Reclaiming My Broken Luna by Selene Souchon

Chapter 43: Back to Square One

Giselle's POV

I drummed my fingers an agitated staccato against the steering wheel, my knuckles stark white against my olive skin. With each passing mile, the tension in my shoulders only seemed to coil tighter, a vise of barely contained fury. "That bitch," I hissed through gritted teeth, the venom in my words palpable. Astrid's name was like acid on my tongue, burning with a hatred that refused to be extinguished.

The moment I saw her at the banquet, I knew it was her. She had dyed her hair blonde and changed her name, but I will always recognize her. I will always know her through her cerulean eyes, which look like peaceful waters, even if she drastically changes her appearance.

Her eyes might look calm and peaceful, but she always stirred trouble for me.

As I was on my way back to Silvermoon Pack, I couldn't get my head out of the shame and humiliation that I felt as the Pack guards dragged me out of the Frostbite Pack like I was a piece of trash.

As if failing to get Alpha Everest's signature wasn't already worse, the Alpha also hated me and banned me from ever stepping foot on their Pack again.

How am I going to explain things back in the Pack? It was already a close deal. I was just supposed to get Alpha Everest's signature! Killian will hate me for throwing away this opportunity for which he worked hard.

It would be much worse if Victoria lost her confidence in me because of this. I have barely proven myself as a capable Luna to Victoria.

The one-week training that she gave me was a hell of a one-week of my life. It was just training, but I found it hard to learn and do everything.

I kept making mistakes in my tasks. Most of the time, I don't even know where I went wrong.

If I wasn't pregnant, I'm sure Victoria would have yelled at my stupidity or raised her hand against me.

held her anger back when she was with me, always putting the

so much

see how much I have suffered and endured just to get here? I

the strain. Alpha Everest's signature is supposed to be the foundation of my rally to become

good reputation in the Pack, so I could become good enough

singlehandedly

again. I was only a step further to the title, but all my careful planning and tireless efforts were reduced

could practically feel the opportunity, my dream of becoming Luna slipping through my fingers, just out of

guttural sound rumbled in my

those men I hired did their job properly and managed to

best opportunity! Astrid is staying at the Frostbite Pack disguised as someone

remembered the report that I had received after the failed assassination attempt Astrid fought them in human form. She never shifted even though she had to

Why didn't she shift?

in protest when I jammed my foot on the brakes, the car lurching forward with a violent

I could hear was my heart pounding in my ears, my breath coming in sharp, panicked gasps

is pregnant.

were supposed to spend the

stomach twisted with sheer terror. Astrid being alive made things more

find out that Astrid is alive. If he finds that out, he will also find out

truth.

I must keep the two from meeting each