Reclaiming My Broken Luna by Selene Souchon

Chapter 404: Broken Fragments

Astrid's POV

The warrior's words hung in the air like a heavy shroud, suffocating and cold. I stared at him, trying to make sense of what I'd just heard.

"The fragments... are missing?" I repeated, my voice barely above a whisper.

My heart pounded, each beat echoing louder in my ears as confusion and disbelief clawed at my thoughts.

The Forsaken Amulet was destroyed. Rowena sacrificed her life to ensure it could never be used again.

Why would the rogues come back for it? What could they possibly want with shattered remnants?

Killian stood beside me, rigid as stone, his golden eyes locked on the warrior. "Are you sure?" he asked, his voice low, taut with restrained fury.

"Yes, Alpha," the warrior said, bowing his head. "We inspected the area as you instructed, to see if the rogues left anything behind clues, weapons, anything. But instead, we found the fragments... gone."

Gone. The word echoed in my mind, a drumbeat of confusion. I tried to piece together the rogue king's motives, but nothing made sense.

Broken shards of the amulet couldn't possibly hold the same power as the whole artifact or could they?

Alpha Cedric's

is a dangerous weapon! Rowena even sacrificed her life to destroy it. How could you just leave such a valuable weapon behind?!" Everyone's eyes turned to Alpha Cedric as

a mistake, we shouldn't have

just that, we thought once the forsaken amulet is broken then it's over. We thought the broken fragments are not

All your efforts would be put to waste and all of us would be doomed!" Alpha Cedric complained with anger in

amulet is a special weapon and Rowena had to die just to break it. Fixing it wouldn't be easy. I even

anyone among us who knows more about the Forsaken Amulet, that would be Nova, since

Cedric scoffed. "That's not the point is it?" He shot back to Nova before turning his attention to us once again. "You tasked

but before I could respond, Cedric

bring Andros back into the pack, despite his history of betrayal. Now, the remnants of the amulet-the very thing your leadership swore to protect-are gone. How can we trust your

from a few Alphas ignited my fury.

I could address the crowd, Killian suddenly shot up from his seat and banged his fist in anger,

radiating off him. He took a single, commanding step forward which

voice cold and cutting. His golden eyes burned

anger, but he didn't speak. The challenge in his eyes remained, though he didn't

that we are still your leader. I have tolerated your disrespect long enough. Next time, keep your silence

the distance between them. The other Alphas and Lunas exchanged uneasy glances, sensing the

"We will investigate what happened We will find out who took the fragments and

not division. We

afford to fracture now."