Reclaiming My Broken Luna by Selene Souchon

Chapter 327: Sacrifice Astrid's

POV

"I'm so sorry," I whispered, my voice breaking as tears streamed down my face. "I'm so, so sorry. I never wanted this. I never wanted to hurt you."

Nova's eyes widened in shock. She had expected anger, maybe even disappointment, but not this. Not tears. Not this kind of raw emotion.

She quickly reached out, grabbing my hands, her own eyes shining with unshed tears.

"No, Astrid, don't do this," she said urgently, her voice shaking. "None of this is your fault. Don't blame yourself."

"But it is my fault!" I sobbed, unable to stop the flood of guilt that consumed me. "You've been hurting because of me. Drystan rejected you because of me. You ran away for three years because of me. I caused all of this "

"No!" Nova interrupted, her voice firm, though her hands trembled as they held mine tightly.

"None of this is your fault, Astrid. You didn't cause any of this. You didn't know, and even if you did, it doesn't change anything.

Drystan and I... we had our own journey. Please don't blame yourself for something you had no control."

I shook my head, tears still falling, but her words slowly began to sink in. I didn't want to believe her, but deep down, I knew she was right.

I hadn't asked for any of this. I hadn't known. But that didn't stop the guilt from gnawing at me.

And then, through the blur of my tears, anger flared. Not at Drystan. Not at myself. But at Nova.

"Why didn't you tell me?" I demanded, my voice filled with hurt and frustration.

"Why didn't you tell me that Drystan was your mate when you found out? Instead, you ran away and left me for three years, Nova. You should have told me!"

in my voice, but she didn't let go of my hands. Her eyes softened, and her expression

doing the right thing,"

"Nova, you had always been a fighter. When it comes to me, you were never afraid to step forward to protect me. Drystan is your mate, you should have fought for him even

lower lip and then she averts her gaze,

do that, knowing everything I've been through?" My voice wavered with

I felt when Killian rejected me,

to me. I would never

hard, the weight of betrayal settling in my chest. "How could you keep this from me? How could you hide the truth? If Drystan and I had ended up together,

realized the weight of her mistake. "I'm

time, all I wanted was for both of you to

had lost his mate, and

been rejected. You were both hurting in different ways, but I thought

love with you, Astrid. And to

perfect for him."

her eyes glistening as she tried to explain. "I

of you could find happiness together,

happy... I could live

let out a shaky breath, my chest tight with

angry at her for making this decision by herself

it, but

wish someone happiness even if it means

again, but this time, they were less about

my sister in everything

around her tight and then she hugged me back. After a

silly," sniffed, lightly

though my voice was