Chapter 172
[SAMANTHA’s Point of View]
Killian was about to punch Dominic in the face to let me go, but I felt his grip loosen and stopped the Moonstone Alpha by raising my hand to him. I panicked when his eyes rolled back to his head, and my husband fell on the cold, grassy ground, unconscious and sweating so badly.
My eyes widened as I gripped my neck where his hands had been, and I breathed quickly, trying to calm myself down in front of the kids. Even Devon and Diana were so shocked they couldn’t immediately process what happened.
“What the f*ck—”
I shot Killian a deadly glare for swearing, reminding him that the kids were with us.
He cleared his throat and straightened his back as he corrected his words, “I mean, what the heck had just happened?!”
“Body reflex? I am not really sure,” I said, caressing the burning feeling around my neck as I cleared my throat and then went to Devon and Diana to hug them. They were so baffled that they just stared at their dad and didn’t speak or react at all.
“Hey, hey, it’s okay. Dad is just going through something. It’s not him. Something must have happened to him, okay?” I caressed Diana’s hair and tucked it behind her ear while I patted Devon on his shoulder and then pinched his cheek gently. “He will be okay; we will find out what happened to Dad. He never intended to hurt Mommy, so don’t get upset. Something happened.”
Killian seemed unconvinced by what I said, but he folded his chest and then smiled at the two children reassuringly. “Yeah, your Mom must be right. Maybe that cave did something to your dad. We will find a way to fix this, kids. So nothing to worry about, okay?”
Diana nodded, but Devon looked down and away from me and Killian, his eyes furrowed in concern. I knew it was difficult for him when he saw Dominic grab my neck and try to kill me. He always looked for a reason to accept him as his father, but after what he saw, I was scared he must have completely lost hope of forgiving Dominic.
And I didn’t know what to do about it.
Seeing the helplessness in my face, Killian went to Devon and tousled my son’s dark, unruly hair. “Don’t take things too seriously, kid. I am sure your dad never wanted to hurt your mom. Like what we told you, he must be under some influence of whatever that was in the cave. Once he wakes up, we will find out what happened," he said as he bent down to look at Devon’s face and smiled. “So stop fretting, okay? Everything will be okay. Just have faith that it’s not something that will put your dad’s life in danger. He is the Alpha of the Silver Crescent pack, and you will inherit his title and become the next Alpha of your generation. You need him to teach you everything he knows about your turf.”