Reclaiming My Broken Luna by Selene Souchon

Chapter 384: Rowena’s Betrayal

Killian's POV

The Emberwood ruins were silent, but it was a deceptive kind of peace.

The air was thick with the stench of blood and ash, and every shadow seemed to whisper of danger.

Warriors moved through the wreckage with weary purpose, tending to the

wounded or reinforcing what defenses we had left.

Nova rested in one of the makeshift infirmary tents, her pale face a stark reminder

of how close we'd come to losing everything.

Drystan was at her side, his usual stoicism replaced by a quiet but fierce protectiveness.

Astrid was near the council chamber, her presence a steadying force as warriors gathered to plan our next steps.

The weight of the siege hung heavily on us all, but the real burden sat in the back of my mind: the Amulet.

We reconvened in the council chamber later that evening. The warriors who could stand attended, their faces etched with exhaustion.

The Amulet, I thought, would be the center of this conversation-our next move, our strategy. But when I stepped into the chamber, my heart sank.

The pedestal where the Amulet had been placed after the battle was empty.

"Where is it?" Astrid asked sharply, breaking the tense silence.

A ripple of unease passed through the room.

forward, his gaze scanning the area like a predator searching for prey. “It was here after the battle. I saw

the room," I ordered, though dread had already taken root in my chest. The Amulet wasn't

began to check every corner, overturning tables and searching the surrounding areas, but I knew it was

Astrid said, her voice

it?" Nova's voice trembled with both anger and fear as she leaned on Drystan for

into the room, his face pale.

Rowena's cell, the tension mounting

as though

faint scent of blood and another wolf lingered in the

wasn't an escape," he growled. "It was a plan. She knew exactly what she was

metal. "She didn't do this alone,"

gone,

me, his eyes blazing. "You let her live. You trusted her. And now she's taken the one thing that could

me a crumpled piece of parchment, his hands shaking as

though I doubt you'll see it now. The Amulet cannot stay with you-it's too dangerous in your hands. I'll finish what needs to be done, even

her voice trembling with barely contained

ran

"This was her plan all along. She played us,

I couldn't argue. I had

time for this. If Rowena has the Amulet, we need to find her before she reaches the Rogue King. We need her

palpable "Alive? She's the reason Liora is dead. She's

blazing. "Yes. Because no matter how much we hate her, she's the only one who can lead us to the Rogue King. And without her, we

room fell silent, but the tension was suffocating. I could feel Drystan's anger radiating from him matched only by

followed were a blur of activity. Scouts were sent out in every direction with

near the ruins' edge, staring out into the dark forest

presence grounding even as the weight of everything

muttered, the