Chapter 279: The hidden truth...
Selene POV
Kragen stiffened beside me, his hand that had held me protectively going limp on my body. I could see the defiance in his father’s eyes as he gave his son a pointed stare. If this was true, if the Moon Goddess wasn’t Kragen’s mother, then who was?
And what will this mean? Won’t it further complicate things?"
My mind shifted back to what Aunt Helena and Jared had told me. Who was I supposed to believe now?
"What... what do you mean she’s not his mother?" I finally managed to ask, my voice barely more than a whisper.
Kragen’s father, with his cold, hard gaze, stared at me for a long moment before looking away, his expression unreadable. He took a deep breath, his face shadowed by something between sorrow and regret.
"Kragen was born from a union far darker than what the Moon Goddess could ever provide," he said quietly. "A union that should never have been allowed."
I felt Kragen stiffen beside me. His grip on my arm tightened, almost instinctively, as though he was bracing himself for the next blow. His eyes flickered toward his father, dark with a storm of emotions he was trying hard to conceal.
"Enough riddles," Kragen said, his voice tight with anger and frustration. "Tell us the truth, father. I’m tired and done with this lies. You told me the Moon goddess was my mother. Why are you saying this now?"
The older man didn’t flinch. His gaze remained distant, as if speaking about this was peeling back old wounds that had never fully healed. "Your mother," he began slowly, "was one of the Forgotten Ones. Banished to the darkest reaches of the astral realms, cast out by the gods for defying their will. She was a god too but more like a messenger and dwelt in the mythical world."
I could feel my heart racing, a mixture of confusion and dread swelling inside me. The Forgotten Ones were creatures of legend, said to have powers that rivaled the gods but were exiled for their rebellion. My fingers twitched at my sides, instinctively wanting to reach out for Kragen to steady myself.