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55. The Unthinkable Bargain
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The Luna's Second Chance 56. Bargaining
Darius's POV Alpha Alaric was right about one thing, something else was at play here beyond this alliance.The desperation seeping through Magnus to me was palpable which is one of the driving forces that made me throw this proposal. I needed my mate by my side and I knew it was a risk, but I was willing to do whatever it takes. I leaned back in my chair as I studied Alpha Alaric. He was a man who prided himself on control, over his pack, over his son, and over the people he considered beneath him from what I've learnt so far about him. “My proposal is not impossible,” I finally said, signaling to the guard behind me to come over.“Perhaps a drink will lighten up the atmosphere.” I suggested with a smirk on my face. “Send for Diana. Have her bring drinks for us,” I ordered with a calm voice. “Anything you will like to have, Alpha Alaric?”“Just a glass of Scotch is good,” he said. Alaric’s fingers drummed against the table as he watched me, his eyes narrowing on me. “You’re st
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-03-19The Luna's Second Chance 57. Accusations
Aurora's POVI flipped another page of my novel, I was utterly engrossed in the story. The novel was about a single mother, abandoned by her husband and left to fend for her two kids. It had lots of twists that I didn't expect which kept me on the edge of my seat. The warm afternoon sun kissed my skin as I sat on the patio near the outdoor pool, the gentle sound of water lapping against the edges of the pool creating a soothing background noise. Aria was nearby, stretched out on a chaise lounge. She had her sunglasses perched on her nose, pretending to nap, but I knew better. Aria was never truly at ease, her mind was always scheming, always calculating. “Aurora" Aria's voice broke through. I looked up to see her making gestures with her hands, beckoning me. “Come join me here." I flashed her a smile and went back to my novel. I was deep into a particularly intense scene in my book when I suddenly felt a shift in the air, a heavy footstep approaching. Before I could lift my head,
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-03-19The Luna's Second Chance 58. The Price of Obedience
Aurora's POV On getting to my room, I picked up my box and begin to fold my wears inside. The thought of what Kieran had told me churn in my stomach. Now that I was focused it all seems hard to wrap my head around it.Why would Alpha Darius request for me?It wasn't an uncommon practice for Alphas to want someone from the pack they want to form alliance with. It's always mostly seen as a way to solidify the alliance especially if it's a marriage union. It's no surprise that Alpha Darius was now fond of me but requesting me as part of condition for the alliance came to me a shock. He could have asked for Lily's hand in marriage but he didn't.In my past life, Alpha Alaric had throw the option at him but he turned it down saying he wasn't interested in choosing a mate when he hasn't even found his true mate yet.What could have changed in this new life?It's no secret lots of things has changed in the present life though. Everything wasn't going the same way it went in my past life. I
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-03-20The Luna's Second Chance 59. Danger
Aurora’s Pov Not bothering to take a moment of in my room, I headed straight to the conference room where the meeting had taken place. I walked with purpose, my steps echoing down the hallway nodding at few people on the way. My heart pounded in my chest as I approached the room.I needed answers.The guard standing by the door straightened as I approached, his gazes sharpened as I got nearer and made attempt to open the door, he immediately stepped in front of me, blocking my way."Stop, you can't go in there without being called for," he growled, his expression stilled and serious."I need to see Alpha Darius," I said, meeting his gaze while trying keep my voice steady.The guard raised an eyebrow, his expression didn't softened. “I’m afraid that's not possible. He can't be disturbed at the moment.”I clenched my fists. “I don’t think he’ll consider this a disturbance. I’m sure he is expecting me.” I took a deep breath, trying to remain calm. The guard didn’t budge. He looked at m
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-03-20The Luna's Second Chance 60. A Forbidden Desire
Aurora's POV I swallowed hard as his finger trailer my lower lips, my back still pressed against the cold wall. His scent, dark spice and raw power, wrapped around me, making my breath come in quick, shallow gasps.He caressed my cheek with the knuckle of his forehand and pushed stray tendrils of hair away from my cheek. Everywhere he touched felt alive as the sparks danced over my skin.His gaze was locked onto mine, an intense, burning stare that sent shivers down my spine. There was pure desire in his eyes and it made my heart hammer against my ribs.I had pushed him too far. I knew that.I had challenged him, defied him, and now, standing so close that I could feel the heat radiating off his body, I wasn’t sure what he would do next. I felt electric jolts course through my body and a desire I don't recognize as mine. I could feel my lower belly heating up. That intoxicating scent of him engulfed me.And for the first time in a long time, I felt fear. Not because I thought he woul
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-03-21The Luna's Second Chance 61. Guilt
Aurora's POV He looked at me with a longing that made my heart skip a beat, and I knew he had plenty more to say but I wasn't interested in hearing it.I raised a finger to his lips, and said, "No," in a suffocating whisper.Without waiting for his response, I turned and bolted out of the conference room, leaving him behind. I didn't stop.As I walked away, I could hear the sound of him throwing a tantrum. “Fuck." Even when I heard his growl, followed by sounds of bone snapping, I didn't stop but kept walking hurriedly away while adjusting my disheveled hair, smoothing my dress too. I didn't look back, didn't dare to. I just kept walking, my heart pounding in my chest, praying I don't cross anyone on my way to my room. I felt a wave of guilt wash over me, suffocating me. I had just kissed Darius, and the memory of his lips on mine still lingered, sending shivers down my spine. Why had I done it? Why had I let myself get caught up in the moment, in the passion and desire that D
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-03-22The Luna's Second Chance 62. A Battle of Wills
Darius's POV The moment Aurora tore herself from the kiss and fled, I felt an uncontrollable rage surge through me in a flash. Before she left, her face was filled with a mixture of shame and guilt. All the pleasure had left, her lashes dropped quickly to hide her feelings and her face grew hard and resentful. My wolf, Magnus, roared inside my head, his fury mirroring mine. I had kissed her and she had kissed me back with the same desire which was different from the way she kissed me at the hotel.She had locked herself into my embrace and kissed me with a hunger that belied her outward calm. Her mouth was burning with fire. Quivering as she drank the sweetness of the kiss.But then she had bolted out of the room, right before I could tell her she was mine or claim her as mine, not that I would want to do it in this shabby way, yet I have waited too long for her.A harsh growl ripped from my throat as Magnnus inside me snapped and my control shattered like glass. I let the shift ta
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-03-22The Luna's Second Chance 63. Turn of Event
Aurora's POV Lying on the bed, I stared up at the ceiling, my mind was currently going through war as the thoughts of the past gnawed at me. No matter how hard I tried to push the thoughts away, they clung to me like my shadows, refusing to be ignored. Why did I even end up back here, at this time and especially in this moment? When it would have been easier if it was few months or a year to when Kieran approached me that I was his mate. Waking up in the past had been a shock at first, however, I had adapted quickly because I had seen it as a second chance. An opportunity to change things, to right the wrongs that had once crushed me and to take revenge on those who had betrayed me.But nothing was playing out exactly as it had before in the past. There were now lots of plot twists and events that ain't familiar with subtle shifts in the timeline.And these small changes in the sequence of events are throwing me off balance. The rogue attack that had nearly claimed my life happene
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The Luna's Second Chance 94. New Wings
Aurora's POV Getting to the pack house, Darius led me to a room. I stood frozen in the doorway, hesitant to enter as he opened the room, my eyes scanned the room with a mix of unease and resentment. "My quarters are across, if you need anything." The thought of having him just across the hall made my heart flutter instantly, an emotion I didn't expect which was obviously from Terra who was leaping with joy in my head.He looked at me then, his eyes steady, seeing how hesitated I was, he took my hands and pulled me gently into the room. Leading me to the sofa in the room."You’re not a prisoner here, Aurora," he said. "You’re free to do whatever you want."I scoffed. "Doesn’t feel that way."He smiled faintly, the kind of smile that made my chest tighten against my will."You can go back to work at Northshore University Hospital," Darius said, surprising me. "Your life in the human city doesn’t have to stop."I blinked at him. "Then why bring me here at all? To force me to be your m
The Luna's Second Chance 93. Bought
Aurora’s Pov I stared blankly at my phone, as I read Lily's shocking revelations on the screen once again. Its been two weeks the article got published. It wasn't just the werewolf communities that were shaken. The human world reacted even more violently. The two worlds were in an uproar, and I couldn't blame them. The names of the Alphas running the clubs and trafficking rings had been exposed, and their human world businesses were being dismantled.I knew the impact this would have on them. The Alphas were respected businessmen in the human world, with reputations built on charm and deceit. Now, their empires were crumbling.The fallout was more massive than even I expected, the world practically caught fire immediately the news went live. News outlets plastered photos of the high-profile businessmen and Alphas with some VIP members including Lily’s picture. Thw Alphas companies had been seized. Their assets frozen. Their names dragged through the mud I couldn't even walk down th
The Luna's Second Chance 92. Distance Between Us
Darius's POV I sat behind my desk, my fingers drummed distractedly on the desk in of me. I was lost in thoughts of the events of the past few months from the moment Aurora and I had shared an intimate moment together. Four months.It had been four damn months since the weekend that she stormed out of my life like a hurricane, refusing to even look in my direction since then. I leaned back in my chair, the leather creaking under my weight, and closed my eyes. I let my mind replayed that disastrous weekend. I made the mistake of letting her find out she was my mate. What I heard feared did happened. She wasn't ready to know."Stupid Magnus,” I muttered. And then there was George’s call.It felt like yesterday when he had called me to inform me that Aurora had asked him to publish everything about Lily online through one of his trusted bloggers online. I could still remember gripping my phone so tightly I almost cracked it in two. I'd told her I would handle it but she doesn't trust
The Luna's Second Chance 91. Vengeance in Scrubs
Aurora’s Pov The weeks bled together in the sterile, bright lights of the hospital. My focus was only on work, learning, building connections. George had told me he will inform me when the news was ready to go live. He said he was working on making sure everything wasnt traced back to him and he was still digging on the VIP list. He didn’t give a timeline nor tell me why he was digging more into the VIP but I trusted him, Terra had assure me to trust him and until then, I immersed myself in my surgeries, finding solace in working and learning. At least while working here amidst humans no one cared about mate bonds or reincarnated wolves or much about my life.Here, I was just Dr. Aurora, the top-ranked resident trauma surgeon and that was more than enough for me.Until Kieran showed up one afternoon. I had just scrubbed out of a long, grueling emergency appendectomy when I saw him standing in the corridor, arms crossed and that usual arrogant look in his eyes.“What the hell are yo
The Luna's Second Chance 90. Awakened
Aurora’s Pov Mason dropped me off inftont of the hospital, it didn’t take long, Rachel appeared with her car to pick me. I needed somewhere to gather my thoughts and a friend to talk to which was why I had texted her to come. While she drove me to her pack, she didn't question me, Rachel could tell I needed the space and time to regather my thought. The moment I stepped foot into her room, I jumped onto the bed and I felt a calmness settle in my chest. She immediately served me a cold soda drink that sent chilly thrills down my stomach and afterwards I took a nap.A few hours later, I was awake, we sat cross-legged on her bed, a warm mug of tea in each of our hands, and I finally began to narrate everything that happened yesterday to today.The dinner, the appeal to spend the weekend with him, Magnus sudden appearance on my bed then the kiss, the sex and the shocking mate claim. My wolf, Terra, speaking to me for the first time. The conversation about reincarnated mates. The rejecti
The Luna's Second Chance 89. The Wolf Within
Aurora’s Pov When I heard the voice, I thought it was Darius calling me or he probably was outside at my doorstep but the voice sounded so unfamiliar, like it was mine and at the same time different. Then it came again, soft, and more distinct this time with a little force that seems powerful. It wasn’t echoing from the hallway or the room next door. It was then I realized it was from my mind.I froze mid-step, halfway into yanking my top over my head.“Aurora.”My hand trembled as I put on my shorts. I needed to get out of here but first what could it be? Was I going crazy and hearing voices just because I'd been hit with another betrayal?“What the hell…” I whispered, glancing around the room. “Aurora, listen.” I heard clearer.“Who said that?” I asked, shaking my head.“I did. Don’t be afraid.”My breath caught. My heart thundered in my chest. “Where are you?”“I’m here. Inside you. I always have been.”I shook my head, confused, my eyes darting around the room as if I’d somehow
The Luna's Second Chance Unleashed
Aurora’s Pov This was what I craved. What I needed. A reprieve from the anger and heartache, a chance to simply feel alive. My nipples were tight peaks beneath my top, sensitive and wanting for his touch. Darius’s lips were hot and firm against mine. He pulled me closer as his tongue teased mine. I moaned, my hands going through his hair as he deepened the kiss. It was like I’d been holding back for years, and it was finally time to let go. We were kissing each other like we were running out of time.I was panting from the intensity of everything. My skin was tingling, warm, flushed, and trembling. His breath ragged against my cheek, his scent suddenly wrapped around me. It was wild, beautiful and everything I hadn’t expected.His hands trembled when they touched me, like he couldn’t believe this was happening and honestly, neither could I.“Fuck, Aurora…” Darius breathed against my lips, breaking the kiss for only a second. “We need to stop.”“I could smell your arousal and I’m on
The Luna's Second Chance 87. Intentions
Aurora's POV Watching as he turned to leave the kitchen, he walked with nonchalant grace, his movements were swift, full of grace and virility. I had to fight the urge not to study his body when he pushed me against the kitchen counter earlier. When he left the room earlier, I noticed his shorts were tattered from shifting and I could tell it had skipped his mind. The good thing was that it wasn’t totally shredded or hanging by the threads. I would have gotten myself a good show of what was down there. I wouldn't say I wasn't curious to know.I couldn't study his body in the room since he was under the sheet but seeing him in the kitchen brought the mischievous side of me till he killed the vibe when he answered me with a serious tone that maybe he was in love with me. Sighing, I looked down at the plate of food untouched in front of me. I couldn’t eat. I stared at it, hoping my stomach will growl for it but my body had other plans. My heart was too busy racing, and my head were c
The Luna's Second Chance 86. Crossing the Line
Darius's POV I sat up instantly, cursing under my breath. “Magnus,” I growled silently. “What the hell did you do?”"You're welcome," my wolf purred smugly.“You took over. You came in here last night.”"You wouldn't. I had to meet her." He snapped at me.“You were supposed to stay put. I thought we agreed,” I hissed mentally.He didn't answer.Typical Magnus move. Whenever he does something impulsive, he vanishes when it was time to deal with the consequences.I ran a hand down my face and then glanced back at Aurora. Her long lashes rested on her cheeks, her hair splayed out over the pillow like waves of caramel and ink. I loved how peaceful she looked. Hating and loving what Magnus did at the same time. I stared at her with longing and how right it felt to be here beside her.I reached out, gently brushing a strand of hair away from her face and the moment my fingers grazed her skin, I felt it again.An electricity tingling sensation.It started at my fingertips and coursed throu
