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.

the one she trusted. He is the

as I was. We both wanted to tear Drystan away from her, to take back what was ours. But the truth gnawed at me, even as I

it was between them, I couldn't shake the gnawing fear that maybe

at her, every time her gaze lingered on him a second too log, it felt like a knife in my

was growing by the second

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,

going back? What if I had lost the chance to fix things,

she still accept me back if Drystan had already won her heart? It's been three long years of them being together. Drystan has kept Astrid

if I have lost

delicate and light, but

to sit right beside me. I wish Astrid is the person sitting right beside me instead. "Excuse me," I spoke, rising to my

to me, but

as if he didn't notice - or

trying to keep my voice steady. "It's good to have my uncle back... after

the Pack. He was unwelcomed to enter because

told us before that Astrid's unborn child was his and it made me question

Drystan is my uncle and Astrid was my wife and Luna. Such a

why Drystan was cut off from our family and

in strengthening our military defenses for possible rogue attacks, I had to lift

met my gaze, his

fraction, as 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 as he

wolf bristled inside me, wanting to rip him away from her, but I held myself