All Chapters of Second Chance for the Barren Luna: Chapter 211 - Chapter 220

Nolan’s POVI entered the clearing and Viki was already there. My wolf paced restlessly inside me. Every instinct said we were walking into a trap, but it didn’t matter because Talia was safe.Viki stood near the center of the clearing with a half mask covering the ruined side of her face. I resisted taunting her about the scar. When she saw me, she sneered.“So, you came,” Viki said. “I was starting to think you were a coward.”I ignored the insult and scanned the clearing. “Where is Talia?”Viki laughed softly. “We’re getting straight to the point then.”“Did you expect us to talk about the weather?” I asked.Viki took a step closer. “Do you remember what you did to me?” she asked.“I remember sparing your life when I didn’t need to. Clearly, you forgot that,” I replied.Her eyes flashed with hatred. “You should have killed me,” she said. “Then I would not have had the chance to return the favor.”“Where is Talia?” I demanded again.“Safe,” Viki replied. “Whether she stays that way

Talia’s POV“Ugh,” I groaned as the sunlight from the window hit my eyes. The glare made me blink hard. My body felt heavy and sore as if I had fallen down a flight of stairs. When I tried to pull myself up, pain flared through my right shoulder. My shoulder was wrapped in clean bandages.I turned my head and saw Nolan asleep in the chair beside my bed. He was sitting upright, but his posture had slumped. His head tilted forward at an awkward angle, and he snored softly.‘He has been watching over us,’ my wolf told me. ‘He has not left once.’My chest tightened at the thought. I couldn’t imagine how he felt, but the dark circles under his eyes explained it all. For three days, Nolan did not know if I was alive. He probably never stopped searching and attempting to link with me. This had to be the first time since I went missing that he got some sleep.I reached out and brushed my fingers along his face. The moment my skin touched him, his eyes opened.“Talia?” he asked, still half-asl

Talia’s POVThree days later, Della stood behind me, tugging the zipper of my dress up with more force than necessary.“If you keep yanking at it like that, you’re going to tear it,” I told her and Della stepped back to sit down on my bed.“I still can’t believe you allowed this,” she muttered. “This is a really bad decision to let Maggie organize again.”“She will not try anything,” I said. “She cried and apologized to me at the hospital. She knows how close she came to losing everything.”Della snorted. “Crocodile tears. She only cried because she got caught. If Viki never revealed it was Maggie helping her, do you really think she would’ve told the truth?”“I think she would,” I replied as I looked at my reflection.The dress I chose was a shade of soft blue. It was long, simple, and flowed easily when I moved. It wouldn’t slow me down if I needed to move quickly.‘Are you concerned that something would happen tonight?’ my wolf asked.‘No,’ I replied, but it was still better to be

Maggie’s POVI gripped my glass so hard it cracked.Nolan was walking Talia back towards their room. He leaned down and kissed her, not caring who watched. Talia’s smile widened as he whispered something in her ear.The pack was still celebrating her return, but the sound only made my loneliness worse.I had tried so hard to become his Luna.I had convinced myself that if I proved I was useful, he would eventually look at me the way he looked at her. Tonight was the last nail in the coffin. Nolan would never love me.‘You should have listened to me,’ my wolf said. ‘It will be okay.’‘How will it?’ I snapped. ‘I am all alone now.’At twenty, I was still without a mate. It just made me want to lie down and cry. Instead, I maintained my composure as best as I could but seeing Nolan and Talia so romantically with each other was my breaking point.I turned toward Clara and the other omegas. “We will clean up tomorrow. Stack the plates and cups and clean the bar.”“Maggie, where are you goi

Talia’s POVI joined Nolan for breakfast earlier than usual. He had already finished working through a stack of documents, though several more were arranged neatly beside his plate. I could tell he was trying not to work too much while I was there.“You don’t have to stop working because I’m here,” I said, reaching for my cup.“I’m not stopping,” Nolan replied calmly. “I’m pacing myself.”“I don’t want you rearranging your entire routine because of me,” I said firmly.“I’m just adjusting to the new norm, that’s all,” Nolan replied.The new norm should be me sharing the responsibility with him, not me sitting around in our residence but waiting for him to come back. I was Luna and I needed to start acting like it.“I don’t want to sit idle anymore,” I told him.“You have only just recovered. There is no reason to rush into anything,” Nolan replied and gave me a soft kiss.“No, I want to take on my Luna duties officially. I want to help manage pack affairs,” I said. “If I hadn’t been ki