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.

his gaze scanning the area like a predator searching for prey. “It was here after

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

and searching the surrounding areas, but I knew

Astrid said, her

both anger and fear as she leaned on

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

the tension mounting with

cleanly, as though by

floor, and the faint scent of blood and another

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

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

Amulet. "If she's gone, then she

You trusted her. And now she's taken

hands shaking as he did so. I unfolded it, recognizing Rowena's

you-it's too dangerous in

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

the Amulet and ran straight to him,

was her plan all along.

I couldn't argue. I

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

wall beside him, his fury palpable "Alive? She's the reason Liora is dead. She's the

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

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

hours 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

the ruins' edge, staring out into the dark

found me there, her presence grounding even as the weight of everything threatened to crush

betrayed us again," I muttered, the words

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