Reclaiming My Broken Luna by Selene Souchon

Chapter 8: Family Ties

Astrid's POV

I groaned in pain when a pounding headache entered my senses as soon as I woke up.

I fluttered my eyes open and squinted in confusion when I found myself in an unfamiliar room.

I placed a hand on my head as I slowly stood up and looked around. For a moment I felt hazy until I blinked my eyes and collected myself together.

Soon enough, memories from last night flooded in my head, explaining why I was in pain, but it didn't explain where I was.

"Astrid." I looked up when I heard someone call my name. I came back to my senses when I saw Drystan enter the room.

"Are you okay? What do you feel?" Drystan asked me worriedly as he approached me.

Looking at him, I finally recognized the stranger last night before I fell unconscious. I couldn't believe that it was him and he saved me.

I openly stared at Drystan for I was too stunned to speak. I did not expect that I would see him this soon.

I had just stepped down as a Luna and divorced Killian yesterday. I'm sure he had already heard the news.

rogues last night. Drystan is still my ex-husband's uncle even though we are

nephew, he is no longer related to me. I'm not even sure if we could still count each other as close friends anymore because we really haven't seen each other for so many

that had happened, and of course, my grandmother's death. "Thank you for saving my life," I muttered weakly after

He was there when I needed comfort during my

wasn't enough, I was also the one

fidgeted my fingers nervously as I felt his eyes on me. Questions filled

anything, my pack will

still on the edge of my nerves especially

realized that I was inside the Nightsong Pack, my nerves

a second when he saw how his words

can also stay with us as

is very tempting, I know I cannot stay

that you allowed me to stay in your Pack," I muttered when I remembered how Killian threatened all the other Packs to stop them from letting me stay. Drystan fell silent

I'm staying here? I won't stay long, I promise. I just need to

whereabouts needed to

asking for another favor from him. After everything that he had already done for me, I still dared to ask him to hide a secret from his nephew for me. "Astrid, can I ask you something?" Drystan asked

is it?"

help he is giving me, he deserves his questions to