Reclaiming My Broken Luna by Selene Souchon

Chapter 331: Hidden Information Astrid's POV

I had braced myself for questions, for confusion, maybe a hint of curiosity when I showed him the book.

But instead of the reaction I expected, his eyes sharpened, and something flickered across his face-fear, maybe?

Leaning forward, he asked in a low, urgent voice, "Where did you get this?"

The question stunned me, and I froze, letting the weight of his words settle over me.

Where, not what.

He already knew. He knew exactly what this book was.

"You knew," I breathed, disbelief thick in my voice.

Alpha Theron's eyes widened, realizing his mistake. "Astrid... I—"

"You knew about this," I cut him off, my voice stronger, tinged with anger. "Why didn't you tell me?"

He opened his mouth as if to explain, then hesitated, his gaze shifting.

"Astrid, this book... it's fake," he said, forcing a steady tone. "Whatever you think you've read in here, it's not real.

A cold, hard anger flared inside me. I already found out about this thing that he is hiding from me and he still dares to lie to me.

"Don't lie to me." My voice was steady, sharp.

"I know it's real. The wolf-the uncontrollable, powerful wolf the book describes - I've already met it. It has even taken over my body a few times before. So don't you dare try to lie to me about this!"

Alpha Theron's face went pale, and he looked at me in shock, as though he'd just seen a ghost.

nothing. His mouth parted slightly, his face caught between disbelief and something deeper - regret, maybe,

he exhaled, a low, defeated sound. "Where did you get this book?" he murmured. "You weren't supposed to find

my life, my future. You should have told me the moment you found

shut his eyes, his shoulders tense, as if struggling

going to tell you, Astrid," he admitted, his voice breaking. "I just didn't know how. You were just starting to live, to move past so much pain. I couldn't bring myself to

would help?" I

searching for a cure, hoping I could find a way

flicker of hope stirred in me. "Then... have you found

he didn't

hadn't found anything yet - if he had, he wouldn't

the desk, his voice steadying, trying to lift my spirits. "Listen to me, Astrid,"

to worry. The Shadowfang Pack

medicine and technology, and I promise you, we'll find this cure together. We won't stop until we

already; I had told myself the same things before coming here. But knowing it didn't quiet the fear inside

a cure? I was tired of clinging to fragile hopes, only to have them shatter. Life

continued,

reunited, and I know...know

I won't fail

this time."

en

looked up, meeting his eyes, and in his gaze, I saw raw sincerity, an ache to make things

as much as I wanted to believe it,

matter how sincere he was, no matter how far he was willing to go, finding a cure

leaned closer, his voice barely above a whisper. "I promised you, didn't I?

throat as he reminded me of his

a flicker of hope steadied me,

quietly, searching his face for any sign