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The Price of a Second Chance
Last Updated : 2025-08-12
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After being rejected by her destined mate, Naomi tries to rebuild her life alone—until the day her triplets mysteriously disappear. Desperate, she finds herself forced to seek help from the very man who broke her heart: Casper, now a powerful Alpha with a new mate. While trying to find her children, Naomi crosses paths with Lancelot, a coffee shop manager with a dark past and an unusual truth: he is also her Mate. But Lancelot is more than he appears — a medium wolf, belonging to a feared and misunderstood lineage. When their destinies intertwine in an overwhelming and forbidden passion, Naomi must deal with old wounds, wild instincts, and impossible choices. Between confrontations with wild wolves, revelations about hidden species, and the awakening of a new bond, Naomi finds herself torn between two men—the Alpha who rejected her, and the wolf who accepted her completely. In a race against time, she will have to discover who is behind the kidnapping of her children and to whom her heart belongs.
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01 – A Painful Encounter
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The Price of a Second Chance 70 – Waiting
The silence that followed Lancelot’s question was almost suffocating. He did not look at me anymore; he was with his elbows resting on his knees, hands joined, and head down. The broad shoulders went up and down irregularly, as if he was still trying to regulate his breathing."If he tries again…" he repeated, lower, as if testing the weight of his own sentence. "I don’t know if I’ll be able to avoid it."Sat in front of him, trying to find his look. "You avoided yesterday, I mean, avoided doing something bad, as always."He laughed without humor, a dry, short laugh. "Naomi, I did not avoid it. I fought against it. And yet you have no idea how close. Something must be going on."The way he said "for a bit" scared me. It was not a force of expression."Do you think he’ll try again?" I asked, even though I already knew the answer."I don’t think so. I’m sure." Lancelot ran his hand over his face, as if he wanted to tear off the tension that consumed him. "He got what he wanted yesterday
Last Updated : 2025-08-12The Price of a Second Chance 69 – Trusted?
When Lancelot came back, it was almost dawn. I was in his house, sitting on the couch, waiting for him to show up from wherever he was.He came in the back, barefoot, body sweating, breathing hard. He didn’t look at me right away. Just closed the door behind him and leaned against it, as if he needed support to continue standing. "Are you hurt?" I asked, rising.He did that not with his head, but the movement was slow, as if it cost effort. "It’s nothing," he said. But I already knew him well enough to know that it was not true. It was clear to see that it was another one of those troubled nights.When I came closer, he turned away, passed straight, and sat down in the corner chair. He was looking at the ground, his hands still trembling. "You want to tell me what happened?"His silence bothered me. "I could not hold the transformation," he admitted after a long time. "But it was not because of you, nor the crowd, nor the party. It was…" He closed his eyes, breathed deeply, and his ja
Last Updated : 2025-08-11The Price of a Second Chance 68 – I Saw The Truth
I knew where to find it.I always knew. Lancelot had his refuges, places where he could hide from the world and perhaps himself. One of them was the wasteland. A place that suited him.The night wind was cold, but anger kept me warm. It wasn’t the first time I’d been after him. The difference is that this time I wasn’t just going to talk—I was going to prove what I already knew.When I saw him, he was facing me, moving some old boxes, as if looking for something to occupy his mind. I was alone. No Naomi around to be his shield."You know you could have killed everyone at that party, don’t you?" I said without announcing my arrival.He has frozen.Turned slowly, narrow eyes, jaw tense. "What do you want, Casper?""I want you to admit that it’s a risk to her. That no matter how much you pretend to be in control, in the end it will fail."His breath has changed. Not much, but enough for me to notice. He didn’t like hearing my name next to hers."Don’t talk about her," he said in a low, t
Last Updated : 2025-08-10The Price of a Second Chance 67 – I Know
The news comes to me piecemeal. It always comes like this. Never from Naomi. Never straight from the source. This time, it was through one of my contacts in the city, someone who owes favors and knows how to pay attention to what doesn't seem important to anyone else."Did you hear about the mess at last night’s party?" he asked, with that kind of anxious tone you only use when you think you’ve discovered something that interests me.I was sitting on the wooden bench in the back, trying to forget the bitter taste after our last call. "No," I replied, dry."Your friend—or rather, the wolf that is glued to Naomi—almost transformed in the middle of the square. Everyone was there. If it were not for her to drag him away," he gave a low laugh, no humor. "Would have a headline in the newspaper."For a moment, I could not answer. The phrase was repeated in my head as if echoing in an empty room: almost transformed in the middle of the square. I knew well what this “almost” meant. It meant th
Last Updated : 2025-08-09The Price of a Second Chance 66 – No Promises
The forest swallowed the figure of Lancelot as if it were part of it, as if the wolf had already belonged to that wild and dark world since always (and belonged). I saw him disappear among the bushes, his dark coat briefly flickering under the moonlight before it disappeared completely.“You ran away from me,” I murmured, as if he could hear. “Right now.”The darkness seemed denser in that part of the forest. The trees bent. Lancelot had gone, and with it, the hope of a common moment, of a night that did not end in chaos.I leaned on the trunk of a tree and slid to the ground. I took a deep breath. Likewise, I was trembling, not only from the cold of the night but also inside. For what I couldn’t control. I even thought about turning and going after it, but the idea seemed bad right after.Was this kind of life even possible for him? For me? Or are we just trying to fit pieces from different worlds, forcing something that couldn’t be sustained? I didn’t want to think about it. Not aft
Last Updated : 2025-08-08The Price of a Second Chance 65 – The Same, But Different
The invitation came as unexpectedly as lightning on a sunny day. Lancelot, with his voice always full of mystery, called me out. A meeting. In the city. As if we were normal. As if I did not carry within me the scars of a rejection and the mark of a new bond that I was still trying to understand.“There is a night party in the city. Beautiful lighting, live music. I thought you might like it,” he said, leaning on the doorknob with his hands in the pockets of his leather jacket. And even without realizing it, I was already accepting.Hours later, as I looked in the mirror, straightening my hair, a strange anxiety vibrated on my skin. It was not like any meeting. It was with Lancelot. The silent, protective, and intense wolf that had entered my life. What I felt for him was still a tangle of instincts and affections, and now, I was about to let him guide me through the city lights.The evening was nice. Sitting next to him, feeling him so close, was good, although I was still getting us
Last Updated : 2025-08-07
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