Reclaiming My Broken Luna by Selene Souchon

Chapter 5: Bracelet

Astrid's POV

My heart was heavy with grief and my body was fully exhausted when I returned to the packhouse.

Being pregnant made me become more emotional, and it also made me tire more easily. With everything that had happened to me lately, being pregnant made things more difficult for me.

Returning to the packhouse was the last thing that I wanted, but I had to. I had left all my things behind when I suddenly decided not to come back anymore.

Right now, I just don't want to meet anyone who would ruin my mood even further. I came to the packhouse to pack my things and that's it. I have no intention of meeting Killian or even seeing his face.

I also do not have any intention of telling him about our unborn child anymore.

I instinctively touched my bump as I had that thought. I bit my lower lip as I felt sorry for my child.

As someone who grew up without a father, I do not want my baby to experience that also. However, I couldn't also let him grow up with a father who doesn't want him either.

Since Killian already has a child with Giselle, it's clear he wouldn't want a child with me anymore.

It doesn't matter anymore. My mother managed to raise me on her own before. I will make sure that I will be a better mother to my child than my mother was.

"You're back," someone spoke from behind me while I was stuffing all my things in my luggage so I could finally leave this place for good. "You were gone for three days. What kind of Luna leaves the Pack for such a long time without notice?" I gritted my teeth as I closed my filled luggage and zipped it up before turning around to face Killian's mother.

Killian's mother had always disliked me. She had always thought that I was too weak to become a Luna and that I did not deserve her son.

For years, I've tried my best to live up to her expectations and live in peace with her as my mother-in-law. However, no matter what I did, she never liked me.

was and had always tried to force me to leave his son and denounce my position in the

glared at me as she stood at

time that I made mistakes, she was always there to point them out and shame me. She must have been waiting for me to come back so she could rub it in my face on how bad of a Luna I was and force me to denounce my Luna title once again. "I thought you did not want me here. Don't you used to force me to leave this Pack and denounce

at me, and vent her anger on me

never talked back to her since she is my mother-in-law

for me to suck it all

disrespectful response. "You!" she raised her voice as she pointed an angry finger at

divorce and I'll be

of just being silent whenever she disrespected me, I could

to stand up for myself again instead of just accepting insults and keeping everything

anger suddenly brightened up when she heard my words. "You are

I yelled back at her

that I could finally leave

"Giselle is now pregnant, and the Pack finally has an heir. You have been married to my son for several years, but until now you haven't bore my son with any children."

he deserves." Killian's mother is truly glad at the news that I'm leaving, not knowing that I would be bringing her grandchild with me.

I will never come back. Once I leave this place, I will cut all the ties I have in this Pack and live my own life as a free woman who doesn't have to please

left a long time ago.

time, I collected myself together and took out my belongings with me. I would make sure that this would be the last time that I'd ever see

past Killian's mother, she suddenly pulled me aside causing

the place just when I was about to leave this

dropped to the ground to bring my stuff back inside my bag when Killian's mother suddenly crouched to the ground and picked up my bracelet which

you little thief. You still dare to steal from us

hand, but

steal it." I narrowed