Reclaiming My Broken Luna by Selene Souchon

Chapter 316: Terrified Astrid's POV

Her growl deepens as I push back. She feels me, senses the shift, and her fury erupts like a storm.

She turns inward, roaring, her claws tearing at our shared mind as she tries to maintain control. The pain is blinding, but I don't stop. I won't stop.

I push harder, clawing my way to the surface, forcing myself to the forefront of our shared body.

The wolf thrashes, her rage palpable, and I feel her claws scrape against our own flesh, desperate to hold onto her dominance.

'Let me out!' she howls, her voice feral, raw, 'I will kill them!'

'No!' I scream back, pushing harder, feeling her anger tear through me like fire. 'I won't let you harm them.'

She fights, thrashing in her fury, but I can't let her win. I can't let her hurt Ryker. I won't let you!

The battle rages inside, my wolf roaring and clawing, but I feel her weakening.

I fight with every ounce of strength I have left, shoving against her dominance, inch by inch.

My body jerks violently, and I know Killian sees it - he can see the wolf tearing herself apart, trying to reclaim control.

His gaze flicks between me and Ryker, realization dawning on him as he sees the danger.

Without hesitation, Killian moves, rushing to Ryker's side, placing himself between us.

His body, battered and bleeding, shields our son from me - from the danger I've become. 'Please, stop! I beg you!'

The wolf roars, thrashing inside our mind, but I push harder, clawing through the pain. The wolf lets out a guttural snarl, our body shaking from the force of the internal struggle.

Her claws dig into the earth, her muscles spasming as I fight to reclaim control.

Finally, with a desperate shove, I push her back just enough to take control.

I'm staring

father's leg as he peers

My heart shatters.

still lingers, a dark whisper

'Kill them.'

from the battle, but I hold on, forcing her back

what I almost did

innocence. He looks at me like I'm

stay. I can't risk losing control

another thought, I turn

can, putting as much distance between

paws pound against the earth, my wolf's furious roars echoing in

once more.

stop. Not until they're safe. Not until I'm far enough away

the two people I had to protect, knowing it's the only

until the ground beneath me

every step. My paws start to

to the ground, the

me.

howl - a raw, tortured sound that rips from my

spasms as my

I can feel her panic, her desperation to keep hold. She

the shift begins, my bones cracking and reshaping, each change

in fury, unwilling to release her hold

enraged howls as my body convulses on the ground.

mind, trying to reclaim control as my form slowly shifts back

can't let her win. I won't let

as the

than ever before, my