Reclaiming My Broken Luna by Selene Souchon

Chapter 280: Velaris

Killian's POV

"Alpha, what should we do?" Ryder's voice pulled me back from the brink of my spiraling thoughts.

His eyes bore into mine, tense with the weight of what we had just discovered. "What Giselle did... it's worse than treason. We have proof of her betrayal. How should we deal with her?"

My heart raced, but I forced myself to stay calm. "Don't alert her just yet," I said firmly, my voice cutting through the tension like a knife.

Ryder looked at me, his eyes flickering with protest. "But, Alpha-"

I raised a hand to stop him, my voice low but unyielding. "We're barely scratching the surface, Ryder. If Giselle could pull something like this off for years, then we're dealing with something much bigger. There's more to this than we realize."

His jaw clenched as he tried to rein in his frustration, but I could see he understood. "You think there's more she's hiding?"

I let out a slow breath, the weight of my next words heavier than I wanted to admit. "Yes, Ryder. I do. I've been thinking about what happened years ago... that night I slept with someone I couldn't remember. I've been trying to piece it together, but it never made sense."

I paused, meeting his gaze. "Until now."

Ryder frowned, confused. "What are you saying, Alpha?"

up. "That night...

it was all from the alcohol. I

hesitated, the words difficult to force out. "But after what happened last night, I'm starting to think it wasn't

known what I was doing. I would also still be able to remember things

one of alarm. "Drugged? What makes you think

to a tense whisper. "Last night, on my date

same way- dizzy, disoriented, and filled with heat. It was like my mind was slipping, like it was being clouded and my body is starting to have

realization hit him. "You think Giselle drugged you?

There's a plant called Velaris. It's rare, but it has the power to cloud someone's mind, to make

I

why

that

darkened, his fists clenching at his sides. "Velaris... that's dangerous stuff. If Giselle's

but the pieces are starting to

to manipulate you into thinking you slept with her. That's how

it was her I slept with. I woke up beside

night now tainted by the truth. "She's been playing

do you want to do, Alpha? We can't let

have to be smart about it. If Giselle's been using Velaris

you want me to gather more evidence? We