Reclaiming My Broken Luna by Selene Souchon

Chapter 319: Innocent Astrid's POV

Killian's arms wrapped around me, warm and secure, like a shield against the storm inside me.

For the first time in what felt like forever, I didn't feel so exposed. His embrace was steady, strong, and I could feel the tension in my chest start to unravel as he held me.

His presence alone was enough to quiet the fears that had been raging in my mind, but it couldn't drown out the truth that lingered between us - truth that had remained buried for too long.

He pressed his forehead gently against mine, his breath warm as he spoke softly, "You don't need to worry anymore, Astrid. I've found a lead."

I pulled back slightly, looking up at him with confusion. "A lead?"

Killian nodded, his expression darkening with seriousness. "The Pack that helped us... they caught one of

the attackers as he was trying to run. He didn't get far, and they managed to extract information from him."

A pit of dread settled deep in my stomach. My voice barely came out as a whisper. "What did he say?" Killian's grip on me tightened, his jaw clenching as though he was bracing me for the worst. "He confessed. They were acting under Giselle's orders."

My blood turned cold at the sound of her name. Giselle. Of course.

Even now, after everything that had happened, she was still trying to tear us apart, still plotting our destruction.

"She's behind this... again," I whispered, my voice trembling with disbelief. "She's already in the dungeon. I thought it was over."

Killian's face hardened with regret. "It should have been over. But she found a way. She ordered them to kill Ryker."

broke slightly as he continued, the weight of those words too heavy for him to bear. "She

was knocked out of me, the realization hitting me like a

kill Ryker?" My voice shook as I forced

came from her. They don't even know what it was. She wanted you gone, and she was

The woman who had been at the center of so much

to take away

dealt with her sooner," Killian muttered, his

seen what she was capable of, but I didn't. And because of that, we've all suffered. I'm so sorry,

etched into every line

had happened, for the danger that had stalked us, for the

me wanted to be angry, wanted to blame him for not seeing through Giselle's

had deceived

advantage, and neither of us had been

your fault," I

didn't know. None of us did. She's been planning this for so long, twisting everything. It wasn't your

my words. "No, it was my fault," he

let her into our

allowed all of this to happen T should have protected you better, and I didn't. I can never forgive myself for how much

him say that made my heart ache. For so many years, I had thought he was happy with her,

her over me, and

had gotten exactly what

wanted.

had no idea he was suffering more than I was. He had been trapped, manipulated, living

played both of us, and I had been too blind with hurt to