Ch. 26..30: Reclaiming My Broken Luna Chapter 26-30

Chapter 26: Grandma’s Secret

Astrid's POV

My heart almost jumped out of my chest when I heard Drystan's voice from behind us.

Drystan always appears in the most unexpected times. It's pure luck that he still had no idea about my sickness until now.

"What are you doing here?" I asked Drystan as I clutched my beating heart.

"I just came to check," Drystan answered. "Are you okay now? How are you feeling?" He asked me.

I sighed. "I'm okay, I just get tired easily because of my pregnancy," I lied using a smooth excuse.

Drystan softly nodded his head. "You should rest more since you're pregnant. Always tell us when you need anything," Drystan tells me.

"Is the party over already?" Nova asked Drystan.

"Yes, I told everyone to go home already after we saw the moon," Drystan replied.

"Thank you, Drystan," I paused. "For the party." I don't know how to thank him enough.

Even though the party was too much, I knew I needed it and Drystan must have seen that also.

I've been feeling so troubled lately. Even though Killian bought our lies and I'm officially out of his life, I'm still thinking a lot about him lately and non-existent worries still bother me. Every time that I was alone I couldn't stop myself from thinking of him as much as I hated to admit it.

The surprise party that he held for me was a great distraction. It helped me ease all of my worries and it was a perfect reminder to show me that I don't have to fear anything anymore.

"You're safe with us, Astrid. Me, Nova, and the Pack will always protect you and provide for you. You do not have to worry about anything," Drystan reminded me.

I smiled at his words. I know that, but it was always easy to forget that.

My heart ached a little when I remembered one person who cared about me just like Drystan and Nova.

I opened the small drawer on my nightstand and pulled out the bracelet that my grandmother had given me as a gift. This bracelet is the only memory that I have of her.

I wish my grandmother was still alive. She would be happy to see me having new friends. She would have loved Nova too just like the others and she would be so happy to see me find a new place where I feel that I belong.

More particularly, I wish she had her chance to meet her great-grandchild. I was supposed to tell her that I was pregnant before she died, but because of Killian, I wasn't able to share that great news with her before she left. "Where did you get that bracelet?" Drystan asked me with a surprised look on his face.

I smiled as I looked at the bracelet. "My grandmother gave it to me as a gift when I was little," I answered him.

Drystan is silent for a moment. He couldn't take his eyes off the bracelet.

I didn't find it unusual to see the surprise in Dystan's face when he found out that I owned such a

valuable object. When my

grandmother first gave it to molnet

didn't know that the bracelet had a high monetary value in it.

As an omega who isn't used to expensive things. I do not have the eye that can tell luxurious objects apart.

I only found out that my bracelet was special when Killian's mother accused me of stealing it and wanted to take it from me.

Killian's mother is a materialistic woman. She even has her own collection of designer bags, designer shoes, and designer clothes.

Killian had always pampered her mother with luxurious things, but he never once bought me anything basic.

He couldn't even defend me from his mother who is always forcing me to divorce him so he could find another Luna.

"Is it okay if I take a look at the bracelet?" Drystan asked me respectfully.

I smiled and handed him the bracelet, "Of course."

Drystan took the bracelet from me as if it would break upon his touch. I chuckled slightly when I saw how careful he was in holding it.

I watched Drystan as he looked at the bracelet with curiosity in his eyes. "Is there something wrong?" I asked him when I noticed how he was intently looking at it.

Drystan shook his head immediately, surprised by my question. "Nothing," he answered. "Is it okay if I borrow your bracelet?" Drystan asks me respectfully. Nova suddenly laughed. "I didn't know you had a thing for bracelets."

Drystan glared at her making me laugh with Nova.

"It's fine if you borrow it, but this is my grandmother's gift for me. If something happens to it—"

"I know," Drystan spoke before I could finish my sentence. "I just need to check on something. I'll return it to you as soon as possible."

"Why are you so curious about the bracelet?" Nova asks him, making me look at Drystan, expecting his answer.

Drystan is silent for a moment, his

eyes never leaving the bracelet." just," he paused. "I just wanted to confirm something," Drystan

answered Nova straight to her eyes.

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"Okay, I will let you borrow my bracelet," I told him. "Just tell me what you find out after that, okay?" Letting Drystan borrow my bracelet is not a big deal when I could even trust him with my own life. "What do you want to know about it?" Drystan suddenly asked me, making me speechless.

"I thought you had something you want to confirm. Just tell me after you're done," I answered him.

One of the reasons why I'm letting him borrow my bracelet is because I'm also curious if the bracelet is really indeed valuable.

It's just an expandable metal

bracelet with some artisan's design

on it. It's not even made of silver. How could it hold so much value? Even the gem on it that Killian's mother considered precious seemed to be fake to me.

"Don't worry, I'll let you know if I made some discovery," Drystan promised me.

 

Chapter 27: Luminite Bracelet

Drystan's POV

I clutched Astrid's bracelet inside my hand as I left her room. As soon as I was alone in the hallway, I took another check on the bracelet once again.

For some reason, this bracelet looked so familiar. I'm just not sure where I have seen them before.

With a bracelet as expensive as this, it would be uncommon to see it just anywhere. I'm sure that I didn't see this bracelet from Astrid before. It was from someone else, but I just couldn't remember. I rubbed the bracelet's metal with my fingers and felt the weight of it on my hand to test its authenticity.

The stone on the bracelet seemed fake, but I couldn't tell that for sure. However, the metal used in this bracelet seems strange.

If I'm not mistaken, I think the metal used here is called Luminite.

In the whole world, only the Shadowfang Pack has access to Luminite. Luminite is very rare, and aside from that the Shadowfang Pack doesn't just release their precious metal to anyone.

It's hard to acquire a special metal like this. If this bracelet is indeed made of Luminite, then how could Astrid's grandmother have this and give it to her granddaughter?

Maybe I'm mistaken. Maybe this is some kind of metal that only looks like the Luminite. A lot of fake Luminites have been reported throughout the years. Maybe this is one of the fake ones and Astrid's grandmother got scammed. It's too early to know for sure.

"Yes, Alpha?" Our Pack's Beta answered after I connected with him through the Pack Link.

"I need you to search for an expert. Find me the best appraiser and a gemologist," I ordered him as I walked to my office.

"What do you need them for?" He asked, thinking that I would be letting him take care of this task.

"No, you don't have to meet them. I just want you to schedule a meeting. I'll talk to them." After saying those words, I disconnected our pack link and entered my office.

I opened my desk lamp and took another check on the bracelet, this time with close lighting.

The inscriptions, and lines that didn't make sense before started to make sense after I placed them under the direct light.

My suspicions grew deeper when I saw the intricate detail placed in this work. I'm not an expert, but I have owned a few expensive and luxurious things to know a little when it comes to differentiating the fakes from the original ones. Just by looking at the handcrafted design on the bracelet alone, I think it's a foolproof hint that this could really be as valuable as I think it is.

I leaned back when a memory suddenly flashed in my head. I think I know where I've seen this bracelet before.

I remember one friend who wore this once. The reason why it attracted my attention was because my friend is a man, and he is wearing a bracelet.

I'm not truly sure if this is the same bracelet that he wore at that time. It was too long ago, my memory might be wrong.

As far as I can remember, a friend of mine bragged about his bracelet when I made fun of him for wearing a bracelet.

He said that his bracelet is made of Luminite and the little stone on it that looked fake was actually an ancient stone from the first crafted crown that was made for the Shadowfang Pack's Alpha when crowns came into fashion. With such a valuable object, how could Astrid's grandmother happen to acquire such a bracelet?

I was thinking of contacting my old friend and asking him about this bracelet directly, but he and I aren't as close as we were anymore.

Years passed, many things happened and times have changed. I think it's better to check first if this thing is real before I reconnect with my old friend.

I sighed and placed Astrid's bracelet in one of my table's drawers. I should sleep on it and show it first to the experts before I conclude anything.

I cannot tell Astrid about any of my suspicions first until I make sure that I am right.

Just as I was about to leave the office and go to my room to end the day, a Pack Warrior suddenly pushed the door to my office open almost startling me. "Alpha," the Pack Warrior panted as he spoke. "You need to check something before you leave."

My brows furrowed. No warrior would come to my office this time of the night unless it was an emergency.

"What is it?" I asked him with a straight face.

"While our Pack Warriors were taking their rounds, they caught werewolves spying around our Pack borders," the warrior reported.

Ever since Astrid got attacked near our Pack borders, I strengthened our Pack's security and added more. warriors who would take turns guarding and looking out for our

borders to ensure safety.

I clenched my fist in anger when I heard that someone still dared to lurk around our Pack borders.

"Where are they now?" I demanded with my Alpha voice, making him cower in fear.

"We brought them all in the dungeons for interrogation, Alpha." Hearing this, I stormed out of my office and marched over to the dungeons.

"How many are they?" I asked him as I walked and he followed behind me.

"There were two of them, Alpha. Both of them claimed that they didn't know each other.

My confusion deepened when I heard this. I wonder if they are after our Pack or after Astrid.

As of now our Pack doesn't have enemies, but who else aside from Killian would go after Astrid? Luckily, I strengthened the guard around our Pack borders, and they were able to catch the spies alive.

I stopped in my tracks and turned around, making the pack warrior abruptly stop from walking.

"No one should know about this, are we clear?" I spoke in an authoritative voice. "Yes, Alpha," he firmly replied.

I had just told Astrid that I would protect her and make sure that she was going to be safe in my Pack. I want to make her feel that she's safe. I can't let this thing make her worry.

I put my game face on as I continued to walk to our Pack's dungeon.

Now it's time to find out to whom these spies are working for.

 

Chapter 28: Caught Spies

Drystan's POV

The dungeon is so dark and damp that even the place itself could cause fear to roll down your spine. It was eerie silent inside, broken by my heavy footsteps as I strolled in with my hands kept behind my back.

I stopped and took a scrutinizing glance at the two spies that my men just caught lurking around our Pack borders. They stared at me with fear in their eyes not knowing what was in store for their life. "You two must be new," I muttered in a low voice as I sat on the chair across them.

The two spies couldn't speak even though their mouths weren't bound with anything. They are also sweating so hard even though the night is cold.

I sighed and leaned back on my chair, feeling relaxed as opposed to them. The fact that they were caught so easily is a telltale sign that they are newly hired.

They didn't expect the number of Pack guards guarding around our borders, and they also had no clue about our new rotation. It means they just started on their spy job.

"Who hired you?" I asked nonchalantly as one of our warriors pushed in a cart that was filled with different kinds of tools that were specifically invented to torture someone without killing them.

Their eyes went wide and they swallowed hard when they saw the set of tools that were brought in.

"I'm going to ask again," I paused. "Who. hired. you," I firmly enunciated each word.

None of them opened their mouths to speak, of course, that would be easy.

I stood up and trailed my fingers on the tools. "Each one of these is laid with wolfsbane. Not only this would be excruciatingly painful, but it could weaken your wolves as well." I explained. "I suggest that you cooperate to save us more time and to keep your lives." One of the spies openly scoffed at my words. "I know you are still going to kill us even if we tell you the truth."

With my back turned on them a small smile crept on my lips. They have no idea how I do my work.

"Alpha, here are their background reports." Another warrior entered and handed me two folders. The two spies fell silent. They stared at the folders in my hand wondering what was inside it.

My brows slightly furrowed as I flipped through the papers. "Ryan Thompson, 32, member of the Ironclaw Pack, and it says here you have two children."

"Don't you dare include them in this they are innocent!" The spy named Ryan yelled angrily.

"Jack Collins, 30, member of the Stormborn Pack. Interesting, you have such a big family," I commented when I saw that he and his whole extended family were living in the same house.

"What are you going to do? What is that to you?" Jack questioned in a calm manner, but his muscles were tense in anger.

I folded the folders closed and faced them once again.

"If you think that I will use these tools to torture you and get the truth out of you, then you are both wrong," I spoke with my eyes on Ryan who dared to scoff and talk back to me earlier.

"That's not how I work," I muttered.

"What I would do is I will kidnap your

loved ones one by one and torture

them in front of you until you are moved to tell the truth."

I turned back to the folders again and started flipping through the pages.

"Why don't we start with Jack's grandma and Ryan's son?" I spoke to my warrior who handed me the folders.

He just nodded his head in silence and was about to leave to do as I asked when the two spies suddenly yelled to stop him.

"We will tell you the truth! We will tell you everything!" They both shouted trying to speak on top of each other. "Don't bring them into this! Don't touch my family."

"Halt!" I commanded, making my warrior stop.

The spies all sighed in relief when I stopped him.

"Who hired you?" I asked them once again, giving them a chance.

"Killian."

"Giselle." They both spoke simultaneously, mentioning different names.

They were so reluctant to say anything earlier, but now they are freely confessing to me.

My brows furrowed at their answer. I was already expecting Killian's name to be mentioned, but Giselle? What is she planning to do?

"What does this mean? Did they hire you both together or-"

"We don't know each other," Jack spoke and Ryan nodded his head in agreement.

They didn't even let me finish, they were willing to speak just to protect their family's lives.

"We were hired separately. Giselle hired me on her own in secret," Ryan answered.

My brows furrowed. It seems Killian is unaware of what his mistress is doing.

"What do they want?" I asked them.

"Killian hired me to investigate," Jack answered first.

"Giselle wanted to make sure Astrid is still alive," Ryan spoke after.

It seems the two are still not convinced that Astrid is dead.

"I have a task for you in exchange for your lives," I muttered making the two look at me with eagerness.

"Tell your boss that Astrid is dead

and make them believe it. If you fail

to do this, I will kill you, I will kill your family and I will wipe out your whole Pack I threatened them in a cold voice.

 

Chapter 29: Elder Luna

Giselle's POV

"Astrid is dead, madame," the spy that I hired finally came back with his report.

I let out a breath and sat on my couch when I heard his confirmation. Of course, Astrid is dead. The Nightsong Pack held her memorial service along with her funeral. How could she still not be dead?

It doesn't even make sense for Drystan to put on a whole show just to fool his own nephew. Even if Drystan and Astrid are close, why would Drystan betray his own flesh and blood for her?

I think Killian's wolf is just in denial just as what Drystan had explained to him. Killian sounded so convincing that he nearly made me doubt my own eyes.

"Are you sure she's not dead?" I asked the spy I hired again, just to make sure.

"She even has her own grave in the Nightsong Pack. We've been spying on their Pack for days, but I never saw the girl in the picture you asked me to look for in their Pack," he replied.

I sighed. I wasn't sure if it was because I was relieved or if I was frustrated that Killian was still holding on to Astrid even though she was already dead.

I don't what is easier, to contend against a living person or a dead one. I thought all my problems would disappear once Astrid died, but Killian doesn't seem to have any plans of letting her go. It's been a week since Killian and I came back from the Nightsong Pack to check if Astrid was really dead.

Until now, Killian is still convinced that Astrid is still alive. Every time that we saw each other, he couldn't stop talking about how his wolf could still feel a faint connection with his mate.

I hope I could just wake him up and drill it into his head that his mate is already dead. However, I know he will only hate me if I ever mention that Astrid is dead.

I needed someone that could do that job for me. Someone that Killian would listen to and won't get angry if they tell him that Astrid is dead and he has to move on. "Miss Giselle," I glanced at my assistant who just entered my room.

Ever since Killian had found out that I was pregnant, he not only assigned a Pack Doctor that would monitor my health he also assigned two omegas that would serve as my assistant. Even Astrid never had that kind of privilege when she was a Luna. Not only did she never have assistants who worked under her, but she worked as an assistant under Killian instead.

My assistant wasn't surprised when she saw an unfamiliar man inside my room that is not even a member of the Silvermoon Pack. As my assistant, she had to give her allegiance to me.

Her role is to support me and handle things for me. This job requires her honesty, loyalty, and confidentiality My secrets will be safe with her and I could trust her with all my

schemes. My downfall would be her downfall so she had to be careful.

"What is it?" I asked her in a blank voice after she bowed her head to me. "Elder Luna Victoria requests your presence," she replied with her head still lowered.

A smirk played on my lips when I finally found the answer to what I was looking for. I was just thinking of a person I could use to influence Killian's mind, someone that he would listen to and would never get angry with.

Of course, there would be no other perfect person for that aside from his own mother.

"You can leave," I motioned to the spy and he left the room quietly.

After he left, I instantly fixed myself to look presentable in front of Killian's mother.

She is the missing piece in my plans. I have to be on her good side.

"Giselle!" Killian's mother called out to me excitedly when she saw me coming.

I stiffened when she suddenly enveloped me in a hug and gave me a short kiss on both cheeks. I forced a smile on my face when she finally took a step back.

"How is my grandson doing?" She asked with a huge smile on her face. I nearly jerked when she just touched my belly without permission.

I chuckled lightly at her question, matching the joy in her face. "The baby is healthy, Elder Luna," I muttered as I caressed my belly.

Killian's mother suddenly tilted her

head back and laughed. "Oh dear,

there's no need to call me in my title. Just call me mother, okay? You are the mother of my grandson the heir to this Pack. You are a part of my family.”

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Even though Killian's mother is not a Luna anymore, she still wants to be called a Luna. She wanted everyone to call her Elder Luna because she never accepted Astrid as the Pack's official Luna.

I smiled at how easily I gained her trust just because I was pregnant. Even Astrid wasn't allowed to call her mother. Yet, she easily accepted me as a true part of her family. This will make things easier for me. "What's wrong?" she asked me when she saw the gloomy look on my face.

It's time to play my cards and just see how much she likes me.

 

Chapter 30: The Replacement

Giselle's POV

My lips curled downwards and I lowered my gaze to evoke pity from Killian's mother. Her brows bent downwards instantly when she saw the sad look on my face.

She took a step forward, closing the distance between us. "Come on, tell me," she whispered to me kindly.

I forced a small smile on my face as I looked at her. "I'm just happy that you accepted me wholeheartedly," I paused and blinked my eyes, letting the sadness sink in. "Killian had only seen me as a carrier of his baby. I wasn't even sure that you would like me," I spoke pitifully.

"This is nonsense," Killian's mother exclaimed. "You are the mother of my grandson, of course, I will accept you."

I fell quiet at her words. Grandson? How could she be so sure that I was carrying a boy and not a girl?

"You don't have to worry about Killian. I will talk to him, okay? From now on if you have any problems just tell me. Thinking of problems is not good for the baby," Killian's mother smiled as she crouched down to speak to my baby.

"You little warrior are going to be our Pack's Alpha someday. Don't give your mother any trouble, okay?" Killian's mother suddenly talked in a baby voice making me feel weirded out.

I forced a smile on my face when she suddenly glanced at me.

"Just understand my son for now, okay? she spoke to me with brows drawn together. "Even though they were in a loveless marriage, they are still mate. You need to give Killian's wolf some time to recover."

I slowly nodded my head at her words. "I'm just confused and a little worried. Killian keeps telling me that Astrid is still alive even though she's obviously dead, and time flies so fast. Soon I would be in labor and before you even know it my son would be old enough to ask me questions. What am I supposed to tell him if he asks me why his parents are not married?" I voiced out to her, hoping that she would understand.

Killian's mother sighed before giving me her full attention. "That is exactly why I called you out here, Giselle."

My eyes widened at her words.

"We need to talk about your ascension and plan for you and your child's future." Killian's mother added making me speechless.

I didn't know what to say when I heard her words. I couldn't believe that she was thinking the same thing as me.

"I-1," I cleared my throat when I stammered a little. "Ascension? Does that mean I get to be the Luna?" I asked her in disbelief as if becoming a Luna was never my ambition.

"Of course, there's no one else out there who deserves to be a Luna better than you," she answered confidently.

"Isn't this too soon?" I questioned her once again.

Victoria laughed at my question.

"Too soon? If could, I would make you the Pack's Luna right now. Ever since Astrid had left, Killian's e workload doubled. He had to do his duties as the Alpha and cover up for the Luna duties," she sighed. I feel bad for my son. He needs a Luna that can help him as soon as possible."

She is right. I've also noticed how Killian has gotten busy ever since Astrid left. I wanted to help him, but I'm not even an official member of their Pack so Killian couldn't trust me with confidential information.

"Right now, I'm the only one who

could see your potential as a Luna. You need to prove yourself to the Pack members first so that they would fully accept you as a Luna. Once they finally like you, even

Killian will be pushed to have you as his bride," Killian's mother explained.

"How? How will I do that?" I asked her eagerly.

Victoria smiled at my question. "Don't worry dear, you will have my back. I will support you until you become the Pack's Luna. You just need to take care of my grandson and raise him properly," she replied then turned her back on me.

I swallowed hard as my gaze slowly dropped on my belly. It's the only reason why I get to stay in the Silvermoon Pack.

Since Victoria is insisting that my baby is going to be a boy, my child has to be a boy. I know Victoria would turn her back on me if she found out that I was giving birth to a girl.

I don't want to be like Astrid. I don't want to suffer like her, unloved by her own husband and hated by her own mother-in-law. I can't accept living the life that she had.

"Starting tomorrow, I want you to

join me in myerrands. I will teach you everything that I know and train you to become a Luna. After a week I will calt Killian to join us for dinner and will break this news to him. Is that clear?" Victoria's mother asked With her eyes pointed at me.

"Yes, mother," I answered curtly.

"Good, you don't have to worry about anything just do what I say and I will do the rest," she adds and I nod my head.

With Elder Luna on my side, I know I will have no problems. With the influence that he has on Killian, I wouldn't even have to worry about him.