Chapter21: A Rift In Trust

Chapter 21 Xenois The drive home was made in silence and anger as Sophia's words kept echoing in my head, making my blood boil hotter. Lumina had been cruel to Sophia and Riley. She'd mocked Sophia and Riley, and had told them they didn't belong in the pack.  The woman I'd married, the mother of my son, had shown such cruelty to a child, a child the same age as Ollie. Was she that cruel? Is this how she treated Ollie too when I wasn't aware. Was our son in danger with her. My hands gripped the steering wheel tighter as I thought about little Riley's confused face when Sophia described how hurt he'd been.  The boy had done nothing wrong at all– he was innocent in all of this. And for Lumina to take out whatever jealousy or insecurity she was feeling on a child was completely unacceptable. I'd always known Lumina could be cold, distant. Our marriage had been arranged, and while I'd hoped we might grow to care for each other over time, she'd always kept herself separate from me. But I'd n