Reclaiming My Broken Luna by Selene Souchon

Chapter 304: Justice Astrid's POV

My legs wobbled, and I felt myself collapsing under the weight of the revelation. But before I could hit the ground, Killian's arms wrapped around me, steady and strong.

He pulled me close, catching me as I broke down. "I've got you," he whispered, his voice soft and soothing against my ear. "I've got you."

I buried my face in his shoulder, the tears spilling out uncontrollably as the emotions I had suppressed for so long came crashing down.

He held me tightly, his embrace warm and secure as my sobs wracked my body. All the years of pain, the longing, the grief-it all poured out of me, and I couldn't stop.

Killian's hand moved in slow circles on my back, his touch gentle and comforting.

"It's okay," he murmured, his voice thick with emotion. "Cry if you need to. I'm here."

I clung to him, the warmth of his body grounding me as the storm of emotions raged inside.

I could feel the strength in his arms, the steady rhythm of his heartbeat against mine, and for the first time in so long, I felt safe.

I let myself cry, my tears soaking into his shirt as he continued to hold me, whispering words of comfort.

But as I quieted, another emotion stirred within me a burning hatred. The revelation of Giselle's lies

struck like a dagger, and all the pieces of my shattered past fell into place.

because of her. She was the reason I never got to hold my son when he was a baby, never saw his first steps or heard his

made, every moment of happiness I was denied

my son who was alive all

wiping the tears away

fear, but from the loathing that surged through me. She had stolen everything from me. The life I could have had with Ryker-full of joy, laughter, and love-had been ripped away, replaced with an unending nightmare. All

to make her pay for everything she had done, but Killian's grip on me tightened when he noticed what I was about

my eyes his own anger mirroring mine. "She will pay for this," he growled, his voice a cold promise. "Giselle's

steel as he commanded the guards. "Take her to the dungeons. Giselle is to be arrested

wildly, panic evident as

shrieked. "You can't do

her title, desperately clinging to the last shred of power she thought

cold and unforgiving. "Enough!" he roared. "The truth is out, Giselle. You have no power here anymore. You lied, you manipulated, and you betrayed us all. Don't expect to walk away

struggle, her eyes wide with a mix of fear and defiance. "You have no proof!" she cried,

cold as ice. "There is no doubt of your guilt.

her away, she fought with a wild desperation,

bore into mine, her glare filled with a

wasn't just a threat - it was a vow, a twisted promise

her hatred felt like a claw wrapping around my heart, tightening with

cracked, rising to a near-screech as she struggled against the guards, her hands clawing at

endlessly, her words echoing like a

the crowd, the

as if her presence lingered long after she was gone, a dark cloud threatening