Chapter 184: Confrontation [2]
The room fell into a tense silence as Raine Montgomery’s words hung in the air. The gravity of her words, her confession, seemed to weigh heavily on everyone present, especially Kayden who held Azrael dear to his heart, while Luis and Sandro both sighed in great relief.
They weren’t sure if what the older female alpha said was true, but the heaviness in their chest felt lighter just hearing those words, even when they were uncertain.
Kayden’s gaze locked on his mother, he wore an expression of disbelief and subsiding anger. With a tone lowered yet still suspicious, he asked his mother, "Are you telling the truth?"
Raine gave him a curt nod. "You know I don’t lie to you, Kayden. You and Kayla are precious to me, and so is Azrael."
Kayden scoffed. "If he heard that you’ve been aiding his father all along, he’d never want to hear from you again. You, of all people, should know what he went through growing up."
Raine was rendered speechless. She couldn’t refute what her son said. She rubbed her temples, a growing headache in her head. She responded in a low voice, "Right. That kid is brave; braver than me and his father."
A flicker of anguish and nostalgia flashed in Raine’s grey eyes. She leaned her back and sat comfortably, the tension on her body somehow decreasing after she finally told them the truth. She gestured the seats to the other two, Luis and Sandro who were still standing by the door, and then gave his son a resigned look.
"You caught me already. There’s no need to hide everything from you. Take a seat and I’ll explain everything to you," Raine remarked.
Luis and Sandro exchanged glances, while Kayden remained motionless. His mouth moved after a minute of scrutinizing his mother’s intentions, "You were willing to overlook everything just to keep uncle’s favor, even when he’s hurting innocent people, how can we know you’re not just spewing lies to sponge his name clean from all of this?"
Raine’s face distorted with anger and sorrow, feeling hurt by his son’s faithless words. She spoke firmly, "I could have overturned this situation by not letting your men capture mine and take away that wretched person since I know how soft you are when it comes to me, my dear son. I know you won’t be able to proceed if I fought back, but I didn’t. So, hear me out. You may not trust my words, but you can reap some reliable information from the doubts I will sow in you."
Sandro initiated to sit opposite Raine, startling Kayden and Luis. Soon after, both of them followed.