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.

I asked directly into his eyes, leaving him

me.

between us, broken only by the faint rustle of leaves in

let out a shaky breath, his

stop thinking about her," he said, his

I asked gently,

shoulders trembling slightly. "She's gone, Astrid. She's... gone." His voice cracked, and

a hand on his shoulder and looked at him softly, reminding him that

suddenly, and the sight of his tear-streaked face stole

my rock, my unshakable

running a hand through

I murmured, stepping

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

gone, and

en

hard, knowing exactly how he is

went through that same pain when my father died.

refusing to forgive, wasting all the chances I had to just enjoy time

voice made my heart ache. I reached out, wrapping my arms around him from

he turned, burying his face in my shoulder. His strong arms clung to me

for everything she'd done +didn't see her for who she was I didn't give her a chance to make things right."

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

saw her as a villain," he choked out. "Every decision she made... I thought it

hair as he cried. "But you weren't entirely right either Still, none of it were your fault. She made mistakes, Killian,

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