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.

still going to sleep in different rooms?" Giselle spoke in a low voice as she stepped forward, closing the

as if

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

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

it's dark already," Ryder said calmly, his voice steady. "Allow me

I even turned my head around to take a glance. I couldn't. I needed to be away from all of this - away from her before I lose my

know what's happening

snapped, trying to push past him. "I need to talk to

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 I could hear the struggle in her voice. "I don't need an escort, Ryder!

"It's

fainter as I walked further away, grateful for Ryder's intervention. Ryder had been there the whole time, watching, ensuring that

me so well as my Beta. He immediately came out of his hiding place to help when he saw what Giselle

darkness, Ryder's words echoed behind me,

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

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

my mind

Astrid.

my breath catching

trying to suppress surged forward,

here, it

that pent up desire I've

time, I had no control to

here. I knew that. But my body wouldn't listen. My

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