Reclaiming My Broken Luna by Selene Souchon

Chapter 173: Abandoned Hopes

Nova's POV

As I stood there, my hands tucked nervously in the pockets of my coat, I found my gaze constantly drifting back towards the Packhouse.

It was as if a part of me was desperately waiting for something - or someone to emerge from those familiar doors.

I knew it was a foolish hope, one that I should have long since abandoned. Drystan had made it painfully clear that we had no future together, that our bond as mates couldn't also change that. Yet, a stubborn part of me clung to the wish that he would come rushing out to beg me to stay.

Mentally, I scolded myself for this lingering, foolish hope. I had already made the difficult decision to leave, to forge a new path for myself, away from the pain and rejection that had become my reality here. Why was I still torturing myself, hoping against all logic that Drystan would change his mind?

With a renewed determination, I forced my gaze away from the Packhouse, focusing solely on the driveway where the car that would whisk me away from this place would soon appear.

I couldn't afford to be foolish to cling to the false hope that Drystan would somehow change his mind and come running to stop me. I had to move forward, to find the courage to embrace the unknown that lay ahead.

I'm still just twenty-three years old; there is plenty of time for me to search for my second chance, mate. Once I found him, I will no longer have to think of this again.

I let out a shaky breath when I caught a movement out of the corner of my eye. Looking straight back to the Packhouse, I saw a familiar figure standing and looking at me.

My eyes widened when I recognized Drystan, who looked at me with desperation in my eyes.

My heart pounded inside my chest. Did he come here to stop me? If he did, then I will no longer leave.

he said, then I'll willingly forgive him and be

out that I was his mate. I hope that this time, he already realized that I and I still have hope and that we can make

front of me. It was the car that I had been waiting for, which was supposed to take me away from

left the bags and the luggage I

hope, I looked back inside the Packhouse, wanting to approach him this time. However, my smile faltered when I didn't

Where did he go?

swear I saw him standing there; we even locked

I jumped in surprise when the driver

I slowly nodded my head. "Yes, we

turned around again, hoping to see Drystan this time, but there was no one inside

felt angry with myself. It turns out my mind was just playing tricks with me. Why would Drystan even

- he truly didn't care for me. He was just fulfilling a promise that

had truly cared, he would

questions. He didn't have to come here to stop me, to apologize or to take back his words.

friends, and we'd

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years.

was leaving. Astrid is always by his side, and there is no

never appeared to just

twisting in my gut and igniting a blaze of rage that threatened to consume me. All this time, I had clung to the