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.

clears, and I'm staring at them -

Ryker's small hand clutching his father's leg as he peers out at me with wide,

My heart shatters.

whisper at the back of my mind, promising

'Kill them.'

battle, but I hold on, forcing her back with everything

time, my heart breaking for what I almost did - for what I

fear and innocence. He looks at me

stay. I can't risk losing control

I turn

fast as I can, putting as much distance

my wolf's furious roars echoing in

once more.

I won't stop. Not until they're safe. Not until I'm far enough away that I can't hurt

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

ground beneath me

My paws start to falter, and my legs buckle beneath the weight of it

body crashing to the ground, the impact sending

me.

out a howl - a raw, tortured sound that

spasms as my

desperation to keep hold. She claws at my

bones cracking and reshaping, each change more painful than

unwilling to release her hold on our form,

voice mingling with her enraged howls as my body convulses on the ground.

my mind, trying to reclaim control as my form slowly shifts back and forth, the bones

let her win. I won't

fingers digging into the dirt as the fur recedes, as bones realign with sharp,

shift dragging out, slower and more agonizing than ever before, my