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.

know this creature; it has appeared to

my body before. Whenever he raises to the surface, he would

no control not even

- at least, not the one I've known. It's something far more

I sense its presence, coiling and waiting. Its energy is wild

of unleashing it, of letting

time I've felt its presence, it's filled my mind with violent urges, tempting me to destroy everything in

creature that lives for the hunt, for the thrill of bloodshed. And yet, I am desperate. I

protect him..." I plead, feeling the desperation clawing at my

first time, I surrender myself to it, letting go of the fear, letting the darkness wrap around me as I open the cage that has kept the

to unleash 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

violently, tearing through my body with a force

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

controlled transformation I've felt before. This is raw, primal, like I'm being torn apart and put back together all at

claws elongate, my senses

my muscles bulging as silvery fur

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

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just a wolf; I was something more terrifying even

deep and resonant, echoing across the beach. The man who had taunted me

flashes in his eyes as he stares at me, his face

be," he stammers, his voice trembling as he backs away, his hands shaking. "The poison was supposed to kill you... it was supposed

see his terror, and for a brief moment, the violent urge

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its rage hungry and

feeds off the man's fear, delights in his horror. It whispers in my mind, pushing me to let go,