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."

anymore. If the informant is

fixed on the table, his hands

have the inner circle questioned, and we'll review every record from the time of Liora's

eyes narrowed, his frustration evident. "That's not enough. Whoever did this has had

ease the tension. "But we need to be careful. If the rogues see us divided,

we need answers. If we don't uncover the truth, the rogues will keep

quiet of our room, the

meeting, and I could feel the weight of his thoughts

finally, his voice low. "Drystan and Nova are getting closer. If they

placed a hand on his arm, grounding him. "We'll handle it. But for now,

him, maybe... just maybe, we can find a way to

if there is no way to

my heart aching at the pain in his voice. "Then we'll face it together.

Drystan's POV

on the balcony outside my room, the cool night

pieces of the puzzle were falling into place, but the picture they formed was one I wasn't sure

a rogue ambush because that was the only

the growing evidence of a traitor in Silvermoon, the truth was becoming

betrayed her-someone I had

onto the balcony, her presence a welcome balm to my

still thinking about it," she said softly, leaning against the railing

me.

can I not?" I replied, my voice rough. "She deserved better

hand, her touch grounding me. "We'll find the truth, Drystan. No

though the anger simmering beneath my skin refused to fade.

thought they could manipulate

didn't understand one

until I uncovered the truth. And when I did, there would be no mercy for

burst into the council