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?"

frustration bubbling up. "That night... I

all from the alcohol. I drank too much, and

the words difficult to force out. "But after what happened last night, I'm starting to think

I would have still known what I was

to one of alarm. "Drugged?

whisper. "Last night, on my date

on purpose, but I still felt the 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 a mind of its own. The same way it

"You think Giselle

sinking. "Yes. There's a plant called Velaris. It's rare, but it has the power to

I

why

anything that happened that

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

sharp. "I didn't want to believe it, but the pieces are starting to fit together. She wanted me to think it was alcohol back then, and I was too blind

tightened, his anger barely contained. "So she drugged you to manipulate you into thinking you slept with her. That's

believe it was her I slept with. I woke up beside her that morning, and I assumed... I

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

stepped closer, his eyes filled with righteous fury. "What do you want to do, Alpha? We can't let her get away

I replied, my voice low but cold. "But we have to be smart about it. If Giselle's been using Velaris on me, then there's no telling how far her manipulation goes.

gather more evidence? We can look into her connections, find