Reclaiming My Broken Luna by Selene Souchon

Chapter 395

Chapter 395: The Sacrifice

Astrid's POV

The heat of the amulet's power surged through me, fire and ice clawing at my very core. I closed my eyes, bracing myself for the end, ready to accept the pain that would come. This was it.

But before the energy could consume me, a sudden, powerful force slammed into my side, sending me sprawling to the ground.

I gasped, my eyes flying open in shock. The world spun for a moment before I steadied myself, and when I looked up, my heart stopped.

Rowena stood where I had been, her hands firmly on the amulet, the blinding glow of its energy engulfing her.

Our eyes met. For a fleeting moment, there was no coldness in her gaze, no calculation-only peace.

"Rowena, no!" I screamed, scrambling to my feet.

She closed her eyes, a faint smile tugging at the corners of her lips, and said nothing.

The energy erupted from the amulet, a searing light that forced me to shield my face.

"No!" the Rogue King's voice boomed, his fury cutting through the chaos.

The light intensified, consuming everything around us until it was impossible to see.

When the light finally faded, the clearing was eerily silent.

I lowered my hands, my heart pounding as I took in the scene. The amulet lay shattered into countless tiny pieces, glittering like dust across the broken altar.

And there, lying still on the ground, was Rowena.

Her lifeless eyes stared up at the sky, her hands frozen in place where they had clutched the amulet.

over. Rowena was gone,

crackle of the shattered altar and the occasional groan of the injured. My heart hammered in my chest as I stared at Rowena's still form, her lifeless eyes

I couldn't breathe.

much pain. Rowena, who had

had pushed me aside. She had taken the amulet's power into herself and saved

Why?

question swirled in my mind, suffocating me with its weight. Rowena had always been selfish, always calculating, always serving her own interests. She had no love for me—or anyone else, it seemed.

forward, my knees giving out beneath me as I knelt beside her. My hand hovered over her

sharp and unfeeling, now

confusion clawing at me.

He stood a few steps away, his golden eyes wide and unfocused as

whispered, his voice

steps uneven. He sank to his knees beside her, his hand reaching out hesitantly to touch

would make it real. His jaw tightened, and a guttural sound escaped his throat—a mixture of anguish and

you do this?" he asked, his voice breaking. "You—” He choked on the

streamed down his

through him like a storm. For

source of anger

death would bring relief, even justice. But now that she was gone, all he felt was a hollow ache, a

he admitted, his voice shaking. “I hated you

He pressed his forehead to her arm, his shoulders shaking.

You saved all

of

turned to see the Rogue King emerging from the shadows, his face a mask of fury. His eyes blazed with unbridled rage as he took

ovel

and the shattered

through the clearing. "She planned this

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