Reclaiming My Broken Luna by Selene Souchon

Chapter 384

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.

predator searching for prey. “It was here after the

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

searching

gone," Astrid said, her voice

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

face pale. "Alpha Killian," he said, his voice shaking. "It's Rowena. She's

Rowena's cell, the tension mounting

door hung ajar, the lock broken cleanly, as though by someone who knew exactly how to

the shackles lay discarded on the floor, and the faint scent of blood and another wolf

surface. "This wasn't an escape,"

knelt near the shackles, her fingers brushing the cold metal. "She didn't do

gone, then

eyes blazing. "You let her live. You trusted her. And now

shaking as he did so. I unfolded

though I doubt you'll see it now. The Amulet cannot stay with you-it's too dangerous in

Nova whispered, her voice trembling with

the Amulet and ran straight to

plan

but I couldn't argue. I had

voice cut through the rising tension. “Enough. We don't have time for this. If Rowena has

reason Liora is dead. She's

matter how much we hate her, she's the only one who can lead us to the Rogue King. And without

feel Drystan's anger radiating from him matched only by Nova's,

of activity. Scouts were sent out in every direction with strict orders to find Rowena and retrieve the Amulet

stayed behind, sitting near the ruins' edge, staring

even as the weight of everything threatened to

again," I muttered, the words bitter on my

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