Alpha Lucien’s POV
I had always believed that silence was peace, until Kael’s silence started screaming at me.
He stood tall in front of me, but the pain in his eyes betrayed the composed look on his face. It wasn’t the kind of pain that came from physical wounds. No. This was deeper. Raw. Betrayal laced with something more dangerous, intent.
“Don’t ask any unnecessary questions,” he said coldly, his voice void of the warmth I once hoped would be restored between us.
“If you’d been a good father, would I have been kidn*pped?”
The words struck me like claws to my chest. I swallowed hard, holding my ground, trying not to flinch under the weight of his accusation. My own son, my blood, looking at me like I was the enemy. Maybe I was, or prolly I am but in his defense.
Kael had always f
