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.

like a predator searching for prey.

already taken root in my chest. The Amulet

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

said, her

with both anger and fear

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

the tension mounting

ajar, the lock broken cleanly, as though by someone

the floor, and the faint scent of blood and another wolf

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

fingers brushing the cold metal. "She didn't do this alone," she said, her voice sharp. "Someone helped her-someone who wanted

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

eyes blazing. "You let her live. You trusted her. And now she's taken

his hands shaking as he did so. I unfolded it, recognizing

now. The Amulet cannot stay with you-it's too dangerous in your hands. I'll finish what

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

ran straight to him,

her plan all along. She played us, and you let

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

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

into the stone wall beside him, his fury palpable "Alive? She's the reason Liora is dead. She's the reason we're all in this mess. And now you want to spare

him, her eyes blazing. "Yes. Because no matter how much we hate her, she's the only one who can lead us to the Rogue King. And

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 ruins' edge, staring out into the

grounding even as the weight of everything threatened to

again," I muttered,