Reclaiming My Broken Luna by Selene Souchon

Chapter 388

Chapter 388: True Intentions

Chapter 35: The Rogue King's True Intentions

Astrid's POV

The fire crackled softly in the middle of our camp, its flickering light casting long shadows across the weary faces gathered around it.

Rowena sat apart from the others, her posture poised despite the shackles around her wrists.

Her silver hair, neat and immaculate, caught the firelight, and her eyes-sharp, calculating-watched us with the kind of patience that only came with age and

experience.

Killian stood to her right, his fists clenched tightly at his sides. He hadn't said much since we brought her back, but the tension in his shoulders spoke volumes.

His mother, the woman who had caused so much pain, was now our reluctant informant.

Drystan paced nearby, his claws flexing as he glared at Rowena. Nova sat stiffly beside me, her hand gripping her knee as if to keep her emotions in check.

Andros leaned against a tree on the far side of the clearing, his presence like a dark shadow, a reminder of the betrayal that had fractured our family.

"You've told us what the Amulet does," Killian said finally, breaking the silence. His voice was low, controlled. "Now tell us how to stop it."

Rowena raised an eyebrow, her expression calm. "You think you can just 'stop' it? This isn't a simple weapon, Killian. The Amulet is a relic older than any of us, tied to bonds stronger than any of us can fully understand."

edge to it-a quiet authority that demanded attention. She wasn't mocking us, but neither was she rushing to give

Rowena. If you know how to stop it,

anger, as always," she said, her tone even. "That's why you'll never see

"Try me," Drystan snapped.

could convey. "The Amulet wasn't just made to suppress Almega abilities.

King doesn't just want to weaken you-he wants to destroy the very thing that makes you strong. Without those bonds, wolves become nothing more than

heavy silence followed her words, the weight of

sharp when she finally spoke. "If that's true, then how do we destroy

faint smile. "Destroy it? My dear, do you even know what you're

Only someone from that line can sever its power. And even then,

my heart sinking.

"A bond must be severed," she said quietly. "Permanently. The person destroying the Amulet must give up their connection to

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anger barely contained. "So you're saying someone has to give up everything? The identity, their strength, their family?

"Yes," Rowena said simply.

been holding this over us, and now we're supposed

"Trust me or not, it doesn't change the

my wolf growling softly.

curved into a faint smile, but it didn't reach her eyes. "Because, Astrid, I have nothing to gain. My life has been one

hard. “Who is part of

hesitation crossing her face before she answered. "It includes Astrid's family.

of her words crashing down on me.

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