Reclaiming My Broken Luna by Selene Souchon

Chapter 281: Dark Secrets

Killian's

POV

Ryder exhaled slowly, tension rippling through his body as he processed the gravity of the situation. "Where do we start?" he asked, his voice tight with barely contained anger.

I took a moment before responding. "I couldn't think of anyone who could know more about this except for Giselle's doctor," I replied, my mind already working through the plan.

"The one who handled her pregnancy. He would know what happened, or at the very least, he'd have records. If there's a hole in her story, he's the key to unlocking it." I explained to him.

Ryder fell into a thoughtful silence, his eyes narrowing as he absorbed the implications. After a beat, his fists clenched, his jaw tightening in fury.

"Her doctors... They were all members of our Pack. How could they betray you? Betray us? How dare they lie to their Alpha!" His voice shook with righteous anger.

"To hide something this huge would take more than just Giselle," I continued, my voice steady but cold. "This wasn't the work of one person. You'll need to investigate and interrogate every doctor and nurse from the Pack who was involved in her care. Someone has to know something."

"But you have to tread carefully," I added, my tone dropping. "No one can know we're investigating, least of all Giselle. If she catches wind of this, we'll lose our chance to expose the full truth."

Ryder nodded, his expression hardening into grim determination. But then, after a moment, his brow furrowed. "What about her attendants? They're always with her. There's no way they know nothing about what Giselle's hiding."

I let out a deep sigh, feeling the weight of it all pressing down on me. "Giselle's attendants... they're too loyal to her. They follow her orders without question. If they were loyal to us, they would've come forward already."

I paused, choosing my next words carefully. "For now, leave them alone. Keep an eye on them, but don't push. We can't risk them alerting Giselle to what we're doing."

delicacy of the situation. Still, his concern lingered, and after a moment, he asked, "And what about Ryker? What do we do about him?" My

matter what, we protect Ryker. He's caught up in something he doesn't even

Ryder who was pulled into this mess. He grew up thinking that Giselle is his real mother. I'm worried on how he is going to adjust once he

fierce loyalty shining through. "I'll make sure he's

nodded my head slightly. I fully trust him and his

before he finally

hesitated my

name formed in my mind, a name I didn't want to say aloud but couldn't ignore. “Astrid,”

but there was no shock. Only a grim understanding. "I was thinking the same

between us, thick and charged with the weight of what that meant. If Ryker was truly Astrid's son, then everything I had believed - about

for years

—

about

lie.

that had buried the truth deep beneath layers

for what I was about to say next. "Ryder,"

need to do another DNA test.

looked at me, his brow furrowed in confusion. "Another test? How do

him off,

for argument. "You're going

from Astrid, but

about it. No one can. This stays between you and me. No one