Reclaiming My Broken Luna by Selene Souchon

Chapter 370: Secrets

Astrid's POV

I stared at Rowena, my heart pounding in disbelief. My wolf stirred uneasily within

me, sensing my anger, my sadness, my... disgust.

I couldn't believe what I was hearing.

"You have no remorse," I said, my voice trembling, a mix of anger and sorrow. "After everything that happened.

After the pain you caused to Drystan and Nova. After taking someone's mate, someone's sister, you stand here and act as if it was just... business. Just a means to an end."

Rowena's cold, detached gaze met mine. "It wasn't personal, Astrid. It was survival.

You have to understand when you're protecting what's yours, you'll do whatever it takes. Drystan would have taken everything from us."

I took a step forward, my fists clenched, my wolf growling within me. "Do you even hear yourself? You didn't just take everything from Drystan; you destroyed him.

You tore apart a bond stronger than anything in this world. Do you know what it feels like to lose your mate? To live every single day with half of your soul missing?"

Rowena's lips thinned, but she didn't respond.

"I've seen how much Nova grieved for Liora," I continued, my voice rising. "I've seen Drystan bury himself in guilt and misery. And you... You just watched it happen, carrying this secret all these years like it was nothing."

Killian stepped forward, his voice low and trembling with anger. "This is why you offered to help, isn't it?

This is why you made that deal with us to escape punishment. To escape the consequences of what you did."

Rowena's silence was damning.

again. "You knew this would come out eventually, didn't you? You knew that if

you came to us, made yourself indispensable, knowing we'd protect

sense now-her sudden offer of help, her

wasn't out of some newfound

I said quietly, my voice cold and sharp. "You used your

have any idea what you've done? What this could do to our Packs? To our

I did for this Pack. For you, for Killian,

become Alpha, the Silvermoon Pack would have fallen apart. He didn't have the strength to lead after Liora's

"He didn't have the strength because you

him. You killed the one person who

justify this as some act of loyalty to the Pack.

this?" I asked, trying to find out if

"It was my own idea. I took everything in my own hands, not even your father knew about this," she

"Do you have any idea what you've done? Drystan and Nova trusted us. They trusted me.

the past. What matters now is keeping the Packs united against the Rogue King. If this gets

reached for him, my touch

united," I said, my voice trembling but firm. "Rowena, what you did what you're still trying to justify-it's not something that can just be

posture unyielding. "It has to be buried, Astrid. For

couldn't believe her audacity. She had taken a life, shattered the future of Drystan and Nova, and still had the nerve to demand

lack of remorse, but I kept

can't let this divide us," Killian muttered, more to

the decision pressing on him. "Not now. Not with

Rowena stepped closer, her

our family. Don't let this ruin us. Think of Ryker, of Elara. If the truth comes

we've worked to protect."

mention of my children. My wolf bristled, torn between the

rage clawing at my chest for what Rowena

use them