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.
Giselle’s POVA chill went down my spine as I welcomed Damien’s dark gaze head-on. It’s been years since I last saw Damien. Ever since I gave him my child, I’ve lost all contact with him. I could understand why he held so much hate in his eyes when he caught me watching his family from afar. “Daddy! Are you not coming with us?” The little girl ran back to her father when she noticed that he wasn’t following behind them, which caused Damien to break eye contact with me. I sucked in air into my lungs the moment Damien turned his head away. Damien’s gaze was so intense that it pinned me down, suffocating the air out of me. I stilled as I stared closely at the little girl. My hand instinctively covered my chest as my heart raced inside me for some reason.She had grown so big. I still remember when I gave birth to her. She was just a little bundle. When the doctor tried to place her in my arm, I refused. I didn’t dare to touch her. I was afraid that if I had one small contact with he
Astrid’s POVThe ceremony is still tomorrow, but most of the invited guests had already arrived a day earlier than the set date. The invited guests chose to travel in advance, especially those who lived in distant Packs, to ensure that they would be able to attend the ceremony on time in case any delays caused setbacks in their journey. Some of them, I heard, had to travel for days just to get here. You can really see how the Shadowfang Pack is well respected among other packs. Alphas and Lunas really came all the way here to attend an event they were invited to with only one week of notice despite their busy schedule. In honor of their sacrifices and to make their time worthwhile, Alpha Theron decided to hold a special dinner the night before the event. This wasn’t a part of the plan, but because the guests had transformed into a bustling crowd, it had become a need for us to show them our courtesy, especially knowing what it took them to arrive here. I quietly followed Alpha T
Astrid’s POVI held myself together as I locked gazes with Giselle. She knew I heard her words. She probably spoke it out loud to make sure that I would hear her.“Does it even matter who she is? As long as she’s a member of the Shadowfang Pack, for sure she could help us. If we want to impress their Alpha, we must at least impress her first.” I heard someone whisper. However, Giselle only laughed, stealing everyone’s attention. “She’s just a mistress, she had no influence over the affairs of the Shadowfang Pack. It would be better if you just go directly to the Alpha instead of wasting your time with her.”I forced back a smile when I heard her words. She had no idea just how much influence I had here ever since I became the Pack’s acting beta. “Astrid,” Giselle’s voice, laced with venom, cut through the air. “She’s just a mistress, after all. A temporary distraction a fleeting fancy. For sure the Alpha will get bored of her just like how the previous Alphas she dated did.”I’ve be
Astrid’s POVA smile formed on my face as I stared at Vannessa’s little girl. Her blonde curls were a tangled mess, escaping from the bright pink headband that sat crookedly on her head. She wore a bright yellow dress with a cartoon unicorn in it. Her cheeks were flushed, and her eyes, which were just tired and sleepy, suddenly turned bright as she pointed a finger at her approaching father. “Daddy!” she yelled as she ran towards her father with her tiny shoes, one pink and one blue. “Oh look at her,” Vanessa whispered to me. “I thought she had already used up her energy. I was so ready to get her to sleep.”I chuckled when I heard Vanessa’s words close to my ear. “How is my little darling doing?” Vanessa’s husband beamed energetically as he picked up his daughter, trying his best to match her energy. Vanessa and her husband sweetly gazed at each other. By the depth of the look in their eyes, you can see how much they are in love with each other. I think they are also secretly t
Giselle’s POVSweat beaded on my forehead as I thought of a word I could use so I could continue my statement. However, my mind went blank, and all I could feel was the fiery rage, which was hot and consuming and beginning to build within me. All around me slowly went quiet, and all I could hear was my heart pounding inside my chest, each beating a hammer blow against my ribs. Astrid had a smug smile on her face as she looked at me, waiting for me to finish my statement. As I glared at her, something caught my eye behind her. Just at the corner of her face, I saw Killian beckoning me to come over behind her. He had a bright, welcoming smile on his face, blissfully unaware of the anger raging inside of me. Astrid looked over her shoulder when she noticed my attention on something else. She followed my line of sight and saw Killian calling me to come over to him like a sweet, loving husband. I let out a deep breath as if Killian was a disturbance to me. “I have to leave, my husba
Giselle’s POVMy arms around Killian tightened as worry gripped my heart. All I could think of was how I could pull him out of there without making me look disrespectful and weird. What is Damien thinking of?! Is he going to expose me? If he does, then Vanessa will find out that he had a child with me and that he lied to her about it. I don’t care if they divorce because of this, but I can’t afford to lose the Luna title if my secrets were exposed. “Killian, I—“ my words were cut short when Damien glanced at me. He pinned me down with his gaze, silently questioning what I was so scared of. I didn’t say anything more when Damien did not add anything else to his words. What are Killian and I even doing here with them? Why is Killian so interested in their child, and why did he even call me here?Is it because he knows something?My eyes snapped to him in fear as soon as I had this thought. I looked into his face, trying to read his thoughts. “I have an only son named Ryker and he
Astrid’s POVI almost choked in surprise when I heard Vanessa’s words. I was just about to take a sip from my glass of wine when Vanessa blatantly said those words without even a bit of fear in her. I chuckled softly as I took the table napkin in front of me and softly dabbed my lips clean. I had been secretly eavesdropping on their conversation the whole time. I remained close to their table, just near enough to hear what everyone was saying without them noticing me. I was curious. I wanted to find out what their relationship with each other was, and now I finally found the answer that I was looking for.It turns out I was right; Giselle used to live in the Crimsonbane Pack, which means she had a connection with Damien and Vanessa. However, there’s something off between them. There is certainly that hostility and tension going on between them, and judging by Vanessa’s words just earlier, Giselle must have done something bad in the Crimsonbane Pack for Vanessa to hate her that muc