Reclaiming My Broken Luna by Selene Souchon

Chapter 213: Persuasion

Drystan's POV

I willed myself together as I stared at Astrid, who was standing in front of me.

"What is it?" Astrid breathed out in a whisper, wondering why I asked her to talk to me in private.

I swallowed hard as my mind went blank. All the things that I wanted to tell her, all the questions that I was hoping to ask her, had fully vanished from my mind.

I could only stare at her, not even remembering why I had called her out here.

"H-How are you?" I asked her the first question that came to mind.

I instantly felt embarrassed. I felt like I had just asked her the most stupid question I could possibly ask.

"I'm fine, but I don't feel excited as I ought to be," Astrid answered without judging the awkward mess that I was.

I watched as Astrid tilted her head to the side, her eyes deepening in thought.

The corners of my lips lifted in a small smile when I saw her falling into her usual mannerisms. Ever since I met Astrid, she has always been like this. When I ask her a question, she sometimes thinks deeply, and for some reason, I like watching her ponder something. "Why did you come here? What do you want to say?" Astrid suddenly lifted her chin up and asked.

I abruptly opened my mouth in surprise when Astrid suddenly pulled out from her thoughts and asked me a question.

her own thoughts when she suddenly stared into my eyes and asked me

mouth bobbed up and down without a sound coming out. I tried to remember the words I practiced and

a script to avoid this moment of being unable to say anything, but in

visited Astrid tonight and pulled her out of here before her

were able to say the right words, Astrid could still change her mind and choose to live

I memorized the words, and I was ready to win her, but all those things flew out of my mind the moment I was here standing in front

in a small voice as I thought of

any of the scripts I wrote

that I would fully support her in whatever she wanted. I even told

to help her with

she needed help with.

her that I'd wait for a lifetime for her, and whatever she decides along

words. Not because they weren't true, but because while I was being true to her, I

to be a martyr, for choosing to get hurt instead

have reminded her of her promise. I should have told her that I had waited for her for three years, and she couldn't make me wait

because I'm hoping she could

let them live happily

your plan?" I asked her. "There are many ways to have your

this power and influence, Drystan. In order to pull my revenge, Giselle and Killian have

don't want to be related to your father in any way, yet you are