Reclaiming My Broken Luna by Selene Souchon

Chapter 400: Shadows Of Truth

Astrid's POV

The dungeon was cold, the air damp and heavy with the scent of mildew and rusted iron.

Shadows danced on the rough stone walls as the faint light flickered, casting a dim, suffocating glow.

Killian stood beside me, his jaw tight and his arms crossed, every line of his body radiating tension.

Across from us, Andros sat slumped against the wall of his cell, his hands loosely bound in front of him.

His face was a mask of indifference, his eyes distant and unfocused as if he were a world away. He didn't look at us, didn't even flinch as we approached.

"Andros," I said, keeping my voice steady.

He didn't move. His breathing was even, his gaze fixed somewhere over my shoulder.

Killian took a step forward, his boots echoing on the stone floor. "Are you working with the rogues?" he demanded, his voice hard, cutting through the silence like a blade.

Nothing. Not even a flicker of recognition.

Killian's fists clenched at his sides. "Answer me, Andros. Are you one of them?”

I studied Andros carefully, searching for any sign of reaction, but his face was an empty canvas. It was as if we weren't even there.

Killian and I expected this, that he would refuse to cooperate. In the past, he would rather be killed than to ask for forgiveness.

The silence stretched, growing heavier with each passing second. My patience frayed, but I forced myself to remain calm.

"Your silence speaks for you," I said, taking a step closer to the iron bars. "If you won't deny it, then I can only assume it's true."

That caught his attention. Andros's eyes finally shifted, the faintest flicker of annoyance crossing his features.

head slightly, his gaze landing on

been working with them?" I pressed, keeping my

the question. He leaned back against the wall, letting the silence hang for a

time I worked with them," he said, his voice quiet but clear, "was when

audible in the silence. I swallowed, the weight

"You

like a fragile mask

gaze faltered, his lips twitching again, this time not in amusement but in something that looked

lashes fluttering against the

but no sound came out. For

stood over our father's body without

was someone else entirely-someone who looked almost...

I couldn't let myself believe

what happened in the past, that

then, I used to think that he was a

entirely as his half sister, unlike

it was all an

emotion that he is showing right now could be an

is a better actor than Giselle. I had to

his face, refusing to believe

slipping into something heavier as

want to think," he said, his voice steady, the faintest edge of defiance lacing his tone. "But what

my eyes, searching his expression for any sign of deceit.

fortress-his features gave away nothing

had seen earlier was gone,

beside

you refuse to tell us about your connection

he began, his voice colder now, then I'll ask

question."

turned to him, noticing the way his jaw tensed, the muscle jumping beneath