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.

of the Pack, we wouldn't have given her the benefit

the Rogue King has been planning this for years," I said, breaking the silence. "If that's true, we need to act

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

room murmured in agreement, and I saw Killian's hands clench into fists on the

from him, to know

noise like a blade. "I don't trust her, but I believe

but

what do you suggest, Alpha?" anAlpha from another Pack asked, her gaze critical. "That we trust her? That

If she's right, and we do nothing, it won't matter whether we trusted her or

meeting dragged on for hours, but eventually,

would be investigated. Ryder would lead a small team to confirm her claims about the Rogue King's movements.

in the sky. Killian and I walked in silence back

suddenly, breaking the

said. "But she's also right. The Rogue King is real, Killian. We've

she has information that can help

know how dangerous

are, they are hard

with. If she used to have

not tied up to those dealings that she had with them?" he

her

"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

long moment, his eyes