Reclaiming My Broken Luna by Selene Souchon

Chapter 326: Source of Pain Astrid's

POV

Nova and I was finally able to separate ourselves from the others, after a long catch up between all of us. Killian stayed to talk with his Uncle, whom I'm sure both would ask a lot of questions to each other.

Nova and I excused ourselves to finally talk together in private. I was planning to tell her everything - about the book, about what I'd read, about the curse that was my life.

Nova and I finally managed to separate ourselves from the others after what felt like hours of catching up with everyone.

Killian stayed back to talk with his uncle, and I could see from the way they were engaged that both had a lot of questions for each other.

It was a good moment for Nova and me to slip away, and we excused ourselves to find somewhere quiet, somewhere private.

I had been carrying this weight on my shoulders, the secret of what I'd read in the book, for what felt like an eternity, even though it had only been a short time.

The fear of what it all meant — of who I was becoming - had grown too heavy to bear on my own.

I couldn't carry this by myself anymore. I needed someone to talk to, someone I trusted with every part of

me.

Nova was that person. We are sisters, someone I knew would never betray me, no matter how dark or terrifying the truth was. I trusted her with my life.

She was family. And I knew that whatever I shared with her, it would stay between us.

She wouldn't tell Drystan or Killian. She wouldn't let this secret slip.

But there was something about the way she kept glancing toward Drystan that caught my attention.

I paused, studying her face, and suddenly, all my thoughts about the book, about my own problems, took a backseat.

There was something going on with her. Something I hadn't seen before. Call it a woman's sixth sense or something.

ready to pour my heart out, but it seems that Nova has some pouring

an eyebrow as I leaned forward, keeping my voice

straightened, her eyes widened slightly, and her hands

off with a laugh, but I could see the anxiety bubbling just beneath the

mean?" she stammered, avoiding my

"Nova, come on. I can tell when something's up. You're fidgeting like you've got ants in

she let out a heavy sigh, her nervousness intensifying as she

fear in her eyes - fear of how I'd react, fear of my judgment.

lower lip before

words hung in the air between us, and for a moment, I couldn't

Dating? Drystan and Nova?

Drystan had been mates with Nova's older sister, who had

brother to Nova, always protective, always looking out for her. There was also a more than ten years age

her,

my voice a little higher than I intended. "Nova, what about Michael? You literally just introduced him as your mate and

and she looked down at her hands,

real," she admitted, her voice small. "He was an actor. I hired him to pretend

shock. "You hired someone

winced. "I know it sounds crazy,

felt the floor

at me, her expression pleading for understanding. "Drystan is my

trying to make sense of her confession. How

be happening right in front of me? Didn't Nova leave the

had been gone for three years because she was out there, looking for her mate just as what she

me.

you left the Pack for

my voice barely above a whisper. "You said

leave to look for your mate

with pain. "I only left