Reclaiming My Broken Luna by Selene Souchon

Chapter 287: Fantasy Nova's POV

I froze when I saw Drystan rushing out of the packhouse, his surprise shifting from surprise to something I couldn't quite place.

I swallowed hard, staying rooted on the spot, fighting the urge to turn around and run away again as he ran towards me, closing the distance between us.

"Drystan, what are you doing here?" My voice faltered, the words I had planned to say slipping through my fingers like water.

I thought he would still be at the Silvermoon Pack, wrapped in Astrid's arms, far from here. I thought I completely lost him to her.

Instead, he is right in front of me, moving closer with every second, like he was afraid I might disappear again.

Before I could take a step back, before I could even think, Drystan closed the distance between us and pulled me into his arms, holding me so tightly that I almost couldn't breathe.

His embrace caught me off guard. This wasn't the cold, distant Drystan I had expected.

It wasn't the reaction I'd imagined during all those long, lonely nights when I prepared myself for another rejection.

He clung to me like I was something precious he'd nearly lost, and I couldn't understand it.

My mind raced, trying to make sense of what was happening, but then his voice broke through my thoughts, low and rough, each word heavy with emotion.

did to you. For hurting you, for pushing

my breath catching in my throat as his words sank in. This couldn't

to pour out the feelings I'd carried for so long, to let him know how deeply he had

here he was, apologizing, holding me like he never wanted to let

mind struggled to process his words, to make sense of the warmth in his voice, the regret

wasn't what I'd expected, not at all. I had braced myself for more pain, for the

I stood there, wrapped in Drystan's arms, the

thought I knew, every scenario I had prepared

rejection. But instead, I

my voice breaking as unshed

believe his touch, to trust the sincerity in his words, but fear tightened its grip on my heart. "What happened?" I asked, pushing him back slightly, needing space to see

and him

made her realize that she's making a mistake in pushing

reconciled their differences by

uneven. For a moment, he

a deep breath, gathering his thoughts before

was saying. "What do you mean?" I asked, my voice barely holding steady. "What happened between

his shoulders slumping under the weight of

caught up in this idea that she was