Ch. 86..90: Reclaiming My Broken Luna Chapter 86-90

Chapter 86: Rescued

Killian's POV

My wolf grew restless as we searched around the forest without any lead or trail to follow. We are just blindly searching around the forest without knowing where to look for.

I perked my ears up and heightened my senses as I ran across the forest, hoping to get a whiff of Astrid's scent or hear her cries for help.

The recent downpour made it harder for us to track Astrid. Not only did it make our path muddy and slippery, which made it hard for us to run and search around, but it also dampened all the other scents in the forest.

The damp, earthy aroma masked any other discernible scents, frustrating us even more. There was nothing we could smell aside from the strong, earthy aroma that permeated the forest.

This proved my nose as an unreliable guide in the wake of the rain. I had no choice but to focus my senses on my hearing. However, even that also proved unreliable to follow. The sounds of crickets and birds chirping in the air made it hard for me to find the specific sound that could help me in my search.

I pushed onward despite having no hope. My pace quickened as I scanned the wet leaves and branches, searching desperately for any sign of where Astrid might be.

I had to find her before it was too late.

In order to maximize our search, we split ourselves into groups to cover more ground quickly and search through the surrounding area of our Pack. Drystan and I went on opposite paths to look for Astrid, leaving me alone in my search.

I'm sure that the others were facing the same difficulty as me, but we are not going to stop our search until we find Astrid.

I stopped to chase my breath and regain my energy. I've been running around for hours, and I've covered almost all of our pack's surrounding forest.

As the Alpha of the Silvermoon Pack, I know our whole area like the back of my hand. I've searched every possible place where Astrid could be. Where else could Astrid be?

My mind raised, cycling through every possible scenario as I fixed my gaze intently on the forest floor. My wolf paced anxiously inside me as he thought of how his mate needed him.

My body tensed when I finally thought of the abandoned place not far from our Pack where Astrid could be hiding.

Before I was even born, there used to be a Pack that lived there. However, their Pack disbanded, leaving behind ruins of what used to be a Packhouse.

Panic welled within me as I raced to that area with my heightened senses strained to the limit. The weight of uncertainty fueled my determination - I have to reach Astrid before something awful happens. Failure is not an option. If Astrid is still not there, I no longer know where to look for her.

"Help me!" A strangled cry reached my ears, making me pump my legs even faster.

My wolf took control over my body, giving all it got to save Astrid. I dug my paws into the soft forest ground to stop myself from my momentum

I was running at full speed, making it hard for me to stop on my own. As soon as I reached the area, I shifted into my human form.

My eyes searched around as I

Sd for Astrid. I swear I but couldn't see her while

for help just a

"K-Killian, help me!" Astrid shouted once again in fear.

Following the sound of her voice, I looked up in horror when I saw Astrid high above the ground with her arms tied above her.

"Astrid!" I shouted in fear as adrenaline rushed inside me.

"Killian, please save me!" Astrid cried out loud, tears streaming down her face.

"Aaahhh!" Astrid yelled at the top of her lungs when the flimsy rope that held her up suddenly broke.

My heart almost leaped out of my

chest, thinking that she was going to fall down, but thankfully, the last strands of the rope still held on.

"Don't move!" I yelled to her as she broke out into sobs after the rope startled her.

I looked around to see how I was going to get to help her out of the rope, but she was so high up that I was afraid it would be too late even if traced to reach her there.

The rope has also thinned out. It looks like it's not going to hold her weight much longer.

"Astrid!!!" I yelled at the top of my lungs when the rope finally broke. Astrid screamed in fear as she fell to the ground.

Everything happened so fast. I ran towards her, hoping to catch her fall, but it was too late.

Just when I was about to reach her, Astrid had already fallen to the ground.

"Astrid!" I yelled once again as cold fear gripped me.

I dropped to her side and carried her in my arms.

Astrid remained lifeless as blood trailed out of her mouth.

"Astrid!" I shouted once again, trying to wake her up.

"No, no, n-no," I stammered out when I saw blood pooling out of her legs.

The baby, my baby, our baby!

"Someone, please help!" I shouted out as I cried uncontrollably while holding Astrid in my arms.

 

 

Chapter 87: Survivavility

Killian's POV

My mind was blank as we rushed Astrid to the hospital. After she fell to the ground, our Pack warriors arrived to help us, and we brought her to the hospital as soon as we could.

I held Astrid's hand as comfort, and I never took my eyes off her as we rushed her to the emergency room.

My hands trembled slightly as I gazed upon her still form, her breathing faint and shallow as she lay on the hospital bed.

Her once steady rhythm of pulse now faltered as I pressed my fingers against her wrist, filling me with a growing sense of dread.

My eyes dart nervously to her abdomen. The swell is a stark reminder of the precious life growing inside of her.

The precious life that could also be mine.

I was taken aback when a nurse blocked me from my path, separating me from Astrid. I held my arm out to Astrid as the nurses continued to push her away from me and entered the emergency room. "Sir, you need to wait outside. No one is allowed inside the emergency room," the nurse explained to me when he saw my expression.

My shoulders slumped, and I opened my mouth to protest, but I stopped myself, knowing that they just wanted what was best for Astrid. It's best for Astrid if I do as they say.

I could only watch as the nurse turned away, disappearing through the swinging doors.

I just stood there dreadfully, with a sinking feeling settling in the pit of my stomach.

"Astrid! What happened to her?! Where is she?!" Drysta shouted, filling the hallways with his loud voice.

He held me by my collar as he forced me to face him.

"She's inside the emergency room," I spoke lifelessly.

Drystan's face ran cold, and his hold on my shirt loosened. He took a step back and stared at the emergency room, fear clouding his face.

"H-how is she?" Drystan asked me. His Adam's apple bobbed as he swallowed hard.

The heavy silence that hung between us only heightened the sense of dread coiling in the pit of his stomach.

"She's in critical condition," I answered him, unable to look at his face.

"Is she going to be okay? What about the child? Is he alright?" Drystan asked with a desperate look in his eyes.

I finally lifted my eyes to him when I heard his question. I am surprised by the way he addressed Astrid's child; it seemed like the life inside of her wasn't his at all. Could it really be possible that-

"The child has to survive no matter what. Astrid won't be able to handle it if her unborn child dies," Drystan adds, oblivious to the shock written all over my face.

I turned around, breaking eye

contact with him. I'm not even sure

if Astrid is going to survive, but the baby. With the blood that has poured out of her body, it's highly unlikely that it would still survive.

Drystan sat on the chair nearest to him as my silence shattered his resolve. "I shouldn't have brought her to your Pack. I should have said no to her. I should have tried my best to convince her not to go." Drystan spoke remorsefully as he burrowed his face into his palms.

My brows furrowed as I remembered how I found Astrid hanging at the abandoned building, begging for her life.

Someone had to put Astrid there. It's impossible that she hanged herself there. Someone is trying to kill Astrid.

I glanced at Drystan, watching as he blamed himself for what happened to Astrid.

I couldn't think of anyone who would want Astrid dead. Nightsong Pack doesn't have any enemies who will take revenge on Astrid.

I wonder who would dare to harm her while she's inside my own Pack. Who else would Astrid have offended that they would want to kill her?

My eyebrows shot up when I remembered how suspicious Drystan felt about Giselle.

I remember Drystan telling me that Astrid was supposed to meet with Giselle and then talk to me. However, Giselle insisted that she hadn't seen Giselle.

Was she kidnapped before she met Giselle, or was Giselle lying to us just like Drystan had sensed about her?

"K-Killian, where is Astrid? How is she? I came as soon as I heard!" Before I could entertain the thoughts that I had, Giselle suddenly arrived with a worried look on her face. Behind her, there was Alpha Damien, keeping her company.

"Giselle?" I uttered her name in surprise, not expecting that I would see her here.

"How is she?" Giselle asked me worriedly as she looked at the doors of the emergency room with a sad look on her face.

Even though Astrid had tried to harm her many times before, she still hadn't grown any resentment towards Astrid. How could I accuse Giselle of trying to harm Astrid?

"Is she alright?" Giselle asked once again when no one answered her.

"She will be okay," I assured her.

Giselle heaved a sigh of relief when

she heard my answer. "The Pack Warriors told me everything. I don't think this is an accident. Killian, you should investigate this matter further," Giselle spoke pleadingly as she tugged my arm.

Seeing how worried she was and how much she wanted to help Astrid. I knew she couldn't possibly be the person behind this.

 

Chapter 88: Suspicions and Accusations

Killian's POV

"Don't worry," I held Giselle by her shoulders, seeing how much she wanted justice for Astrid. "I had already asked for an investigation. Our Pack Warriors are already investigating what happened."

Giselle sighed in relief. "I hope there's no one out there planning to harm Astrid and her child," she muttered with her brows bent downwards and with her hand pressed to her heart.

Drystan, who had been silently listening to our conversation, suddenly scoffed. "If any of you really cared about Astrid, you wouldn't have caused trouble for us. If it wasn't for that rumor you exposed, we wouldn't bother to visit your Pack."

Giselle bit her lower lip in shame as she averted her gaze from us. She must have felt bad now after seeing how much damage her words had already caused. Although she wasn't repentant of her actions even after I caught her and forced her to take back her words, she still never meant any harm to happen to Astrid. She must have done that to turn away all the hate that was pointed towards us. She didn't know that this would happen.

As I was about to speak up and defend Giselle, I fell silent when the Pack Warrior that I've been waiting for finally arrived.

Everyone's attention turned to the person that caught my attention when they saw my reaction. All eyes followed my gaze with curiosity etched across their faces.

Tension hung thick in the air as we watched the newcomer's approach. Drystan stood up from his seat as the Pack Warrior bowed his head to us before giving his report.

"Alpha, we caught rogues around the area where you found Astrid. Upon our investigation, we found out that rogues are the ones behind this attack," he reported with a straight posture.

"That's impossible!" Drystan blurted out with his brows furrowed together. "How could rogues be involved in this? Astrid was kidnapped within the Pack and brought outside to frame her death as an accident. Only members of the Silvermoon Pack have the ability to do this."

"Alpha Drystan, you have no right to accuse any member of my Pack in front of me of such a serious crime," I gritted my teeth as I stared at him sharply.

I won't let anyone shamelessly accuse anyone in our Pack and sully our reputation in front of me. He is getting too far with his assumptions. First, he suspected Giselle, and now he is suspecting all the members of my Pack.

It's only a matter of time before he puts the blame on all of us and accuses us of working together to harm Astrid.

"No, right? Wasn't Astrid's bracelet found near the Pack borders? That would only mean that she was kidnapped while she was still inside the Silvermoon Pack!" Drystan insisted.

"Alpha Drystan, although Astrid's bracelet was indeed found near our Pack borders, it was found outside our Pack. It doesn't prove that Astrid was kidnapped inside the Pack," the Pack Warrior argued with respect.

"Giselle, tell us the truth. Did you really not see Astrid?" Drystan turned his attention to Giselle, still insisting that Astrid was indeed attacked inside my Pack.

Giselle shook his head. Drystan had already asked her the same question multiple times, and he always got the same answer. "I swear, I haven't really seen her. Are you sure that she really went to see me, or did she leave the Pack in secret? That's why she was attacked by rogues?"

Drystan clenched his fists as his eyes narrowed into slits. "Astrid will never leave the Pack. She's pregnant. She would never deliberately put herself in danger." "Enough!" I shouted angrily, interrupting their fight.

"Did you interrogate the rogues? What did they say?" I asked the Pack Warrior to get to the bottom of this.

If anyone in my pack was really responsible for this, I would never show mercy to them, and I would make sure that they get the punishment that they deserve.& will also do the same to Giselle

indeed, she planned all of this

behind our backs.

"We tried to catch them all alive, Alpha, but they refused to cooperate with us. They attacked our Warriors and fought against us. We were left with no choice but to kill them," The Pack Warrior answered as he lowered a little. "And you call that an investigation!" I yelled at him, making him flinch.

My lips pressed into a thin line when

I realized that we had run into a dead end here. With all the rogues dead and without any proof of their involvement in the case, there is a really high chance that they were just wrongfully accused.

"Forgive me, Alpha, but aside from the rogues, there was really no one else. The fact that they fought against us also proves that they really had something to do with it," The Pack Warrior explained.

"You've investigated the area where you found Astrid, but have you investigated the place where she disappeared?" Drystan questioned us, making us fall silent

I watched as Drystan gave Giselle a murderous stare. He is still convinced that Giselle had something to do with this.

What if he is right? What if Giselle has been lying to me all along? It doesn't make any sense, but it will if the DNA test proves that her child is not mine.

 

Chapter 89: Dying

Drystan's POV

The air in the waiting room is thick with tension, not just because we were waiting for news about Astrid's condition but also because of our conversation.

Before a huge argument could start between us, the heavy door to the emergency room slid open with a muffled hiss, jolting us from our tense reveries.

Our heads turned around in unison to the room behind us, our eyes trained on the figure in the crisp white coat striding towards us.

The Doctor's expression was inscrutable, giving away one of the news they carried.

We have forgotten about the topic we were fighting about earlier. Every one of us held our breaths as time seemed to slow to a crawl. We waited with bated breath for them to deliver the update we both dreaded and desperately needed.

"Are you all an immediate family member of the patient?" Finally, the Doctor spoke, his words cutting through the deafening silence like a scalpel.

"Astrid doesn't have any living family members, doc. She's a member of my Pack," I answered instantly.

Killian, who looked like he wanted to answer the Doctor's question earlier, fell silent beside me.

If he and Astrid had been married until now, he would have qualified as Astrid's immediate family member. However, they have divorced already. He is no longer considered as part of Astrid's family.

"If that's so, can I ask the others to leave? I need to talk to you only," The Doctor spoke respectfully.

"You can tell us whatever you want to say. We are also here for Astrid," Killian insisted, making the Doctor look at him with contempt.

"Alpha, I'm sorry, but I can only say this to immediate family members only. Since Astrid is not even a part of your Pack, I cannot disclose this sensitive information to you," the Doctor answered professionally as if he had already encountered many situations like this before.

Killian stood his ground, his feet firmly planted as if anchored to the very tiles beneath him. The Doctor's words had fallen upon deaf ears as he refused to take his request.

"Killian," Giselle whispered next to him as she urgently tugged at his sleeve, her delicate fingers urging him to leave.

However, Killian stayed rooted on the ground, his gaze fixed on the closed door beyond which Astrid's fate hung in the balance.

"We have to go, Killian," Giselle whispered to his ears once again, her voice laced with a tremor.

We all stared at him as we waited for him to take his leave until he realized that the Doctor was really not going to talk until he was gone.

With a heavy weight inside his chest, he finally listened to Giselle and allowed her to pull him out of the waiting room.

"Is she "I swallowed hard. "Is she okay?" I asked the Doctor as strongly as I could despite the fear that gripped my heart as soon as Killian and the others were out of earshot. The Doctor sighed. Finally, the weight of the news he had to bring had seeped through his face.

"I'm not going to sugarcoat my words," The Doctor spoke in a grave tone, making me feel more anxious. "Astrid broke a lot of bones in her fall, and she also suffered from a lot of blood clots. Normally, her injuries won't be this serious if her wolf is in a healthy state. However, her wolf is in a dire situation more than her."

My brows furrowed. "What do you mean?"

"Her wolf is weaker than her human body right now. I'm afraid she won't be able to heal on her own," the Doctor answered.

My eyes widened. How could this

be? How could Astrid's wolf be weaker than her human body, which is suffering from a lot of injuries? Even if she is an omega, her wolf shouldn't be weaker than the current state of her human body.

"Astrid's wolf did not turn weak

because of her injuries. Her wolf had already been weak before the accident happened. Didn't you know about this?" The Doctor asked me curiously. "Didn't you notice some signs that her wolf was weak?" His eyes squinted as he didn't expect

me not to know anything about this.

I swallowed hard. I had no idea that Astrid's wolf was so weak to the point that its health was worse than her human condition right now.

"Then, h-how is she?" I stammered out without answering his question. "How is she right now?" I steeled myself, bracing for the words I knew were coming yet dreading all the same. "We've done everything in our power to stabilize her condition," the Doctor continued, his gaze never wavered from mine.

The air seemed to crystallize around us as my world narrowed down to the devastated expression on the Doctor's face. "Then she's going to be okay, right? What can we do to help her?" I asked him, desperately hoping that there would be a way.

"I'm... I'm sorry but Astrid is not going to recover from this," he replied with a voice low and heavy with regret.

My heart plummeted as the little hope that I desperately clung to crumbled into dust. "She's... she's going to die?" I asked my voice barely above a whisper, the words catching in my throat.

The Doctor nodded solemnly, his eyes reflecting the depth of his own anguish. "I'm afraid so. All we can do now is make her as comfortable as possible and... wait."

 

Chapter 90: Cruel Fate

Drystan's POV

My knees turned weak as the realization that Astrid was going to die threatened to overwhelm me. I had to lean against the wall for support as my mind reeled with the cruel finality of the doctor's words.

I shook my head, refusing to accept this. "There must be another way. We can't just wait for her to die!" I insisted.

The Doctor placed a sympathetic hand on my shoulder as if he had already expected reluctance from me. "Even if by some miracle she managed to push through, her health might still deteriorate once she wakes up," he paused the unspoken words hanging between them.

"She might not be able to handle the news that she... miscarried," he finally uttered.

I took in a sharp breath, and my eyes widened at his horrible news.

"W-What?" I stammered as my breath left my lungs.

"I'm sorry, Alpha, the child did not make it. We did the best that we could to save the child, but with the injuries that Miss Astrid had suffered and with her wolf's weak condition, the child wasn't able to hold on.

My face fell when the doctor shared the devastating news. My shoulders sagged as a heavy weight pressed down upon me. My heart ached both for Astrid and for the child who never got the chance to live his life. "Alpha Drystan, I think I should take my leave," the doctor spoke solemnly so I could be alone.

I couldn't look into his eyes. I just nodded my head absentmindedly before he turned to leave. As soon as he was gone, my eyes grew damp, and a lump rose in my throat.

What a cruel blow.

Astrid had already suffered so much in her life. Her own father abandoned her and her mother when she wasn't even born. Then, her mother died when she was just a few years old.

Her mate, who was supposed to love her and cherish her, did nothing but hurt her. His mate never failed to make her feel how worthless and useless she was, and while they were still together, he cheated on their marriage and impregnated someone else. As if all of that wasn't enough, Astrid's grandmother died, who was the only living family member she had left.

She was left all alone after she got divorced. Her son is the only one that she has. The only one that gave her the will to leave and to continue on to her life.

However, even that innocent soul was still taken from her.

What kind of fate is this? When will Astrid's suffering ever end?"

I sat on the chair alone in the empty waiting room as I took in the silence.

Astrid's son is already dead, and now she is dying too. Yet, no one still knows the person who is responsible for all of this.

The perpetrator still runs free like nothing happened while Astrid suffers here.

Hot tears spilled out of my eyes, and then, as soon as the tears came out, I couldn't take it anymore. My composure crumbled, and I broke into anguish sobs.

I burrowed my face into my hands,

trying my best to muffle my cries but heavy sobs uncontrollably. spilled out of my lips as my shoulders shook with the force of my weeping. en

Gone was the stoic, steadfast man Astrid had come to rely on. I've turned into a devastated soul with all my vulnerability in the open.

Through my tears, I silently cursed the cruelty of fate. This is a loss I had never imagined having to bear, a pain I wished I could shield Astrid from entirely.

It's too late. I have already let her down. I promised Astrid that I was going to protect her and her child, but in the end, I broke the promise I made her. "Drystan! What happened? Where is Astrid?!" Nova asked me with worry etched all over her face when she arrived.

She pressed both of her palms to her knees as she chased her breath. She rushed all the way here, but she still arrived late.

"Drystan?" Nova turned quiet when

she finally saw my state. She stood up straight with worry in her eyes, which were directed towards me. "Are you-" she stopped herself from finishing her question when she saw how hard I was crying.

This wasn't the first time that Nova had seen me cry this hard before. The first time she ever saw me cry was when her older sister, my mate, died.

At that time, I never stopped weeping for the death of my mate. She was a witness to my tears, and I was also a witness to hers.

That was the only time that I ever cried, and now it is repeated once again.

Nova did not say a word. She just placed a hand on my shoulder as she bent her knees in front of me to face me and listen to my cries.

Since she had already seen me cry before, I did not feel uncomfortable in showing her my vulnerability.

"It's Astrid," I spoke as I tried my best to hold back my tears to get my words through properly. "The doctor said she's not going to live much longer What am I going to do, Nova? What am I going to do?" I asked her repeatedly as I broke into

another group of sobs.