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.

sleep in different rooms?" Giselle spoke in a low voice as she stepped forward, closing the distance between us and

my mind feeling hazy, as if everything

pushing them away from me. "I'm tired, Giselle. Let's talk about this tomorrow," I said firmly and walked

stepped forward, but before she could reach me, Beta Ryder appeared out of nowhere, blocking her

voice steady. "Allow me

glance. I couldn't. I needed to be away from all of this - away from her before I

what's

to push

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

firm, wall between her and me. "It's late, Luna. Let me take

Ryder had been there the whole time, watching, ensuring that we obtain the DNA

Beta. He immediately came out of his hiding

the darkness, Ryder's words echoed behind me, calm

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

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

me through the corridors, my mind barely registering the path I was

Astrid.

breath

been trying to suppress surged

it wasn't just

up desire I've been fighting back for

time, I had no control to

be here. I knew that. But my body

my pulse pounding in my ears. The sound of my fist against the wood felt too loud in the quiet of the night, but I didn't