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.

turned to, the one she trusted. He is the one who is now close to her, more than close than I was

from her, to take back what was ours. But

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

hard, fighting the urge to look away, but i couldn't. Every time Drystan smiled at her, every time her gaze lingered on him a second too log, it felt

distance between us was growing by the second and I was powerless

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

sent a cold wave of panic through me. What if there was no going back? What if I had lost the chance to fix things, to turn

Drystan had already won her heart? It's been three long years of them being together. Drystan has kept Astrid company all this time. He was nice to her, he was there

lost

on my arm, delicate and light, but

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

eyes turning to me, but I only had

if he didn't notice -

keep my voice

was banned from the Pack. He was unwelcomed to enter because

his and

Astrid was my wife and Luna. Such a serious crime, cannot be let go of

cut off from our family and was banned from entering

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

met my

"It's good to be back, Kittian," he replied smoothly. "But only

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