Reclaiming My Broken Luna by Selene Souchon

Chapter 275: Waiting Time

Drystan's POV

I watched Astrid closely as she stared down at the heart-shaped rock in her hand, her expression distant, brows furrowed together as though the small stone held the answers to all her questions.

The cold breeze swept through the night, rustling the leaves and sending a shiver down my spine, but I ignored it. My focus was solely on her.

"What's that?" I asked, trying to break the silence that had settled between us.

But she didn't respond. She was too lost in her thoughts to notice me. I watched as her fingers absentmindedly traced the shape of the stone, and something in her posture felt different-uneasy, troubled.

"Astrid," I called again, this time louder. "Are you alright?"

She blinked, as though she was suddenly pulled back to reality. "What?" she asked, her eyes darting to

me for the first time in what felt like minutes. "Oh... yeah, I'm fine. Just... thinking."

Her answer was vague, and I wasn't convinced, but I didn't press further. Instead, I took a step closer, hoping my presence would somehow ease whatever was weighing on her mind.

Before I could say anything else, a sudden tightness gripped my chest, and I coughed sharply, struggling to catch my breath for a moment.

My Doctor tried to stop me from leaving, telling me that I couldn't leave just yet. My body has not yet fully recovered and I have to rest, but I was too eager to leave so I could meet with Astrid.

Now, I'm finally starting to feel my body weighing down on me after pushing myself so hard.

me, her eyes widening with concern. "Drystan, are

her off. But she wasn't convinced. She moved closer, her hand already reaching for

back, but Astrid was faster, her fingers wrapping around my wrist with a gentle

a jolt through my spine as she gently pressed her fingers against

with worry. "Your pulse... it's weak. Why didn't you

I said, trying to brush it off.

her brow furrowing deeper. "It's more than

go, her grip firm as she checked my pulse again, her serious expression softened when

guilt. She looked at me with

time. "Of course not! Don't worry, this is nothing serious. I just needed to

guilt, regret, maybe both. She shook her head slowly, her fingers still wrapped around my wrist. "You need to stop, Drystan." The words

understanding. "Stop?

voice barely a whisper, but the weight of it hit me hard. "You're waiting for

heart sank, but I forced myself to keep my voice steady. "Astrid, don't say that. You know how I feel. I told you I'd be here, no matter

sadness. "But that's the problem. I don't have anything left to

chest, but I didn't say anything. I couldn't. I just stared at her, trying to make sense

yourself because of me," she whispered. "Your wolf... it was damaged because of me.

said quickly, shaking my head. "You didn't make me do anything. This was my choice,

again, softer this time. "But it's not fair to you. To you, I'm the most important thing in your life, but to me you are not. You deserve someone who will also put you first.

"You're not dragging me down. I want to be with you, Astrid.

she said, her voice breaking ever so slightly. "You are the best person I've ever met in my life. You have always treated

blow to my chest, stealing the air from my lungs. I swallowed

composure. My heart twisted painfully at her confession and for a moment, I