Reclaiming My Broken Luna by Selene Souchon

Chapter 313: Unleashed Astrid's POV

As I lie there, hopelessness threatens to swallow me whole.

I can't shift, I can't fight. If only I still had my wolf-if only I were strong enough.

I'm so tired of feeling defenseless, of losing everything I care about.

Sobs choke me as I call out to my wolf, the part of me that has been silent for so long.

I haven't seen her nor heard from her since the accident. I'm not sure if I had lost her, but I needed her now. She has to come back.

The darkness pulls at me, a relentless tide that threatens to swallow me whole.

My vision fades, and every muscle feels like it's made of lead as I lie helpless on the sand.

The poison sinks its claws deeper, and for a moment, I think this might be the end.

But somewhere deep inside, I reach out, hoping, praying that my wolf will hear me.

"Please," I whisper, my voice cracking. "I need you. I know... I know I haven't seen you in three years, but

I need you now. Please, come back."

I cling to that hope, the hope that my wolf - my other half-will answer.

But instead of the familiar presence I long for, something else stirs in the depths of my soul.

It thrums with a power so intense, it feels like a storm roaring through my veins.

to me before,

taken control of my body before. Whenever

me no control not even connection to the senses of

one I've known. It's something far more strange, more feral, and far

grips me as I sense its presence, coiling and waiting. Its energy is wild and violent, a chaotic force that hums

of unleashing it, of

my mind with violent urges, tempting me to destroy

the thrill of bloodshed. And

him..." I plead, feeling

time, I surrender myself to it, letting go of the fear, letting the darkness wrap around me as I open the

this unknown creature inside of me. I was always terrified of how it could consume me whole and take control on my body, but now I allowed it to

through my body with a force that makes me scream

my bones, and my skin feels like it's on fire as my form changes, twisting and reshaping into

not the gentle, controlled transformation I've felt before. This is raw, primal, like I'm being torn apart and

feel my claws elongate, my senses heightening to an almost

body expands, doubling in size, my muscles bulging as silvery fur erupts across my

metal, and for a moment, I feel the air vibrate around

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wolf; I was something more terrifying even

across the beach. The man who had taunted me takes a

his eyes as he stares at me, his face draining of

be. This couldn't be," he stammers, his voice trembling as he backs away, his hands shaking. "The poison was supposed

form. I see his terror, and for a brief moment, the violent urge rises-an instinct to lunge, to rip and tear

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me snarls, its rage hungry and eager, urging me

his horror. It whispers in my mind, pushing