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.

think it wasn't just the alcohol back

sense of it. Even if I was just drunk, I would have still known what I was doing. I would also still be

to one of alarm. "Drugged? What makes you think

voice dropping to a tense whisper. "Last

I stayed sober 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 felt that

realization hit him. "You think Giselle drugged you? Both then and

nodded slowly, the weight of the truth sinking. "Yes. There's a plant called Velaris. It's rare, but it has the power to cloud someone's mind, to make

I

why I

anything that

sides. "Velaris... that's dangerous stuff. If Giselle's been using

believe it, but the pieces are starting to fit together. She wanted me

contained. "So she drugged you to manipulate you into

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

memory of that night now tainted by the truth. "She's been playing this game for years, Ryder. And I fell for

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

voice low but cold. "But we have to be smart about it. If Giselle's been

you want me to gather more evidence? We can