Chapter 70
Faith’s Pov
The small room felt tense and uncomfortable, like a quiet before a big storm after the declaration I just made.
Then, the door creaked open.
My heart jumped into my throat. Astor. Just thinking his name sent shivers down my spine. Had he heard? Had he overheard that quiet, desperate thing I’d told my mother earlier? The secret I’d sworn no one would ever know? The secret that was a permanent mark on my
future?
I held my breath, staring at the doorway. He stood there, a tall shadow against the dim light from the hallway. He looked… normal. No angry face, no narrowed eyes. Just a slight tilt of his head as he looked at us.
despite how uncomfortable the situation was I couldn’t help the way I reacted just by his
mere presence.
“Faith,” he said, his voice a low sound that seemed to shake the floor. “I didn’t know you
visitors.”
had
My parents flinched, surprised by his voice. Mom especially. She turned even paler, putting her hand to her chest like she was fending off a hit. I could almost see her mind racing, trying to forget what I told her.
“Astor, dear,” she managed, her voice a little too high, trying to sound sweet. “What a surprise! We were just… talking.”
Astor’s eyes glanced at me for a second. It was a quick look, but it held so many feelings I couldn’t figure out. Was he amused? Curious? Or something else? I couldn’t tell, and not knowing made my heart beat a little faster.
Dad, always the sensible one, stood up and offered his hand. “Astor. Good to see you.”
“You too, Alpha Connor,” Astor replied, shaking his hand firmly. “I didn’t know you were coming.”
Mom gave him a shaky smile. “we couldn’t stay even for a minute after finding out that our daughter was back.” she lied through her teeth.
I just gave a small, innocent smile. It was funny, really. My parents were acting all careful, trying to pretend they knew nothing about the big secret I’d just revealed, while I… I was
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enjoying it. Every awkward silence, every forced smile, every careful word showed that the secret was real and present between us all.
I enjoyed the fact that they couldn’t even endure knowing that I could destroy the perfect life that their daughter had in a second.
“you should have told me and I would have had somebody pick you ups from the airport.” Astor continued, looking at Mom.
Mom visibly relaxed. ” no it’s fine. We’d love to see Alice. Is she here?”
Astor’s lips curved into a small smile. “She’s at home. you can go and see them?”
“Of course!” Mom said quickly, happy to get away from the tense feeling. Dad agreed, clearly relieved too.
I’m clearly not the only one who noticed that he wasn’t going along with them because my mother asked if he was coming along. I think her reasoning behind it is probably to keep him away from me so that I don’t tell him that he has a son but she doesn’t have to worry about that because I’ve been keeping that secret for 6 years and I have no intention of revealing it.
Astor however didn’t seem very keen on answering her question or even being questioned in the first place because he gave her just one look.
Her breath caught and she quickly looked away, her neck turning red. “Oh. Well. Of course.”
The door closed, leaving Astor and me in the sudden, quiet room.
I thought he would say something. Ask questions. Demand answers. But he didn’t. Instead, he took a slow step towards me. I held my breath again. The air, which had been full of my parents‘ nervousness, now felt charged with something different. Something strong and exciting.
He reached out and gently lifted my chin. His eyes were intense. Then, he did something that made my stomach flutter. He lowered his head and, with a smooth, almost animal–like movement, he breathed in along the side of my neck.
I closed my eyes. A wave of feelings came over me, a mix of fear and excitement. if I thought His Touch woke up every feeling in me before he marked me this was 10 times worse.
I was achy and wet.
“I am so angry,” he whispered, his voice low and rough against my skin. “So incredibly angry.”
I couldn’t speak. My body felt heavy, but also very alive. Every part of me tingled with him so close.
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“But,” he continued, pulling back a little. His dark eyes met mine, deep and unreadable. “I can’t help myself. I want to see you. I want to feel you. I want to be with you.”
And the scary, exciting truth was, I felt it too. The pull was too strong. The longing in his eyes was the same ache in my own heart. He had hurt me, yes, but right then, I wanted him to fix me, even if his touch was what broke me in the first place.
The mate bond just makes things complicated because I hate him as much as I love him.
I don’t want to be here but I know that I can’t live without him either.
“I missed you,” he whispered, his words like a soft touch. “Why did you have to break my heart, Faith?”
A choked sob came out of me. “I… didn’t want to.”
The air was thick with feelings we couldn’t say, with our complicated past and the uncertain future. He leaned closer, his breath warm on my cheek, his eyes searching mine.
And just as I thought things were about to get real, a small, clear voice called out from the hallway.
“Daddy?”
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