Reclaiming My Broken Luna by Selene Souchon

Chapter 360: Distant Threat Drystan's POV

The pendant rested in my hand, its weight heavier than the tarnished metal should allow.

The insignia stared back at me, an unwelcome ghost from the past, its edges dulled but still unmistakable.

The mark of the rogue faction that had haunted Liora's final days.

The pendant was a warning, though I wasn't sure if it was meant for me or for the Packs. Either way, I wasn't about to ignore it.

I sat in the quiet of my office, the walls lined with maps and old records. Beta Jared stood nearby, his arms crossed and his expression grim.

He'd stayed silent since delivering the pendant, but his presence was steady. Reliable.

"This can't be a coincidence," I said, breaking the silence. "First, rogue attacks close to our borders, and now this. They're not just testing us" they're sending a message."

Jared nodded but didn't speak right away. He was like that, careful with his words. "It's possible someone wanted you to find it. To unsettle you."

I turned the pendant over in my hand. "If they think this will throw me off, they're wrong." My voice was steady, but the anger simmering beneath my words was hard to contain.

"This means there is someone bigger working behind them. And if they're bold enough to leave clues, then they're confident they can handle whatever we throw at them."

Ryder's frown deepened. "Do you think it's the same faction from before? The ones Liora" He stopped short, as if realizing he was treading dangerous ground.

My jaw tightened. "It has to be." The thought sent a fresh wave of fury through me. "She fled from them because she knew what they were capable of. If they're reemerging now, it's not by chance."

I pushed back from the desk and stood, pacing the room. The pendant was a "key" proof that the rogue faction wasn't just a scattered memory but an organized force.

And now, they were making moves, likely under the command of one leader.

word to Astrid and Killian," I said, stopping to meet Ryder's gaze. "They need to know

trail the scouts found?" Ryder asked. "It leads north, toward

cursed place. "We follow it. I want to know

then nodded. "I'll

leave, I called out,

at the door,

send knows what they're walking into. We're not

Later That Night

the desk in front of me, the faint moonlight filtering through the window and

mind wouldn't quiet, the memories clawing their way back no matter

words from that final mission resurfacing. "They'll

her, that the Packs could stand against whatever shadows she'd run

now, those shadows

at the door pulled me from my thoughts. "Come in," I said, my voice sharper

face was pale, her usual

eyes narrowing as

she

tightening. "That's the same

racing ahead.

starting to remember things. From when we were young. Things about Liora.

words hit me like a blow,

of things?" I asked finally, keeping my

her head, her brow furrowing. "It's all fragments, but think she was hiding more from me than realized. And I think... I think I've seen the

still, the weight of her words

been a whisper,