Reclaiming My Broken Luna by Selene Souchon

Chapter 269: Drugged

Astrid's POV

"It wasn't real," Killian insisted, his voice raw with desperation. "None of it was real."

I stared at him, disbelief burning through me like an unstoppable fire. His words "none of it was real" — echoed in my head, but I couldn't bring myself to believe him.

Not this time. Not after everything. He couldn't just say it wasn't real and expect the pain to disappear.

I scoffed, my jaw tightening as the anger simmered just beneath the surface, ready to spill over. "None of

it was real?" I repeated, my voice thick with frustration, laced with disbelief. "What, Killian? The dinner? The marriage? You can't just pretend it doesn't exist because you suddenly feel guilty!"

It was always the same with him. Killian, always trying to backtrack, always trying to explain things away as if a few desperate words could fix everything.

As if all the hurt he'd caused could vanish the moment he decided to acknowledge it. He didn't get to rewrite our history just because he couldn't face the consequences.

He opened his mouth to respond, but something shifted in him. His expression darkened, his eyes clouding over with an intensity I hadn't seen before.

Before I could even process what was happening, he moved toward me with a sudden force, trapping me against the wall with his arms.

I gasped in shock, my body tensing as his face came dangerously close to mine. His hand reached out as

if he wanted to pull me closer, but there was nothing tender or gentle in his touch.

hovered too close

as I struggled to

My heart raced at our proximity, confusion and fear swirling inside me. What

unmistakable scent of him. It was Killian, but not in the

me comfort, was overwhelmed by something darker. There was a heaviness to it,

Immediately, I knew.

drugged," I breathed, the

I pushed against his chest, trying to get away from the heat of him, but his body was rigid, his eyes burning with that

is the second time

wanted thinking that I was just fulfilling my duty as his

helped him satiate it. But

out of it!" I pushed harder, my hands trembling as I forced him away from me, but it only seemed to fuel the

in further, trying to close the gap between

I could feel the

wasn't that girl anymore. I wouldn't

tightened, I've been

time, waiting for my chance to strike. Killian is way stronger than me and

head on

for the small pressure point on his neck. It was a

way to

I pressed hard, my fingers finding the right spot, and for a moment, Killian's

to fight against the drowsiness caused by what I did. "Don't

it, his body trembling with effort, but the drug had