Reclaiming My Broken Luna by Selene Souchon

Chapter 285: No More Running Drystan's POV

I slammed the brakes, the tires screeching as the car jolted to a violent stop in the middle of the empty road.

The sudden silence felt deafening, as though the world had paused just to witness my breakdown.

My hands gripped the steering wheel, knuckles white, but this time it wasn't the rage that fueled me.

It wasn't the blinding, red-hot anger that had consumed me minutes ago. It was something far heavier, something I couldn't escape from - guilt.

My hands shook, trembling uncontrollably, but not because I was furious. The fire that had raged within me had burned out, leaving only ashes of regret.

I had been so obsessed with my own pain, my own selfish desire, that I'd failed to see the damage I was leaving in my wake. I had been blind-willfully blind to the hurt I was causing.

I let out a long, shaky breath, my chest tight as I leaned back into the seat.

My head fell against the headrest, and for a moment, I closed my eyes, wishing I could shut out the

crushing weight of the truth. But it was there, looming over me, undeniable.

When I opened my eyes, I stared up at the dark sky. The stars were hidden, suffocated behind thick clouds, as if they were refusing to witness my downfall.

And for the first time in as long as I could remember, I felt just as lost as they were.

Nova deserved better. Better than the selfish man I had become. I had been no different from Killian. He had taken Astrid for granted, and now I was doing the same with Nova.

But I wouldn't be like him. I couldn't be like him.

the same way. Nova deserved more than just an empty apology or hollow words. She deserved

didn't matter. What mattered was that I would own up to my mistakes. I would face her, and I would tell her the truth-that I had hurt her, that I

it meant losing her forever. If that was the price I had to pay. It was the

more steady. The guilt didn't fade, but there was clarity now - clarity in the storm of emotions

responsibility for it. I could make

to run away from this.

the engine roaring back to life as I turned the wheel and headed back home, hoping that

hard, the engine roaring beneath me as the car

the trees like

Silvermoon. Needed to see Nova.

the Nightsong Pack was too far from Silvermoon Pack and no matter how fast I drove, the

like an eternity,

dark trees and the faint glow of dawn

was changing, slowly fading from the inky black of night to the soft grays and pinks of morning. Time was slipping through my fingers,

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gripped the steering wheel tighter, my foot pressing harder on the

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I finally saw the familiar markers of Nightsong Pack territory, the sun had already risen, casting long shadows across

I made the final turn into the pack grounds, the weight of everything I needed to say pressing

familiar clearing and parked the car, the engine sputtering as I turned

out of the car, my legs

move, my body driven by the urgency that burned inside me