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.

meet Ryder's gaze. "They need to know this isn't just another

what about the trail the scouts found?" Ryder asked. "It leads

at the mention of that cursed place. "We follow it. I want to know where it leads and who's involved. But

hesitated, then nodded. "I'll

he turned to leave, I called out,

the

sure whoever we send knows what they're walking into. We're not

Later That Night

on the desk in front of me, the faint

quiet, the memories clawing their way back no matter

in my thoughts, her words from

believed her then. I thought we could protect her, that

I'd been wrong. And now, those

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

inside. Her face was pale, her usual confidence replaced by

is it?" I asked, my eyes narrowing as I took her

talk to you," she said, closing

expression tightening. "That's the same symbol,

ahead. “It is.

remember things. From when we were

words hit me like a blow, and for a moment, I

keeping my

think she was hiding more from

air seemed to still, the weight of her words pressing

The name had been a