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.

the area like a predator searching for prey. “It was here after the battle. I

already taken root

to check every corner, overturning tables and searching the surrounding areas, but I

Astrid said, her voice

anger and fear as she leaned on Drystan for

anyone could answer, a scout burst into the room, his face pale. "Alpha Killian," he said, his

mounting with every step. When we arrived, the

the lock broken cleanly, as though by someone

lay discarded on the floor, and the faint

"This wasn't an escape," he growled. "It was a

the shackles, her fingers brushing the cold metal. "She didn't do this alone," she said, her voice

"If she's gone,

let her live. You trusted her. And now she's taken the one thing

me a crumpled piece of parchment, his hands shaking as he did so. I unfolded it, recognizing

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

whispered, her voice trembling with barely contained

and ran straight to him, didn't

Rogue King," Drystan snarled. "This was her plan all along. She played us,

like a physical blow, but I couldn't argue. I had

don't have time for this. If Rowena has the Amulet, we need to find

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

Because no matter how much we hate her, she's the only one who can

room fell silent, but the tension was suffocating. I could feel Drystan's anger radiating from him matched only by Nova's, but there was nothing I could say to ease

every direction with strict orders to find Rowena and retrieve the Amulet at all

near the ruins' edge, staring

presence grounding even as the weight of

again," I muttered, the words