Reclaiming My Broken Luna by Selene Souchon

Chapter 198: An Alpha’s Promise

Giselle's POV

The air hung heavy around me as my anger pulsed through my veins. As soon as I heard that Killian was doing something behind my back again, I instantly rushed to his office to confront him.

I stood before Killian's door, my back straight and my jaw set in a line of unyielding resolve.

The guard, a young man with a face still too smooth to hold the weight of authority, stood before me. His hands hovered nervously near the door handle as he faced me.

He must be a newly recruited Pack Warrior, and he was assigned to guard Killian's room to keep everyone outside.

"I need to speak to Killian," I spoke, my voice a low, icy rumble. It wasn't a request. It was a demand, a command delivered with the chilling certainty of a queen issuing a decree.

My words were laced with a chilling coldness, a warning that I was not to be trifled with, as I fixed my gaze on the mahogany door.

I could feel his palpable fear as he stared through me. I could see the sweat beading on his forehead before he answered me. "L-Luna, the Alpha is currently discussing Pack matters with Beta Ryder inside. He s-specifically ordered me n-not to let a-anyone inside," his voice turned softer and softer until he reached the end of his sentence.

"What did you say?" I finally met his gaze with one of my brows raised,

his head. He dared not meet my gaze, afraid

of y-your a-arrival," The guard's stuttering turned so bad

going to stand out here and wait! So, I

I stormed inside with rage silently

sensing the shift in the atmosphere, rose from his seat and moved aside,

and almost predatory grace, I moved past him

in the room when I slammed my fist

going to meet with Astrid?" I seethed out

silence. "Who told you about this?" Killian calmly asked me, unbothered by my

scoffed. I couldn't believe he

rushing to give me an explanation. "Killian, you promise me and your son that you would forget her! What is this? Are you really going to betray your own yourown son?" I spoke exasperatingly as I

fell open when he heard my accusations. His eyes snapped to Beta Ryder, who was

walked out of the room. Once he was gone,

coming, so of course I had to come. This had nothing to do with Astrid!" Killian shot back as

fool me, Killian!" I pointed a finger at him. "If this really had nothing to do about Astrid, then you should have told me about it. I wouldn't have to hear it from someone else!" I snapped at him. Killian's brows furrowed. "I was about to inform you, but I was held up by Beta Ryder who came to discuss

I stared at him with an accusing

son a promise, Giselle. An Alpha can't break his words, how much more a promise that he made to his own son?" Killian questioned me, robbing me of speech. My chest heaved as I stared at him without any trust