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.

I said, stopping to meet Ryder's gaze. "They need to

what about the trail the scouts found?" Ryder

place. "We follow it. I want to

then nodded. "I'll take care of

leave, I

at the

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

Later That Night

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

memories clawing their way back no matter how hard I tried to

words from that

I thought we could protect her, that the Packs could stand against whatever shadows

And now, those shadows were

pulled me from my thoughts. "Come in," I said, my voice sharper than

door opened, and Nova stepped inside. Her face was

asked, my eyes narrowing as

she said, closing

her expression tightening. "That's the same symbol, isn't it?

mind was already racing ahead. “It is.

hands clenching at her sides. "I... I'm starting to remember things. From when we were young. Things about Liora. About the

like a blow, and for

of things?" I asked finally, keeping my

hiding more from me than realized. And I think... I think I've seen the

of her words pressing down

been