Reclaiming My Broken Luna by Selene Souchon

Chapter 290: Interrogation Killian's POV

I watched the words sink in, the terror twisting their faces even further.

They exchanged frantic glances, looking for some sort of reassurance from each other, but none came. The reality of their situation had finally caught up to them, and it was clear they knew I wasn't bluffing. One of the nurses broke first, her voice cracking as she shook her head. "Alpha, please! We didn't do anything wrong! Ryker is truly-"

I snapped my fingers, cutting her off sharply. Ryder, who had been standing silently by the door, stepped forward.

Without hesitation, he grabbed the heated brand from the brazier, bringing it close to the nurse's face. The heat radiated off the metal, the glow reflecting in her wide, terrified eyes.

She flinched back, her voice rising into a desperate wail as she realized just how dire her situation had become.

"Please, please! Don't hurt us!" she sobbed, shrinking away from the brand, the words spilling out of her as she clung to the hope that I might change my mind.

Enough." My voice came out hard, cutting through the air like a blade.

I turned my attention back to the Pack Doctor, my patience running dangerously thin. "The next words out of your mouth better be the truth, or I'll have Ryder start with her. And I promise you, she won't survive the night."

crumbled, his shoulders sagging under the weight of

eyes, and he finally broke, his voice barely more than a whisper. "All right. All right,

raised an eyebrow, waiting, the silence stretching out between us, heavy with unspoken

to speak, each word dragging out of him like a confession he had never intended to make. "I never wanted things to go this far, Alpha. I swear, I thought it was just a small

him, my fists clenched at my sides, the air in the

the words kept

she's pregnant with a

made me lie about the baby's gender. Said that if anyone knew she was carrying a

support me, make sure I had everything I needed. She said it was

jaw tightened, the bitterness welling up inside me as I listened. "And you thought that was the end of it? Á small lie, a favor? How naive are

big a lie is, he knows it

.n

lower. "I-I didn't think it would lead to this. I thought it was just a way for her to secure her place I had no idea what she was truly planning.

breath, and I could see the terror in

went into labor, we were prepared to deliver her child-the little girl she was carrying. But I had no idea that she's been planning to replace her

take Ryker then pretend that nothing happened. We don't know where Ryker came from and what happened to her real child. We could only do as we were told." "Who?" I asked my brows furrowing in confusion. "Who swapped them? Who