Reclaiming My Broken Luna by Selene Souchon

Chapter 91: Hidden Feelings

Nova's POV

I swallowed hard as I watched Drystan break in front of me. The mighty man that I had always looked up to and relied on is now reduced to a quivering emotional wreck before my eyes.

I tentatively reached out, laying a gentle hand on his trembling shoulder, which was the only way that I could give him comfort as I desperately wished that I could take his pain away.

For so long, Drystan had always been the strong one. He became my rock, my fortress against the storms of life ever since my sister died. He locked all his emotions away in an impenetrable wall, but now that wall had crumbled, exposing the bitter devastation within.

My heart ached at the raw vulnerability that was etched across his features. He is the man I had always looked up to, the man who had always protected me and never once broke his composure.

I never thought that I would see Drystan get broken like this again. To see him so utterly shattered, so profoundly broken, shook me to the core.

Before, it was my sister who broke him into pieces like this. I prayed that he wouldn't get hurt like that again, but now he's hurting worse than the last time I saw him hurt.

"What am I going to do, Nova? What am I going to do?" The anguish in Drystan's voice sliced through my heart. His words, laced with despair, reverberated within me, igniting a deep well of empathy and concern. "What happened, Drystan?" I asked him as I gripped him tightly to comfort him from his tortured sobs.

"Astrid had a miscarriage," Drystan lifted his teary eyes to me as he answered my question.

instantly ached for Astrid. We were all so excited to meet her unborn child

at me, willing me to say something that could lift his hopes. However, I was left utterly helpless as I faced

out, his voice thick with emotion. "Astrid is dying. The

I heard his news. Astrid and I have just known each other for months, but I

murmured in a soothing voice. "I'm here. I'm right here

would convey the depth of my concern. Even though I'm also hurting at

paused, swallowing hard as the memories threatened to overwhelm me. "I thought I would never recover. The pain was so unbearable, I... I didn't know how

sister was my whole life and soul. She was the one who raised me

Drystan, too. A part of him

now, with Astrid..." Drystan's voice trembled, the fear palpable in his words. "If I lose her too, I... I don't know what

widened as I lifted my gaze to him. At that moment, I finally saw the truth

shared with Astrid. It was more than just a cherished friendship - he was secretly in love with her! "Y-you," I stammered. "You like her?" my words came out in

didn't answer me, but his next words confirmed my

I just can't." His voice cracked, the raw emotion leaving

heart constricted

out, the weight sinking in with a profound realization.

oblivious

his feelings towards