Chapter 34. Secrets Behind the Silence
Luna Catherine sat quietly in the living room, her eyes fixed on the flickering fireplace, when Alpha Jackson returned home—very late into the night.
His arrival without a word or a call was unlike him, and her silence spoke louder than any scolding could.
Jackson paused at the doorway. He immediately felt the cold wall of her disappointment, and he wasn’t about to pretend he didn’t understand why.
Without a word, he walked toward her, then slowly lowered himself onto one knee in front of her. His expression was calm, yet filled with quiet remorse.
"Catherine," he said softly, "I know I was gone too long. I left without telling anyone—not even you. And I’m sorry. But I had to. It was for everyone’s good."
He reached out and gently held both of her hands.
She met his gaze, her voice stern and laced with hurt. "What do you mean it was for the good of everyone?"
He sighed and sat beside her on the couch. "We can’t ignore the number of enemies we have... and for our family’s protection, I had to visit the wise one in the land of the Holy Ones."
Her face shifted instantly from disappointment to shock. "But you promised never to go back there again, Jackson!" she said, the hurt more evident now.
"I know I did," he admitted. "But sometimes desperate situations call for desperate decisions. This wasn’t just a visit—it was necessary. You know where I come from. Many of the elders still don’t accept me or my reign as Alpha. I needed to make sure everything is in place to keep you and Maria safe."
Luna Catherine turned her face away, her voice quiet but firm.