Reclaiming My Broken Luna by Selene Souchon

Chapter 341: Under Attack Astrid's POV

The moon hung high in the sky, its cold light spilling into the quiet room.

I sat on the edge of my bed, staring at the open suitcase before me.

My hands shook as I carefully folded my clothes, my mind a tangled mess of emotions I couldn't untangle.

I was my father's legitimate daughter.

The truth had unraveled everything I thought I knew about myself. For years, I'd believed I was nothing - a mistake, a stain on his perfect image.

I'd told myself I didn't belong, that I would never be worthy and that I was just a trouble to their perfect family.

And now, knowing it was all a lie... it left me hollow.

He'd hidden the truth from me. From all of us. I wasn't sure what hurt more- the truth itself, or the years of deception.

I clenched a shirt in my fists, my breath trembling as I fought to steady it.

This doesn't change anything. I couldn't let it.

He might have been my father by blood, but he had never been a father to me. That bond had been broken long before I even knew it existed.

I need to leave.

I shoved the last of my belongings into the bag and zipped it shut. I wouldn't stay here, drowning in the lies and memories.

I'd find my own way, my own cure, without relying on him or anyone else. I owed it to myself to reclaim my life.

The plan was simple. Slip out under the cover of darkness, disappear without a word.

No farewells, no explanations. I couldn't bear another confrontation — not after everything that had happened.

bag over my shoulder, the silence shattered. The Pack alarm blared, sharp and unrelenting, four piercing notes cutting through

Four rings.

Pack was

would dare to attack the

the bag instinctively, my body moving before my

out of the room and down the hall, my feet pounding against the floor as I rushed to

movements swift and

turned a corner, I

Alpha Theron.

stood Asha, her face pale with worry. For a brief

and I saw the same anguish reflected in her gaze

Alpha Theron's voice boomed over the chaos,

I didn't

and desperate. But

my mother, for choosing duty over family, and

stolen my sense of belonging

emotions to the back of my mind, and focused on the

position, I

to fight the rogues alone.

to confront my past one last time before I

defend this Pack, fight alongside them, and protect their lives like I always had.

this was over, I'd disappear

the tension in the air was palpable. Warriors

their faces set with

scene with

offer my help. But before I could speak, a warrior rushed

the warrior said, his voice tight. "The rogues have breached our borders. They're infiltrating fast. I don't know how they got past our

jaw clenched. "How close

already within the inner perimeter," the warrior replied grimly. "At this rate; it won't take them long to