Reclaiming My Broken Luna by Selene Souchon

Chapter 281: Dark Secrets Killian's POV Ryder exhaled slowly, tension rippling through his body as he processed the gravity of the situation. "Where do we start?" he asked, his voice tight with barely contained anger.

I took a moment before responding. "I couldn't think of anyone who could know more about this except for Giselle's doctor," I replied, my mind already working through the plan.

"The one who handled her pregnancy. He would know what happened, or at the very least, he'd have records. If there's a hole in her story, he's the key to unlocking it." I explained to him.

Ryder fell into a thoughtful silence, his eyes narrowing as he absorbed the implications. After a beat, his fists clenched, his jaw tightening in fury.

"Her doctors... They were all members of our Pack. How could they betray you? Betray us? How dare they lie to their Alpha!" His voice shook with righteous anger.

"To hide something this huge would take more than just Giselle," I continued, my voice steady but cold. "This wasn't the work of one person. You'll need to investigate and interrogate every doctor and nurse from the Pack who was involved in her care. Someone has to know something." "But you have to tread carefully," I added, my tone dropping. "No one can know we're investigating, least of all Giselle. If she catches wind of this, we'll lose our chance to expose the full truth." Ryder nodded, his expression hardening into grim determination. But then, after a moment, his brow furrowed. "What about her attendants? They're always with her. There's no way they know nothing about what Giselle's hiding." I let out a deep sigh, feeling the weight of it all pressing down on me. "Giselle's attendants... they're too loyal to her. They follow her orders without question. If they were loyal to us, they would've cforward already." I paused, choosing my next words carefully. "For now, leave them alone. Keep an eye on them, but don't push. We can't risk them alerting Giselle to what we're doing." Ryder's eyes flickered with doubt, but he nodded, understanding the delicacy of the situation. Still, his concern lingered, and after a moment, he asked, "And what about Ryker? What do we do about him?" My chest tightened at the thought of Ryker - an innocent boy who doesn't even understand what is happening around him.

"We protect him," I said without hesitation. "No matter what, we protect Ryker. He's caught up in something he doesn't even understand. We keep things as they are for now, until we know the whole truth." I felt bad for Ryder who was pulled into this mess. He grew up thinking that Giselle is his real mother. I'm worried on how he is going to adjust once he finds out the truth.

Ryder's gaze softened, his fierce loyalty shining through. "I'll make sure he's safe, Alpha. I'll make sure Giselle doesn't suspect a thing." I nodded my head slightly. I fully trust him and his abilities.

Ryder paused, a question hanging in the air before he finally spoke. "Alpha... who do you think Ryker's real mother is?" I hesitated my pulse quickening as the nformed in my mind, a nI didn't want to say aloud but couldn't ignore. "Astrid," I said, the word heavy with possibility. think Ryker is Astrid's son." Ryder's eyes widened, but there was no shock. Only a grim understanding. "I was thinking the sthing." A silence fell between us, thick and charged with the weight of what that meant. If Ryker was truly Astrid's son, then everything I had believed - about my life, about for years Astrid's child, about Giselle was a lie.

A carefully constructed lie that had buried the truth deep beneath layers of deceit.

I took a deep breath, bracing myself for what I was about to say next. "Ryder," I started, my voice low but resolute. "We need to do another DNA test. This time, between Astrid and Ryker." Ryder looked at me, his brow furrowed in confusion. "Another test? How do we " "Quietly," I cut him off, my tone leaving no room for argument. "You're going to gather a DNA sample from Astrid, but she canoet know about it. No one can. This stays between you and me. No one else is to be involved." Ryder's eyes widened slightly at the gravity of the command, but after a moment, he nodded, understanding the importance of secrecy.

"How do you wantto go about this?" he asked, his voice calm but determined.

"Discreetly," I replied. "Get a sample without her noticing. We can't afford any mistakes. Once we have it, we'll know for sure." Ryder's expression hardened with determination. "I'll take care of it, Alpha. You can trust me." I met his gaze, knowing that Ryder was the only one I could rely on for this. "I know." And with that, the weight of our secret plan hung heavy between us, the first step toward uncovering the truth.

Ryder left the room with a determined look, leavingalone with my thoughts. The silence of the room was almost suffocating.

My mind raced, replaying every interaction with Giselle, every m moment that seemed off but I had ΝΟ brushed aside. How had I been so blind? How had I allowed myself to be deceived for so long?

I stood up from my desk, pacing the room as the weight of it all began to settle on me. Giselle had.c hadorchestrated an elaborate lie, manipulating me, drugging me, all for what? Power? Control? The more I thought about it, the angrier I became. Giselle ruined everything. He ruined my life and even Astrid and Ryker were caught in her schemes.

It's tforto find out what happened years ago and know what kind of person Giselle rakow really is. And she will have to pay for everything that she had done.