Kieran's POV
Astrid had mentioned bringing my mother to the fight, that made me really furious
I didn't wait. I didn't think.
I punched the code panel beside the underground exit, and when it blinked red, denying access, I let fury take over. My fist collided with the reinforced metal door, and the entire wall groaned with the impact. Again. And again. Until the thick steel gave way, until the air of the woods hit my face like a slap.
But it didn't calm me.
It only made me angrier. I stepped outside, breathing hard, the scent of earth and pine clawing at my nose. The woods were still, but my mind…m my mind was a battlefield.
I wasn't angry at Astrid.
I wasn't angry at Adrian.
I wasn't even angry at Aveline.
I was angry at myself.
I was too weak.
Too damn weak.
And now.… now my father was dead.
Gone.
