulders slumped as I stared down at my hands, a profound sense of shame washed over me.

I'm an illegitimate child — a mistake, a product of my parent's indiscretion.

I never aked for this burden, to be included in the consequences of their infidelity.

And now, here I am, feeling like a home wrecker, caught up in a tangled web that is not of my own making. The irony wasn't lost to me - my whole life I was made to feel unworthy, yet I somehow managed to inflict that same pain on another.

This is wrong, I shouldn't have been here. My father had hurt me and my mother for abandoning us, and now he is hurting his children by choosing to reconnect with me.

I know all of these are not my fault, they were out of my control. I never wanted this, I never sought to cause any harm. I also have no power to undo the mistake of my parents.

I was simply an unwitting pawn, a victim in this matter very much like my half-siblings. However, I am at the burnt of their hatred and disappointments that should be pointed towards my parents.

Andros turned around with hands burrowed in his hair as the weight of his realizations dawned upon him. It turns out that the truth were even worse than the rumors he had heard.

"Now everything makes sense to me. Now I know why Asha looked and sounded different the last time we spoke through video call," Andros spoke, making Alpha Theron lift his chin up in interest.

Andros heaveed a weary sigh, his brows creased with concern as his mind drifted to his sister whom he had left behind in their Pack. His heart clenched with regret and empathy for his poor sister who had to shoulder all of this burden alone without him knowing and also without his support.

He could only imagine the loneliness that Asha must have felt, the overwhelming sense of isolation as she navigated this new and devastating reality. Yet through it all, she never said a word to him.

She kept her lips sealed, never mentioning a word to him about this issue that must have been consuming her.

No wonder why she was asking when he would come back.

"What did Asha tell you?" Alpha Theron asked.

Clearly, he was oblivious to what his daughter is going through. He had no idea of the thoughts that his daughter has been having because of this news.

"Where is she?" Andros asked,

ignoring his father's question. "I've

been trying to reach her, but she

wasn't even answering. What happened to her?" Andros

demanded as worry washed over him as he thought of the depth of his sister's suffering while he was away.

"She was grounded locked inside her room until she realizes her mistake." Alpha Theron answered.

"Grounded? What do you mean she's been grounded?" Andros asked in confusion.

Alpha Theron has always been patient with his sister, rarely giving her any punishment. This is the first time that he gave a serious punishment for his sister.

Alpha Theron's expression grew somber, a shadow passing over his weathered features. "Your sister left me with no choice," he replied, his tone laced with a mixture of disappointment and regret.

"While I was away, she attacked

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Astrid and felt no remorse for it. Astrid even stood up to defend her but she was ungrateful for it. I cannot let that kind of behaviorgo unpunished." Alpha Theron O explained.

Knowing how self-willed his sister is, Andros felt even more bad for his sister. If he had't return, he wouldn't have any idea of what was happening to his sister. He had to meet her and apologize to her. "Whatever you are planning don't do it," Alpha Theron spoke firmly. "I grounded her for a reason Andros and she's not allowed to connect with anyone outside until she admits her mistake."

Since this punishment was given by the Alpha, Andros cannot disobey it. If he does, this will be considered rebellion against the Alpha.

Andros have already turned his back on them when his father's words stopped him.

However, Andros was undeterred. He is going to see his sister no matter what.

"Then I'm ready to face whatever punishment you think I deserve, father. Asha has been waiting so long for my return. Now that I'm here, I'm not going to waste a

Andros strode off, his steps fueled with worry over his sister,

0 meet her." With that,

Alpha Theron could only sigh at his son's reply. Even if he wanted to punish his son for disobeying him, how could he?

As a father, he should be proud that his son is willing to take punishment just to be there for his sister.