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.

we wouldn't have given

silence. "If that's true, we need to act quickly. Waiting for him to come to

one of the elders cut in, his tone sharp, "this is another one of her schemes, meant to manipulate us into doing her bidding. How do we know she's not still

room murmured in agreement, and I saw Killian's hands

They needed to hear from him, to know that their

blade. "I don't trust her, but I believe she's telling the truth about the Rogue King. We can't afford to

murmurs quieted, but

gaze critical. "That

ignore it. If she's right, and we do nothing, it won't matter whether we

on for hours, but eventually, we reached a reluctant

information would be investigated. Ryder would lead a small team to confirm her claims about the Rogue King's movements. It wasn't much,

in the sky. Killian and I walked in silence back to our quarters, the weight of the day hanging heavily between

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

know," I said. "But she's also right. The

signs. If she has information

know how

they are hard

used to have dealings with them, who

she

were using her or

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

looked at me for a long moment, his eyes