Reclaiming My Broken Luna by Selene Souchon

Chapter 268: Strange Addiction

Killian's POV

I drank my cold water in large gulps, hoping to quell the growing heat inside me, but instead, it seemed to intensify.

The cold liquid did nothing to cool the fire surging through my body. Every attempt to shake off the sensation only made it worse, an uncontrollable current of raw desire that left me disoriented.

My mind drifted, unwillingly, back to Astrid her eyes, her presence still lingering in the back of my thoughts.

"Killian, are you alright?" Giselle's voice broke through the haze, and I flinched when her hand suddenly touched my arm.

The innocent contact sent an unexpected jolt through me, and I pulled back instinctively.

Something stirred inside me again, something I didn't want to acknowledge.

I was still sitting across from Giselle, but my body was betraying me in ways I couldn't control.

I could feel her watching me, concern written all over her face, but I couldn't explain what was happening.

I wasn't sure I even understood it myself.

"Should we go back to our rooms?" she suggested, her voice gentle and sultry in my ears.

I forced myself to meet her gaze, trying to mask the storm brewing inside. "Sure, let's do that," I replied, my voice coming out tight and strained. "We're done eating anyway."

I stood up to leave, desperate to get away from this. But before I could take a step, Giselle approached me, her hands suddenly on my body, gripping my arms softly.

spoke in a low voice as she stepped forward, closing

if everything around me was spinning slightly

pushing them away from me. "I'm tired, Giselle. Let's talk about this tomorrow," I said firmly and walked past her, the need to escape stronger than ever. "Killian, wait!" she shouted, trying to catch

but before she could reach me, Beta Ryder appeared out of nowhere,

his voice steady. "Allow me

I needed to be away from all of this - away from her before I lose my

know what's happening to

Ryder!" Giselle snapped, trying to push past

budge. His presence was calm, unshakable, the way it always was when he was silently watching over things. "Luna, with all due respect, Alpha Killian is tired. We'll handle everything tomorrow." Giselle's frustration flared, and

stood firm, wall between her and me. "It's

there the whole time, watching, ensuring that we obtain the DNA sample that we needed

my Beta. He immediately came out of his hiding place to

Ryder's words echoed behind me, calm and commanding. "Luna,

my veins hadn't subsided. In fact, it had only intensified the further I walked

unsettled. Every step I took felt heavier, the desire gnawing at

mind barely registering the

Astrid.

froze, my breath catching

I'd been trying to suppress surged forward,

here, it wasn't

pent up desire I've been

time, I had no control

that. But my body

The sound of my fist against the wood felt too loud in the