Reclaiming My Broken Luna by Selene Souchon

Chapter 402

Chapter 402: Final Act

Astrid's POV

I studied Andros's face as he spoke, searching for even the faintest trace of deceit, but there was none.

His expression was raw, stripped bare of his usual indifference, and in its place was something achingly human.

Beneath the steady timbre of his voice, I caught a faint sadness-not just for Rowena, but for Killian, too. It made my chest tighten.

I turned to Killian and felt my heart break at the sight of him. His golden eyes, usually so fierce and commanding, burned with a storm of emotions that threatened to drown him-anger, sorrow, regret.

He stood frozen, like a man facing the wreckage of his entire world.

"Then why didn't she?" Killian's voice, sharp and brittle, sliced through the heavy air.

His fists trembled, clenched so tightly at his sides that his knuckles were white. "If she regretted everything so much, why didn't she just say something? Why didn't she stop?"

Andros let out a quiet sigh, leaning his head back against the damp stone wall. "Because she couldn't," he said, his voice heavy with the weight of the truth.

"The rogues wouldn't let her. They were using her as a spy, forcing her to betray you-to betray the Pack. And if she refused..." He hesitated, the words catching in his throat. "Someone else would have paid the price."

rising and falling

his voice rising with each word. "She let

Andros said, his tone steady but firm. "She played the villain because she thought it was the only way to protect you to protect all of us. Every

Killian whispered, his voice barely audible now, his shoulders slumping under the weight of the

locking onto Killian. "She planned all of this,"

decided how it would end. She knew she was going to die.

staggered back a step, his breath catching as

golden eyes shimmered with unshed tears. "She planned to die," he said hoarsely. "All this time... she

nodded, his expression heavy with the

you couldn't see," he continued. "She was harsh, cold, and distant because she thought it

his chin pressing against his chest as he released a shaky

he said, his voice breaking. "She raised me. She took care of me. How could she... how could she have thought that I could

growing thicker. "She thought it was the only way to fix what she'd

tell you, didn't let you see her regret,

a hand to his face. His broad

his voice trembling. "To die without making things

had done terrible things, Killian," Andros said, his voice

didn't expect forgiveness.

want you to carry the weight of her mistakes. She thought that...maybe, if you

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