Reclaiming My Broken Luna by Selene Souchon

Chapter 362: Shadows Astrid's POV

The tension in the air was suffocating.

Every time I stepped into the council room lately, I could feel it pressing against my chest-the growing divide within the Pack.

It was subtle at first, a quiet undercurrent of uncertainty, but now it was

undeniable.

People were questioning us. Questioning Killian. And Killian's mother, Rowena, had only made things worse.

The council members sat around the long table, their expressions ranging from weary to outright suspicious.

Rowena had planted seeds of doubt with her sudden return, and now those seeds were taking root.

Some of them believed she was here to help, that her knowledge of the rogues might be the key to stopping this war before it began. Others-including me weren't so sure.

Killian sat beside me, his jaw tight, his eyes scanning the room like a predator sizing up potential threats. He hadn't spoken much since his mother's revelations the night before.

I knew he was struggling to process it, to reconcile the woman who had betrayed us with the woman who now claimed she wanted to save the Pack.

I couldn't blame him. I didn't trust her either. Especially when she confessed that she had dealings with the rogues before.

We asked her what dealings she had, but she refused to tell us anything, making it harder for us to trust her.

Pack, we wouldn't have

planning this for years," I said, breaking the silence. "If that's true, we need to act quickly. Waiting for him to come to us will only put more

his tone sharp, "this is another one of her schemes, meant to manipulate

and I saw Killian's hands clench into fists

from him, to know

said finally, his voice cutting through the noise like a blade. "I don't trust her, but I believe she's telling the truth about the Rogue King. We can't afford to dismiss her

murmurs quieted, but the tension

gaze critical. "That we

Killian said firmly. "We verify everything she says. But we don't ignore it. If she's right, and we do nothing,

but

her claims about the Rogue King's movements. It wasn't much,

the moon was high in the sky. Killian and I walked in silence back to our quarters, the weight

manipulating them," Killian said suddenly, breaking the silence. His

also right.

has information that can

how dangerous

rogues are, they are hard

used to have

she had with them?" he interrupted,

rogues were using her or that

stopped walking, turning to face him. "And what if this is the one time she doesn't? What if she's telling the truth and we ignore it because of her past? You

for a long moment, his