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?

thoughts, Alpha Cedric's sharp voice cut through the tense

you just leave such a valuable weapon behind?!" Everyone's eyes turned to Alpha

to give a comeback. It was a mistake, we shouldn't have left

forsaken amulet is broken then it's over. We thought the

All your efforts would be put to waste and all of us would be doomed!" Alpha

die just to break it. Fixing it

more about the Forsaken Amulet, that would be Nova, since most

to Nova before turning his attention to us once again. "You tasked warriors to investigate, yet the fragments were stolen from under your noses. How could you allow

I could

of the amulet-the very thing your leadership swore to protect-are gone. How can we trust your

agreement from a few Alphas ignited my fury. I noticed how some of

his seat and banged his fist in anger, silencing

to Killian, including me. I tensed as I felt the anger radiating off him. He took a single, commanding step forward which was enough to waver

voice cold and cutting. His golden eyes burned as

but he didn't speak. The challenge in

you have forgotten your place and may I remind you that we are still your leader. I have tolerated your disrespect long enough.

Killian closed the distance between them. The

to the rest of the room, his tone steady but firm. "We will investigate what happened We will

unity, not division. We

afford to fracture now."