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."

eyes flickered with doubt, but he nodded, understanding the 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 chest tightened at the thought of Ryker - an

in something he doesn't even understand. We keep things as they are for now, until we know

into this mess. He grew up thinking that Giselle is his real

make sure

I fully

finally spoke. "Alpha... who do

hesitated my pulse quickening

name I didn't want to say aloud but couldn't ignore. “Astrid,” I said, the word heavy with possibility. think Ryker is

shock. Only a

silence fell between us, thick and charged with the weight of what that meant. If Ryker was

for years

—

child, about Giselle was

lie.

had buried the truth deep beneath layers of

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

to do another DNA test. This time, between

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

I cut him

"You're going to gather a

Astrid, but she

can. This stays between you and me. No one else is to