Reclaiming My Broken Luna by Selene Souchon

Chapter 382: The Cursed Relic

Astrid's POV

The air in the council chamber was heavy, almost suffocating, as Killian explained what Nova and Drystan had learned.

The Amulet wasn't just a weapon-it was a curse, a relic tied to the Rogue King's bloodline.

Destroying it would require a confrontation with the one enemy we couldn't afford to lose to.

The warriors gathered around the table exchanged uneasy glances, their expressions grim.

"The Rogue King won't wait for us to come to him,” Killian said. “He'll strike first. And when he does, he'll bring every rogue under his command. If we're not ready, it's over."

Nova's voice was steady, though I could hear the anger and pain beneath it. "We can't let him use the Amulet. If it falls into his hands, he won't just destroy the Packs-he'll twist everything we've built into his version of chaos."

I glanced at the Amulet, its faint glow seeming almost malevolent.

Just looking at it made my wolf uneasy, as if it could sense the darkness radiating from the artifact.

"What's the plan?" Drystan asked, his tone sharp.

"We take it to the Emberwood ruins," Killian said. "It's the only place where we can face him without endangering the Pack. If we're lucky, we can draw him out, use his blood to destroy the Amulet, and end this."

"And if we're not lucky?" Nova asked, her voice edged with bitterness.

Killian's gaze was hard. "Then we fight. To the last wolf, if we have to."

The journey back to the Emberwood ruins felt longer than it should have.

The forest was eerily quiet, the usual sounds of wildlife replaced by an oppressive silence.

The warriors moved in formation, their senses sharp, every step deliberate.

to Killian, my thoughts racing as we approached the ruins.

murmured, my

"But this time, we're not the ones

were meant to reassure me, but they didn't. The

ruins, the sun was setting, casting long shadows across the

Killian's hands, its glow brighter now, as if it could sense we

air. "Nova, Drystan, and I will

insist on staying by his side, but I knew better. Killian was doing what he always did-protecting

careful," I said softly,

expression softening for just a moment.

colder, heavier. The walls seemed to close in as we descended into the hidden chamber

Nova said,

too long, feeding on the energy of this

rested was

worn.

the artifact back on it, the glow

Nova said suddenly,

frowned. "What do

replied, her voice sharp.

far without a

attack came

striking from

as the

snarls and the clash of claws and

fought my way through the fray, my wolf surging forward as

was thick with the metallic tang

by side, their movements perfectly synchronized as

her claws ripping through a rogue that lunged

to take the Amulet!" I shouted,

rogue that got