Reclaiming My Broken Luna (Astrid and Killian) novel Chapter 160

Damien’s POV

I quickly pulled Vanessa inside the room out of anyone’s earshot before things could escalate between us.

Knowing Vanessa, she might act hysterically once she finds out the truth. Her temper has always been quick to flare. Her constant outbursts were oftentimes rooted in her jealousy.

I couldn’t imagine what her reaction would be if she found out that the child I had brought me wasn’t just any random child but a baby that I had from a different woman.

Saying that she would be furious is even an understatement. It’s been years since Vanessa and I had married, but she had never been pregnant.

It would be an insult for her to find out that her husband had his eldest child with a different woman while we have been married.

Vanessa fell quiet when her gaze fell on the little innocent child sleeping inside a special crib in the middle of the room.

She slowly took careful steps towards the sleeping infant, her eyes never leaving my daughter’s face. She had forgotten about her anger the moment she saw my daughter peacefully asleep.

I turned to the nurses inside the room who were taking care of my daughter and signaled them to leave.

With a slight motion of my head, the nurses understood what I needed and immediately left the room, giving us the privacy that we needed.

I instantly locked the door behind me as soon as everyone else except for Vanessa had left.

When Vanessa heard the door click as the lock shifted in place, she turned her attention back to me, her eyes narrowing suspiciously.

“Damien, what is it that you want to tell me that you can’t tell in front of the others?” she asked with her suspicious gaze.

As soon as those words left her lips, her eyes suddenly widened. “Damien, don’t tell me!…”

I swallowed hard when she made the right guess.

Vanessa took in a sharp breath as her hand instantly flew to her chest. “How could you!” She breathed out with a betrayed expression on her face.

I didn’t have to give her an answer. My silence was enough to answer her question.

Vanessa shook her head in denial. As she denied her thoughts, her eyes landed on my daughter again, making her jolt backward as if my daughter had a terrible infectious disease.

Staring straight into her eyes, I answered, “You are her mother, Vanessa. From now on, you must take care of her as your own. She will have no other mother than you.”

Vanessa suddenly scowled at my words, her hands turning into fists. “I will never take care of a child you had with a different woman. I won’t accept this!”

“This is not something you can decide on Vanessa, no matter what you will have no choice. My daughter will live here with me. It’s up to you if you will take the role of being her biological mother or would you rather let everyone find out the truth?” I explained to her that I wanted to show her the gravity of this situation.

“You—“ she fumed angrily, but she wasn’t able to talk back. She knew I was right. Her reputation lies in her decision.

I’m giving her an offer that would be beneficial for her. She knows what I’m saying. I’m going to make an announcement for everyone, a surprise to the whole Pack.

In order to hide the truth, I could just simply announce that she was secretly pregnant all along and had finally given birth to a precious baby daughter, but for that to happen, she had to accept the role of being my child’s mother.

Vanessa gritted her teeth. She was trapped, left with no other choice. “Fine, that child could call me mother, but don’t expect that I will dutifully fulfill my role as a mother to her,” Vanessa replied rebelliously. “Be glad you didn’t have a son, or else I would have never agreed to this.”

I knew Vanessa would make a smart move. “It’s fine, you don’t have to religiously fulfill your role as a mother. As long as you keep these few conditions I have; first, you must not hurt my daughter and second, don’t reveal the truth to her and anyone else. Remember, you are her biological mother, you gave birth to her and no one else.” I straightened everything with her.