Reclaiming My Broken Luna by Selene Souchon

Chapter 145: Wolfsbane and Bloodstains

Astrid's POV

I pressed my body on Killian as I leaned forward in pain. My lips twisted as the searing pain on my back tore through my whole body, my muscles tightening and my veins freezing. "A-Astrid," Killian choked out, his eyes widening with horror when he saw the pain etched across my face.

"W-What?" I choked out, panic flooding my senses as I started to realize what had just happened.

I took in a deep breath when something sharp was yanked from my back. My body went rigid, and I squeezed Killian's arms, my nails digging into his skin as the agony ripped through me.

At that moment, time seemed to slow to a crawl. I could feel the blood pulsing in my ears, the air catching in my throat. Slowly, I looked down when I felt the wetness of blood begin to soak through my clothes.

"No, no, no," I heard Killian breathe, his voice thick with anguish after he followed my gaze.

His words sounded distant, muffled as if I was underwater. I watched as his expression morphed into one of pure terror as he watched the crimson liquid start to spread through my clothes.

My knees buckled, but before I could touch the ground, Killian caught me this time. He held me in his arms as he knelt on the ground.

Killian swallowed hard as he swept his eyes over me. Dread washed over him, and I knew why.

I was losing blood too quickly. I could even feel my limbs growing cold, and my eyelids were growing heavy.

As Killian held me in his arms, his gaze lifted to focus on something behind me. I followed his line of sight, and I was no longer surprised when I saw Giselle standing there, the bloody dagger still clutched in her hand as she towered over us. The moment I felt the pain in my back, I knew I was stabbed, and there was nobody else who would do that except for her.

looked up and saw Giselle holding the bloody

voice laced with anger

widened in horror when she finally came to her senses. The bloody dagger slipped from her trembling fingers, clattering to the ground at

Giselle stammered badly, her voice quavering

crimson stains on her hand, she roughly wiped it off on

done?!" Killian still demanded, even though Giselle looked badly

hurt her like this?"Killian questioned her again, forcing Giselle to look

that I was feeling while I was also

bleeding; my blood seeped through his fingers as he desperately tried to stop the

eyes were wild with panic and devastation,

frantically, "No, Killian, you have to believe me! I didn't mean to do this. I was just trying to protect you. Astrid was going to

so scared. I didn't know what else to do. I couldn't let her hurt

I just couldn't."

en

with the pain that I was in, I still managed to scoff at the absurdity of her words. I had already calmed down when she

me to protect Killian; she stabbed me because she wanted to kill me, and this was the best opportunity for her to do so while making it look like she didn't mean it. Killian's brows furrowed, his grip on me tightening protectively. "I told

really admire her

know, I know, but I

just leave you