Chapter 172: Althea’s offer
On their way out, a servant bumped into them, and Althea asked where Knoa was. After knowing that the kid was playing with Loki and Shawn in the indoor garden, Althea and Knox decided to talk while heading to the mentioned place, at a slow and calm pace.
The female alpha’s expression was a mix of concern and relief.
As they passed the glass corridor leading to the roofed garden, they saw the rain letting up a little, and it was as though the afternoon sky was opening up after that tense and nerve-wracking discussion, smiling at what they had achieved.
Althea asked, her voice gentle, "Are you okay, Knox?"
Knox sighed, smiling weakly at his older sister, he faintly replied, "I’m okay. I’m perfectly fine, though just a bit drained. So much happened lately that I’m getting tired too easily. I...never expected that it would come to this. I thought that father would...kick me out immediately."
He said the last words with a light laugh. Althea placed a comforting hand on his shoulder and gently patted him, "That won’t happen. You moved him. Your boyfriend made him understand how strong your connection and relationship are. You’re also strong, Knox. I admire you."
The female alpha’s voice lowered and sounded envious and nostalgic. The kind smile in her eyes turned sadder in a blink and even without Knox asking, he could tell that Althea must have remembered her past relationship.
A relationship that lacked faith yet overflowing with love, still crumbled and broken.
Knox was about to take his sister’s hand to extend comfort, but Althea’s expression returned to normal immediately.