Reclaiming My Broken Luna by Selene Souchon

Chapter 273: Silent Wish

Killian's POV

The chandeliers above casted a warm golden glow over the dining hall, but it did nothing to thaw the ice in my chest.

The room was filled with laughter, clinking glasses, and the hum of easy conversation, but all I could hear was Astrid's soft voice. And him.

Drystan

Sitting there next to her, smiling like he belonged.

I gripped my wine glass tightly as I watched him. They sat close, whispering softly to each other between bites, completely at ease.

The way Drystan leaned towards her, his eyes lighting up everytime she spoke it made my jaw tightened.

"Alpha Killian," Damien's voice broke through my thoughts. The Crimsonbane Pack's Alpha raised his glass in a toast, "To new alliances and old friendships. It's good to have everyone gathered here tonight."

I noticed how Damien's eyes flicked between me and Drystan as if he sensed the shift in the air.

I averted my gaze, my jaw clenched as I forced myself to smile and raised my glass as well. "To alliances," I echoed, but the words tasted bitter. I downed the wine quickly, hoping it would drown the burning jealousy twisting inside me.

My eyes drifted back to Astrid and Drystan. The way she looked at him, her expression soft, trusting - it made something snap inside me.

Drystan had always been close to Astrid because of the relationship he used to have with her as Astrid's teacher. He used to be just Astrid's mentor, someone who used to stand on the sidelines.

was the one she turned to, the one she trusted. He is the one who is

uneasily, as unsettled as I was. We both wanted to tear Drystan away from her, to take back what was ours. But the

seeing how easy it was between them, I couldn't shake the gnawing fear that maybe I had

Every time Drystan smiled at her, every time her gaze lingered on him a second too log, it felt like a knife

by the second and I

I was him instead. The one that she trusted, the one that she is close to. I wish I could even sit beside her right one and be the one who could make her laugh. But as I watched them, something darker crept in a fear that twisted tight around my heart. What if

sent a cold wave of panic through me. What if there was no going back? What

past. Would she still accept me back if Drystan had already won her heart?

have lost her

and light, but her

right

turning to me, but I only had one person in

smile infuriatingly calm, as if he didn't notice - or didn't care - that

to welcome Drystan back to the Silvermoon Pack," I announced, trying to keep my voice steady. "It's good to have my uncle back...

He was unwelcomed to enter because of the misunderstanding

was his and

having an affair. Drystan is my uncle and Astrid was my wife and Luna. Such a serious crime,

off from our family and

us in strengthening our military defenses for possible rogue attacks, I had to lift the ban and put everything

my gaze, his

if he understood.exactly what was going through my head. "It's good to be back, Kittian," he replied smoothly. "But only came here to see Astrid,” his hand lingered on Astrid's

him away from her, but I