Reclaiming My Broken Luna by Selene Souchon

Chapter 399

Chapter 399: Tough Love

Astrid's POV

The world outside my dreams pulled me back slowly, the haze of sleep clinging to me as I stirred awake.

Something was missing, though. I reached out instinctively to the empty space beside me, my fingers brushing against the cool sheets where Killian should have been.

I blinked, still disoriented, as I pushed myself up. The room was dim, the soft glow of moonlight streaming through the windows.

My eyes adjusted slowly, and then I saw him-Killian, standing on the terrace just outside, his broad back turned to me.

His posture was rigid, his hands gripping the railing as though it were the only thing keeping him grounded.

Yawning, I stretched, rolling my shoulders to shake off the remnants of sleep.

The cool air hit me as I stepped onto the terrace and I instantly wrapped my arms around myself.

"Killian," I called softly, my voice still hoarse from sleep. He didn't turn, didn't acknowledge me at first.

His head hung low, the tension radiating from him unmistakable.

I closed the distance between us, placing a gentle hand on his arm. "What's wrong?" I asked, my worry spilling into my voice.

Killian finally turned to look at me. He forced a smile on his face, that looked quite broken. "What are you doing here? You should go back and sleep," he muttered, faking a smile to push me away.

"I can't sleep. I'm not used to sleeping beside an empty space," I muttered as I touched the railing and stood beside him.

into his eyes,

me.

immediately. The silence stretched between us, broken only by the faint rustle of leaves in

shaky breath, his knuckles whitening as

her," he

gently,

gone, Astrid. She's... gone." His voice cracked, and my chest tightened at the

hand on his shoulder and looked at him softly, reminding him that he doesn't need to be

the sight of his tear-streaked face stole

the man who had always been my rock, my unshakable

voice broke again, and he turned away, running a hand through his

I murmured,

off. "I hated her for so long, Astrid. I held onto every mistake she ever made, every

she's gone, and

en

hard, knowing exactly how he is

also went through that same pain when my father

with my own hatred, refusing to forgive, wasting all the chances I had to

out, wrapping my arms around him from behind, resting

his face in my shoulder. His strong arms clung to me tightly, as

she'd done +didn't see her for who she was I didn't give her a chance to

shoulder as his sobs grew louder, the weight of his grief crashing over him like

"Every decision she made...

entirely right either Still, none of it were your

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