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.

his gaze scanning the area like a predator searching

dread had already taken root in my chest. The Amulet wasn't misplaced. It couldn't simply

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

Astrid said,

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

scout burst into the room, his face pale.

the scout to Rowena's cell, the tension mounting with every step.

as though by someone who knew exactly how

the faint

his sides, his wolf rising to the surface. "This wasn't an escape," he growled. "It was a plan. She knew exactly what she

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

I thought of the Amulet. "If she's gone, then she has it," I

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

handed me a crumpled piece of parchment, his hands shaking as he did so. I unfolded it, recognizing Rowena's hurried

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 if it

took it," Nova whispered, her voice trembling with barely contained fury.

ran straight to him, didn't

snarled. "This was her plan all

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

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

him, his fury palpable "Alive? She's the reason Liora is dead. She's the reason we're all in

no matter how much we hate her, she's the

tension was suffocating. I could feel Drystan's anger radiating from him matched only by

that followed were a blur of activity. Scouts were sent out in every direction with strict orders to find Rowena and retrieve the Amulet at all

ruins' edge, staring out

me there, her presence grounding even as the weight of everything

muttered, the words bitter on