Ch. 201..205: Reclaiming My Broken Luna Chapter 201-205

Chapter 201: Little Boy

Astrid's POV

Ever since Beta Alek came back, my life has become peaceful and easy lately. All my jobs as the acting Beta was passed back to Beta Alek now that he's back to take his position. For three years, I've been wishing to have an easy life where I don't have to deal with any problems and have the freedom to do what I want.

Now that I have what I want, why do I miss the time when I was busy worrying and thinking about work again?

"Here you are," Daphne's familiar voice sounded behind me.

I didn't bother to turn around. I knew it was her. Daphne is the only close friend that I had in the Shadowfang Pack. Aside from her, no one would bother to come looking for me here. "What's wrong?" Daphne asked as she stood beside me. "Thinking of Alpha Drystan again?"

I scoffed when I heard her question. Every time that I'm alone or deep in my thoughts, she always suspects that it has something to do with Drystan.

She is really so convinced that I have feelings for Drystan. "What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be in practice? Do you want me to report to Beta Alek that you're out here slacking during practice?"

"Okay, fine... Why do you have to be so serious? I was just asking you a question," Daphne frowned at me.

"If you have nothing else better to do, you should go back and practice," I muttered as I turned around to leave since Daphen already ruined my moment of silence.

"W-wait!" Daphne grabbed me by the arm, stopping me. "Why are you in such a hurry? Don't you know that I left practice to meet you? I just miss you. I've never seen you ever since Beta Alek took place on your job."

I sighed as I pulled Daphne's tight grip away from my arm. Daphne took a step back when she realized her mistake.

"I'm sorry for being rude, princess," Daphne held her hands together and bowed her head.

My eyes went wide as I faced her angrily. "Daphne, are you mocking me?!" I snapped at her.

Daphne gasped in surprise as she stood up straight. She didn't expect that I would take her actions differently. "Of course not! Aren't you the princess? I heard some of the invited guests had already arrived in advance. Your identity as a princess will finally be announced tomorrow. You should already get used to this kinds of formalities."

I fell silent at her words. I've also heard that some guests have arrived already. It is also the reason why I'm out here alone in the gazebo. I'm avoiding meeting any guests.

"I know that, but as my friend, you shouldn't be addressing me that way. Do you not see me as your friend?" I questioned her.

I was really offended when she suddenly did that. It felt strange, and it was not right for her to do that because she was my friend.

"I'm sorry, Astrid," Daphne spoke in a soft voice as she lowered her gaze guiltily.

I sighed. "Don't worry about it. Now, go back and join your practice," I answered calmly.

"Oh!" I gasped in surprise when somebody hit me from behind. I turned around and saw a little boy holding his forehead in pain.

I bent my knees and crouched to see if the boy was fine. "Are you alright?" I asked the little kid worriedly.

The boy looked at me with a small frown on his face while covering his forehead with a hand.

I instantly felt bad, even though it was the little boy who bumped into me. I carefully removed his hand and blew on his aching forehead. "Is that much better?" I asked him with a smile.

The boy didn't respond. He just looked at me with a dumbfounded look on his face.

My smile slowly disappeared as I stared at him. I'd never seen him before, but somehow he felt familiar. Suddenly, my heart started beating rapidly out of nowhere. What is this? Who is he?

"What's your name?" I asked him softly.

However, the little kid didn't respond. He just continued staring at me as if something was also bothering his mind.

I smiled at him once again as I

carefully swept his curly, dark brown hair aside. "What? Did your mom

and dad taught you not to speak to strangers?" I asked him softly.

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My heart twitched lightly as I fixed his wrinkled clothes and arranged his curly hair. I was suddenly reminded of my own son, whom I had never had the chance to meet.

How I wish to lay my eyes on him, touch him, and take care of him. If my son is alive, would he have curly hair like him or straight hair that never needed combing?

If my son was alive, he might have been just like him, running around freely and happily without minding his surroundings.

The little boy's frown slowly softened as I started to feel emotional. I was surprised when he suddenly raised his hand, holding the flower, and gave it to me.

"Is this mine?" I asked him in a soft voice.

He nodded as he handed me a pink rose that he most probably took from our garden.

"Thank you," I muttered as I willingly took the rose from him. He must have sensed the sadness welling inside my heart.

"Ryker! Ryker!" A loud, distressed voice interrupted us. When I looked up, I saw the person who took my child from me.

 

Chapter 202: Confrontation of the Past

Astrid's POV

Giselle abruptly stopped in her tracks when she recognized me. Her face paled instantly as she stared at me like she had seen a ghost.

I held back the smile that threatened to appear on my face when I saw how she reacted to seeing me.

It's great that she fears me. That means she still remembers what she had done. Whether it haunted her or not, it doesn't matter. I have a plan to make her pay anyway. "Giselle, it's so nice to meet you," I spoke amicably as I carefully stood up and tenderly held the little boy's hand.

Giselle's eyes widened, and she suddenly acted hysterical. "Ryker! Ryker!" she shouted as she ran towards the little boy beside me.

She instantly gathered him into her hands and separated our hands before she walked backward, distancing me from the child like I was a threat to them.

I stilled, and my whole body tensed when I realized that the little boy that I was talking to was actually none other than Giselle's precious son.

I didn't know that I was already talking to Giselle's son.

"What are you doing to my son, Astrid? I know you hate me, but keep my son away from this!" Giselle yelled at me as she held her son tightly in her arms.

I swallowed hard as I held myself together and met Giselle's murderous gaze. How lucky is she that she could hold her son in her arms so tight while I didn't even have the chance to see what my son looked like? "Calm down, Giselle. I have done nothing to your son," I muttered coldly.

Astrid bent down and placed her son on the ground. "Ryker, are you alright? Is everything okay? Do you feel hurt somewhere?" Giselle asked her son worriedly as she searched her for any injuries.

I scoffed; it wasn't even that long before she arrived and took her son from me. Besides, I wouldn't dare to hurt her son in front of anybody.

Startled by how rough his mother was treating him, Ryker suddenly burst into tears.

"Ryker, Ryker," Giselle suddenly turned worried and upset when her son started crying, and then she turned her attention back to me again.

"What did you do to him?! I will never forgive you for harming my son!" Giselle yelled at me with anger burning in her eyes.

My heart turned cold when I heard her words. She's so angry at me just because she suspects that I harmed her son while she took my child away before he was even born.

Can't she even imagine what I'm feeling right now?

"You! How dare an outsider like you yell at her?!" Daphne suddenly stepped forward to defend me.

Giselle's gaze snapped at Daphne. "I am the Luna of the Silvermoon Pack and my son is the future Alpha of our Pack. If something bad happens to him, the Silvermoon Pack will never let this go." Daphne scoffed. "You are just a Luna of a small Pack and yet you dare to threaten us!"

Giselle scoffed back, not taking Daphne's words seriously. "A small Pack?" Giselle slowly stood back up as she stared at Daphne with her eyes narrowed into slits.

"It's true, Shadowfang Pack is a

huge and powerful Pack, but you two are just Pack members. Do you really think that your Alpha would a risk a war after you harmed a future Alpha? As mere Pack members, your Alpha won't surely bother for the two of you."

Daphne clenched her fists when she heard Giselle's ignorant words. "That might be the case for me, but it wouldn't be the same for Miss Astrid. After all, she is—"

I grabbed Daphne's hand to stop her before she could say anything more that she shouldn't say.

This is not the right time yet. Tomorrow, they shall know.

Daphne glanced at me with her brows furrowed in confusion, wondering why I stopped her and allowed Giselle to step on me inside my own territory.

"Ah yes! Of course! I almost forgot. It would surely be different for Astrid because she's your Alpha's plaything," Giselle answered smugly with a pleased look on her face. "What did you say?!" Giselle demanded as she stepped forward.

I tightened my hold around her arm before she got out of control.

"Come on, don't bother to hide it. Everyone knows, it's an information that has been going around already many years ago," Giselle shot back arrogantly. "Astrid is a whore. She cheated on her husband, and after they divorced she instantly jumped on a more powerful man after she wasn't contented with Drystan."

"You! Are you seeking your own death?! If so, let me take it right now." Daphne is a trained warrior, and I have even trained myself.

Sensing the anger that is radiating

off her, she would never hesitate to kill. As her trainer, I know her level of skills. I'm afraid that Daphne could kill Giselle before she even blinks her eyes.

It would be such a pity if Giselle died so easily. Besides, if Daphne really killed someone, and a Luna at that, she might lose her own life. "What's going on here?!" A loud baritone voice sounded from afar, stopping Daphne in her tracks before she could make her attack.

All eyes turned to where the voice came from. My body froze when I saw the person approaching us.

 

Chapter 203: New Person

Astrid's POV

My heart skipped a beat when I saw Killian striding confidently towards us. Killian looked different from what I remembered. He had grown more mature, manly, serious and confident.

He looked like a man who had gone through so many difficulties, sharpening him like a sword.

His broad shoulders stretched through the fabric of his clothes, showing his masculinity. His jawline looked sharper, his features more defined, and his eyes that used to contain mirth and mischief now held a depth of unfathomable stories in them. His boyish charm had been replaced by a rugged, masculine appeal that sent a shiver down my spine.

But it wasn't just his physical development that struck me. There was also that seriousness in his demeanor, a quiet intensity that replaced the flippant immaturity of his younger self.

I straightened myself as I watched him move with purpose and a quiet confidence that emanated from within. He now feels and looks like the Alpha that he should have been.

Time slowed to a crawl as his gaze, a dark, fathomless pool, swept across us and landed on me.

I tightened my fist as a jolt of recognition crossed both our features. A flicker of something familiar passed between us the moment our gazes locked together.

My breath hitched, a hummingbird trapped in my chest. I tried to hold my stand and sustain his gaze, but its intensity was too much to bear.

I looked away, a blush warming my cheeks as if I had been caught in a forbidden catch; I'm afraid if I continued to be defiant, Killian would have seen through me.

My gaze landed on Giselle right after I disconnected from Killian's intense gaze. It didn't escape to me how her eyes burned with anger and jealousy when she caught Killian and me in a silent connection.

"Ryker," Killian muttered his son's name tenderly when Ryker left her mother and ran towards his father's arms.

Killian bent his knees as he welcomed his son, who had dried tears on his face. "Are you okay, Ryker?" Killian questioned his son worriedly as he wiped his son's face.

"Killian! Killian, help us," Giselle ran towards her husband for help. "I'm so glad that you came. If it weren't for you, they would have also killed me," Giselle spoke like a victim.

"What exactly happened?" Killian asked as he stood back up and held his son by his hand.

I watched blankly as they stood together as one family. If Giselle didn't come to ruin our lives. Would I be the one who would have a complete family instead?

It would have been so great and different if I were still Killian's wife. Although Killian wasn't a loving husband and my mother-in-law always gives me trouble, it will still all be worth it as long as my son is alive. "Ryker got lost and while we were looking for him, we saw him here with Astrid. I was so worried about Ryker that's why I asked her questions, but Astrid took it so badly that they threatened to kill me," Giselle answered instantly. "You were so arrogant in accusing my friend that she harmed your son! Your son is unharmed yet, you still shamelessly threw her insults, tainting her reputation!" Daphne yelled angrily.

She was so irritated that her arms were trembling in anger.

"So was that enough reason for you to take my life?!" Giselle shot back.

"You!" I held Daphne back when she stepped forward to fight against Giselle.

Of course, the words that Giselle spoke earlier should be enough to have her killed on the spot. After all, am the daughter of the Shadowfang Pack's Alpha, and she's accusing me of having an affair with my own father without proper evidence.

"Okay, that's enough!" Killian spoke commandingly. "Giselle, you weren't hurt, right? And Ryker is not hurt also. There's no point in pursuing this matter when nobody is harmed," Killian spoke calmly, but his words were pointed directly at Giselle.

Giselle looked aggrieved as she stared at her husband with a defiant gaze. She doesn't want to let go of the matter.

Killian stepped forward and faced us. "Miss Astrid and Miss..." Killian spoke.

"Daphne," Daphne blurted out irritatedly.

"Miss Astrid and Miss Daphne, I apologize on behalf of my son and wife. I'm sorry if they misspoke," Killian muttered with arms raised and head lowered.

Daphne's eyes widened with unexpected surprise. Meanwhile, my whole body tensed, not expecting that Killian would show this kind of response to us.

Killian had always been a man of pride, and he had always hated me. I didn't expect that he would bow down to us with lower status than him, and I most especially did not expect that he would lower his head to me. "Killian!" Giselle gasped in surprise, not expecting that her husband would lower himself before us.

Giselle tried to grab Killian's arm and force him up. However, Killian remained steadfast and refused to be swayed by her wife.

"Fine," I spoke up, stealing everyone's attention. "Your wife had been so rude to me. Next time, teach her some manners."

"You!" Giselle yelled once again and even dared to lift a finger against me. Before Giselle could continue with her words, Killian instantly held her down and stopped her.

"I understand. Thank you for accepting my apology," Killian answered professionally.

My brows furrowed a little, not

expecting that Killian would still

se'

remain this calm. I added those words not just to provoke Giselle but also to provoke him; however, not only did my words fail to receive a reaction from him, but they also did nothing to stir him.

 

Chapter 204: Fateful Encounter

Astrid's POV

My brows furrowed, a question mark etched on the crease of my forehead as I observed Killian carefully like I was trying to decipher a cryptic message.

'Killian, what is this that you're playing exactly?' I thought to myself as I tried to see through him.

The Killian that I know wouldn't tolerate any provocation from me. I still remember, when we were still married, Killian had no trust in me.

When Giselle faked a fall on the staircase, he instantly accused me of pushing Giselle, and he was so angry at me. To him, Giselle's words were enough to prove me guilty.

Every time that Giselle was put in danger, he always blamed me for scheming to kill his mistress and their baby.

He treats me like a villain instead of his wife. He sees me as a bad person who could take someone's life. He loves Giselle in the same way that he hates me.

I can still remember that day when Killian kept me from meeting my grandmother before she died. Because of him, I was unable to speak to my grandmother before she breathed out her last breath.

I forced a smile on my face to unnerve them. "The Silvermoon Pack is lucky to have a sensible Alpha to compensate for their impulsive Luna. That attitude of hers is really dangerous, it can bring destruction to your Pack," I added, humiliating Giselle deliberately. Killian loves Giselle so much. He can't control himself when Giselle is the one that is being attacked. When it comes to her, he never holds himself back to protect her.

I want Killian to show that same anger he had shown to me many years ago whenever Giselle was preyed upon.

I want him to fight me, to show his true colors and show everybody what kind of monster he could become. I want him to make a mistake so I could have something I could use against him.

"I appreciate your concern for the Silvermoon Pack. We are all working together to ensure everyone's safety. We are always learning and growing, and we are confident in our ability to overcome any challenges together. We will keep your words in mind," Killian answered calmly and respectfully, with his head still lowered in surrender.

I fell speechless, not expecting that even that didn't stir his anger. Where is the Killian that I knew?

Where is that Killian who always took Giselle's side unquestioningly and believed every word that would come out of her mouth? Where is that Killian who doesn't stop until he brings Giselle justice? Where is that Killian who saw me unworthy of his respect?

I refuse to believe that person is gone. Killian must be hiding his true nature beneath that sheepskin he's showing.

"Please excuse us, Miss Daphne and Miss Astrid, we still have to visit the Alpha to inform him of our arrival," Killian excused themselves stoically before leaving.

I watched as Killian tenderly carried

his little boy to his arms. A lump formed in my throat as I watched how he looked and cared for his son so lovingly... his son that he had with Giselle.

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My breath hitched when I locked gazes with Killian one last time before he turned to leave.

I clutched my heart, not knowing why it was racing again.

"That woman! How could she possibly be a Luna? She is worse than an uneducated person!" Daphne muttered angrily as she

backs. "I couldn't believe

narrowly gazed at the on

managed to have a kind husband

and an adorable son with her bad

attitude."

I turned to relax after she finished her statement. "Maybe her husband and her son are not as nice as they appeared so," I muttered as I turned around to leave in a hurry.

I didn't expect that I would meet them so soon and that I would be dealing with such an intense confrontation with them.

I've heard so many things about Killian and Giselle's son, but I never thought that I would meet him here in a fateful encounter.

I didn't expect that Killian and Giselle would bring their son here. I thought I'd meet their son in the Silvermoon Pack.

"How could that be?" Daphne asked as she followed behind me. "Aside from that woman the Alpha and his son looked so kind."

I swallowed hard when I heard Daphne's words. I actually liked the child before I found out that he was Killian and Giselle's son.

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. For sure, that child would be as evil as his own parents. There's no doubt about that.

"Appearances could be deceiving, Daphne. All children looked cute, sweet, and adorable, but they will all grow like their parents," I answered as I tried to forget all about their son.

I must remember my own son, my son who was never given the chance to see the world. My son was robbed of everything he had.

I cannot show mercy to the child

who took away everything that my

son should have had. My son should have been the future Alpha of the Silvermoon Pack. He should have been in Ryker's position.

Ryker stole my son's place. He is living the life that my son should have.

Now that I've chosen this path, I shouldn't turn back or hold myself back. I must continue with the plan that I have.

 

Chapter 205: Complete Family

Giselle's POV

"Is that it?!" I taunted Killian as we escaped from the scene to retreat to our room in their Pack's courtyard where all the guests were staying. "You just let her walk all over us?" I spat, my voice laced with venom. "Giselle, don't do this now in front of our child," Killian said, his voice calm, almost soothing as he tenderly carried his son in his arms.

My anger simmered like a volcanic eruption, ready to burst at Killian's unfazed expression.

Killian's unexpected surrender towards Astrid, siding with her instead of defending me and our child, felt like a betrayal, and Killian looked so fine with it.

Unable to contain my rage any longer, I grabbed Ryker from Killian's arms and handed him to his nanny, Rhya.

Killian looked at me in surprise. Finally, I have his full attention.

"Bring him back to our room and make him sleep," I ordered Rhya after taking Ryker in her arms.

Ryker's gaze darted back and forth from me and her father cluelessly as Rhya took him away.

When they were gone and Killian and I were left on our own, I finally faced him. "Now, can we finally talk?!" I thundered.

The air between us cackled with tension, now that we were finally left in private. "Giselle, there's no need to make a scene," Killian spoke with a measured voice. His calm demeanor was a stark contrast to my fury. "That wasn't a scene to you?" I roared angrily. "She disrespected me and she disrespected our Pack. Wasn't that a scene to you?"

"It's not a big deal, Giselle," Killian reasoned out and I scoffed in disbelief. "No one was hurt. There was no need to escalate the situation."

My heart hammered in my chest, a furious drumbeat against my ribs. "No one was hurt? Did you not see how Astrid's eyes gleamed with triumph when you easily surrendered to her and apologized after she insulted us?"

His words, though calm, were like a cold shower. "Giselle, we've been over this. Astrid is a valuable member of the Shadowfang Pack. Our Pack can't afford to provoke the Shadowfang Pack. Can we bear the consequences of angering their Alpha?"

"Are you sure that you did that for the Shadowfang Pack or for Astrid?" I questioned his intentions as my anger reached a boiling point. "She's a viper Killian! I'm sure she had planned this to drive a wedge between us."

Killian stared at me as if I had gone insane, but instead of getting angry at my words, he chose not to dwell on them. "That's enough, Giselle," his voice, though still calm, held a steely edge. "We're not going to discuss this right now."

I stared at him in disbelief. I couldn't take it anymore. The betrayal, the indifference, the way he so easily dismissed my feelings - it was too much.

Killian pinned me down with a heavy gaze, leaving me with no room for argument. Having no choice, I walked out on him with a grudge in my heart before I could say another word that I might regret.

Killian's reasoning was valid. Indeed, we can't provoke the Shadowfang Pack. However, I cannot remove my suspicions that he might have only done that because he still had hopes to be with Astrid. Still, as long as he doesn't break his promise, there's no point in arguing with him and make him hate me.

Now that I have become the Luna of the Shadowfang Pack, there's nothing for me to fear. Astrid can't possibly take back that position from me.

I marched out, not knowing where my feet was taking me. It's my first time here in the Shadowfang Pack, so I'm unfamiliar with the place.

As I wandered aimlessly, I stopped

on my tracks when I heard a bunch

of giggles. Curious to where that sound is coming from. I approached the bush and hid behind it.

Beneath a sprawling oak not far from where I was hiding, I saw a little girl spinning around with a radiant smile on her face.

Her arms were outstretched as she tried to catch the falling leaves, caused by a mischievous breeze that sent them tumbling down.

The girl looked so happy, her giggles were like a gentle melody to my ears which is why it really caught my attention.

"Stop spinning, Hazel, or you'll get dizzy," a woman spoke up, catching my attention.

I stilled when I recognized who the person was. It was Vanessa, Damien's wife and Luna.

My eyes landed on her huge belly, swollen pregnant. I gasped, my hand instinctively covered my mouth.

That child, that little girl... is she?—

"All right, we should go back," someone suddenly arrived interrupting them.

"Daddy!" the little girl yelled happily as she ran towards her father.

My body ran cold when Damien and I locked gazes with each other. H-he saw me. He saw me looking at them.

I stepped back like I was caught doing something forbidden.

Damien turned away as he pecked a kiss on the cheek of his pregnant wife. Seeing him with his daughter and with his pregnant wife, they looked like a happy family.

How couldn't they be happy?

Although Vanessa was mean to

everyone, she still is Damien's true

mate. Of course, they were meant to live happily together as a couple.

It doesn't matter if Damien didn't like her, the mate bond will always make up for the things that they lack.

"We should go inside. It's not good to be exposed to the wind too much or else you'll catch a cold." Damien spoke and then they listened to him and they started to leave.

Damien stopped and looked at me one last time. My breath hitched as I stared into his cold gaze that held warning to them.