Lahat ng Kabanata ng Forsaken by the Moongoddess : Kabanata 191 - Kabanata 200

Abby’s POV Father sat rigidly in the living room, surrounded by a small cluster of pack elders and sympathizers. Derek squeezed my hand gently, guiding me forward. I heard low murmuring, pack elders asking the whereabouts of their alpha, freya.I swallowed. They were still unaware of her betrayal, of how she’d tried to erase me just to stand flawless in their eyes.“Alpha Thorn,” Derek called softly as we reached him.Father looked up, and our eyes met. For a brief second, something unreadable crossed his face. Then his shoulders stiffened. His fingers tightened around the armrest before he rose abruptly to his feet.“I need to be alone,” he said to the elders around him.And without waiting for a response, he turned and walked out of the living room.I slipped my hand free from Derek’s grasp and followed after him, despite the warning he had just given.He went to his old study and I followed in. He stopped in the middle of the room, his back to me. “Why did you follow me when I

Abby’s POV I didn’t know when I eventually fell asleep, but when I woke up, my head was resting on Derek’s lap. He was leaning against the bed, his back on the mattress while his legs stretched toward the floor.I straightened immediately, remembering the last time I had woken up to see him beside me, and what that mistake had cost me.But this was different. Or at least, that was what I told myself.We were both fully clothed, unlike that time. Besides, I had cried myself to exhaustion the night before while he simply stayed beside me, patting my back and consoling me until I finally drifted off.Derek had been a steady anchor through everything. I couldn’t deny that he had done even more for me back when I was pregnant with Amy and Asher.Quietly, I slipped into the bathroom and splashed water on my face.When I looked up, I barely recognized the woman staring back at me. My eyelids were swollen and my face puffy from all the crying.Just then, my phone rang.I returned to the bedr

Abby’s POV Hayden stood a few feet away, a bouquet in his hands… like he didn’t know what to expect if he stepped closer.“Abby.”His voice was soft.I swallowed, forcing out a slow breath to steady the frantic pounding in my chest.“Hey… sweetie,” I murmured, turning to Asher. He was still staring at Hayden, his small face set with quiet dislike.“It’s okay. Let me talk to him, alright?” I said gently and he nodded.I glanced at Ruby, silently asking her to take Asher, but my son only clung closer to me, refusing to leave.A small sigh escaped me, but I didn’t push him away. So I moved forward anyway, with him by my side. “I’m glad to see you’re… back on your feet,” I said, my eyes raking over his body.My throat tightened as the memory of his lifeless, cold body flashed through my mind like a curse I couldn’t escape.My hand drifted to Asher’s hair, brushing through it absentmindedly to keep myself grounded.He nodded, his gaze flicking briefly to Asher beside me, as though he fe

Hayden’s POVThe news came like a blow to my chest.No warning. No preparation.Just impact.Lucious had called to tell me Hayes wasn’t mine. That the DNA didn’t match.I refused to believe it. I demanded more advanced tests. But…it was the same result.I wasn’t Hayes' father. My fists clenched at my sides as I gave Lucious discreet orders to find out whether Edward was truly the father instead. Jessica had already shown me enough photos, enough evidence to suggest something had existed between them.My blood burned hot enough to melt iron, yet at the same time, something in me went cold. Everything inside me felt… wrong. Like something had shifted out of place. Like my body didn’t know how to process it.Like I was standing on the edge of something I couldn’t name.How?How had Valentina deceived me to that extent? I must have seemed like a fool to her.The bond I felt with Hayes… had it all been fabricated?I remembered Jessica mentioning the dark witch who worked for Valentina. I

Derek’s POV I stepped outside the restaurant before I said something I couldn’t take back.I’d tried, really tried to get Abby to see sense. To stop that coward from getting anywhere near her or the kids.But she wouldn’t listen…to me.And that was the worst part.I dragged a hand through my hair and paced beside the car, unable to stay still.Aside from everything that traitor did to my father’s pack, the damage he’d done to Abby alone should have been enough to keep him away for good.But there she was… letting him sit across from her like he hadn’t wrecked her life.“Damn it…”The word came out low, sharp.I kicked lightly at the tire, more out of frustration than anything else. I’d loved Abby from the moment I saw her at her father’s pack. But I did nothing… absolutely nothing.I told myself I had time. That there was no rush. That she’d still be there when I was ready.I was wrong.When her father noticed the way I looked at her, he didn’t sugarcoat it.Told me straight—step up,