Reclaiming My Broken Luna

: Hiding from Problems

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Astrid's POV

I got a wide smile on my face as I hopped out of the car. Nova and I had just arrived back at the Nightsong Pack.

Drystan gave me a week to have the alliance papers signed. Guess what? Only a day was needed for me to get his signature. I'm sure he would be surprised to find out about my achievement.

I knock on Drystan's office before twisting the door open and inserting my head in. I beamed at Drystan, whose head was burrowed in papers.

I'm so excited to tell him the news, but he still hasn't realized who is at his door right now.

"Who is it?" Drystan slowly raised his head. When he saw my face all the exhaustion in his face vanished, replaced with the joy of seeing me. "Astrid, you're back!" Drystan stood up from his seat and rushed towards me.

I entered his office and closed the door behind me. "Look at what I got," I showed the papers to him.

Drystan's jaw fell open when he saw Alpha Everest's clear signature. He snatched the paper from me and looked at Alpha Everest's signature in disbelief.

“H-How did you do it?" He asked in surprise.

I pouted. "You thought I couldn't do it?"

Drystan's brows furrowed, and he shook his head in denial when he heard the disappointment in my voice.

I sighed. "I know you thought I couldn't do it. It doesn't matter though because I won." I grinned. "From now on, you should delegate some of your tasks to me. I would have volunteered to be your Pack's trainer, but I'm pregnant, so you could just let me handle some paperwork instead."

Drystan smiled when he heard my words. He looked just happy to have me. I averted my graze from him when I felt uncomfortable with his intense stare.

"Why don't you look happy?" I questioned him.

The way he looks at me is like he's hiding something bad from me.

Drystan sighed and moved his gaze forward. "While you were gone. I received a news from the higher ups," he spoke in a low voice.

My eyes squinted slightly. What is the news all about that would make him feel this upset?

"Our Pack is chosen to host this year's werewolf assembly," Drystan broke out the news, sending me back.

"W-What?" I slumped on the couch when I felt my whole body weaken.

The werewolf assembly is exactly what it sounds like. It is an assembly where all leaders of different Packs gather in one place to promote harmony and unity between separate Packs.

Every two years, one Pack is chosen to host the event, and for some reason, the Nightsong Pack is chosen to host the event this year.

"It's okay, Astrid. I was planning to decline it anyway. I—"

"Decline? How could you decline such a good opportunity? Hosting this event will boost the reputation of our Pack. It will also jumpstart our goal of reaching out and forming alliances with other Packs. You can't decline a good opportunity that is alteady handed on to us," +cut him off.

"We can meet our goal with or without the help of this opportunity, Astrid. With both of us working together, we can make our goal happen," Drystan argued.

I paused and swallowed hard. I'm willing to help him reach his goals and develop this Pack, but I don't want to be the reason why he would decline this opportunity that would make things easier for him.

I owe him so much, and I have been nothing but a burden to his Pack. I can't let him pass up on this opportunity just because he wants to protect me.

"You are worrying too much,

Drystan. Tell them that you'll accept

the opportunity, Drystan, and thank them for it. Also, entrust all the preparations to me. I have prepared and hosted many Pack events before. I can help you make this

year's assembly leave a lasting

impression on our guests."

"But, Killian-"

I forced out a laugh to ease his worries. "You don't have to be afraid. Killian wouldn't know. Knowing Giselle, he would never allow Killian to find out that I'm alive."

Drystan's brows furrowed in confusion.

"I met Giselle at the Frostbite Pack, and she recognized me," I told him.

"What?!" Drystan's eyes went wide, and a frantic expression crossed his face.

"I know Giselle. I'm sure she would never mention anything about me to Killian," I muttered.

Giselle had always hated me, and

she had always tried to push me out of their lives when I was still the Silvermoon Pack's Luna. She was even so happy when I left the Pack. Seeing me back in the Silvermoon Pack would be her worst nightmare.

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"With the proper disguise, Killian won't recognize me, and with Giselle, Killian would be convinced that I'm a different person."

“But, this is dangerous,” Drystan countered.

"Assign a team that will help me with the preparations," I ignored his words, making him tense.

Even if Killian recognizes me, what is there to fear? I know that Nova and Drystan would protect me, and even if Killian cries blood, I will never go back to him.

I know I wouldn't be able to hide my secret for so long. I should stop running from my problems. It's time to face them.

When I met Giselle at the Silvermoon Pack, I realized what a coward I was hiding behind the Nightsong Pack.

Hiding from Giselle and Killian just made me a loser. I should face them so I could really say that I've won and had my freedom.