Reclaiming My Broken Luna by Selene Souchon

Chapter 372: Shadows of Deception

Astrid's POV

The Silvermoon Packhouse was quieter than usual, as if the weight of the past few days had seeped into its walls, stifling every sound.

Killian had been unusually distant since the discovery of the locket and the ledger, his thoughts turned inward as we both struggled to decide our next move.

The secrets we carried were a heavy burden, and the consequences of their revelation loomed over us like a dark cloud.

I stood in the courtyard, watching Ryker and Elara chase each other around the garden.

Their laughter echoed through the open space, a brief reprieve from the storm brewing within me.

My wolf stirred uneasily, sensing the tension that lingered just beneath the surface.

"Mama, look!" Elara's excited voice called, breaking through my thoughts.

I turned to see her holding a small bouquet of wildflowers she had picked. Her silver eyes sparkled with pride, and for a moment, the world felt lighter.

"They're beautiful, sweetheart," I said, kneeling to accept the flowers. "Thank you."

Ryker ran up beside her, his face flushed with excitement. "Can we show Papa too?"

My heart clenched at his words, the innocence in his voice a stark contrast to the chaos surrounding us. "Of course," I said, forcing a smile. "He'd love that."

The Council Meeting

The council room was filled with tension as Killian, Drystan, Nova, and I gathered to discuss our next steps.

The evidence we had found-Liora's locket and the ledger-had left no doubt in anyone's mind that the rogues had coordinated her death with the help of someone from Silvermoon.

Drystan leaned forward, his hands gripping the edges of the table. "The rogues are baiting us, trying to distract us from their true plans. But we can't ignore this. We need to find the traitor."

just about Liora anymore. If the informant is still active, they're a threat to

gaze fixed on the table,

steady but strained. "I'll have the inner circle questioned, and we'll review every record from the time of

evident. "That's not enough. Whoever did this has had years to cover their tracks. We need to

If the rogues see us divided, they'll take advantage of it. We can't let that

gaze softened as she looked at me. "You're right, Astrid. But we need answers. If we don't uncover the truth, the rogues will keep using this

of our room, the

could feel the weight of his

low. "Drystan and

him. "We'll handle

the Rogue King. If we can stop him, maybe... just

shook his head, his golden eyes dark with anguish. "What if there is no

in his voice. "Then we'll face

Drystan's POV

moon hung high in the sky as I stood on the balcony outside my room, the cool night air doing little to

but the picture they formed was one I wasn't

never felt right. I had accepted it as a rogue

the growing evidence of a

her-someone I had

the balcony, her presence a

still thinking about it," she said

me.

voice rough. "She deserved better than

reached for my hand, her touch grounding me. "We'll

beneath

thought they could

they didn't understand

wouldn't stop until I uncovered the truth. And when I did, there would be no

into the council room, his face pale and his breathing