Reclaiming My Broken Luna (Astrid and Killian) novel Chapter 282

Nova’s POV

I fold the last piece of clothing into my bag, my hands shaking with every movement.

Everything feels heavier than it should, like the weight of my decision is pressing down on me, threatening to crush me.

This room, this pack, it was my home for so long. But now, it’s become unbearable.

Every corner holds memories I wish I could forget, memories that keep me tied to a past I no longer have a place in.

Drystan.

His name alone sends a sharp pang through my chest. I close my eyes, trying to push away the thoughts of him, of what could’ve been, but it’s no use.

He’s everywhere, in everything. I can’t escape him, not while I’m here. I can’t pretend anymore. It hurts too much.

I open my eyes, looking down at the half-packed bag. My heart feels like it’s shattering with every item I shove inside, but this is the only option. I can’t stay.

Not when Drystan and Astrid have found their way back to each other. I can’t be the reason they fall apart again. I won’t be the one standing in the way of their happiness.

No matter how much it tears me apart inside.

I bite my lip, the tears threatening to spill over, but I won’t let them. Not now. I’ve cried enough over this. Over him. Over what we could’ve been.

But what’s the point of holding on to something that was never truly mine? Drystan made his choice. And I have to make mine.

Leaving is the only way I’ll survive this. I can’t keep pretending that I’m okay, that seeing him with her every day doesn’t kill me a little more each time.

He deserves happiness, and so does Astrid. I care about them both too much to stay and cause more pain. And if I’m honest with myself, I deserve a chance to move on too.

But why does it hurt so much to walk away?