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?"

a hand through my hair, the frustration bubbling up. "That night... I thought I was just drunk.

the alcohol. I drank too much, and

starting to think it wasn't just the alcohol back

known what I was doing. I would also still be able to remember things than to be left with completely

to one of alarm. "Drugged? What makes

leaned forward, my voice dropping to a tense whisper.

was slipping, like it was being clouded and my body

him. "You think Giselle

has the power to cloud someone's mind, to make them feel

I

why

anything that happened that

his sides. "Velaris...

but the pieces are starting to fit together. She wanted me to think it was alcohol back

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

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

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

do you want to do, Alpha? We

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

to gather more evidence? We