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."

breath hitched, his chest rising and falling rapidly as he

let them use her?" he asked, his voice rising with each word. "She let them destroy everything?" His voice

villain because she thought it was the only way to protect you to protect all of us. Every move she made,

barely audible

gaze locking onto Killian. "She planned all of this," he said, his words slow and

end. She knew she was going to die. And

words struck like a physical blow. Killian staggered back a step, his breath

shimmered with unshed tears. "She planned to die," he said

with

couldn't see," he continued. "She was harsh, cold, and distant

pressing against his chest

raised me. She took care of me. How could she... how could she have thought that I could hurt less

inhaled sharply, the tension in the room growing thicker. "She thought it was the only way to fix what she'd

way to protect you. And she didn't tell you, didn't let you see her regret, because she thought... she thought it was a punishment

away from Andros, pressing a hand to his face. His

punishment," he echoed, his voice trembling.

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

expect

think she deserved it. But she also didn't want you to carry the weight of her mistakes. She thought that...maybe, if you hated her, it would be easier for you to

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