All Chapters of Second Chance for the Barren Luna: Chapter 251 - Chapter 260

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CHAPTER TWO HUNDRED & FIFTY ONE

Talia’s POVNolan had finished showering when I woke. He was getting dressed, trying not to wake me, while I was enjoying the view. “Good morning,” I yawned. “What’s going on that has you up so early?”“Nothing. Just getting a jump on the day. I don’t want to spend the entire day in my office today,” Nolan replied. He kissed me on my forehead before heading to the door. "Come to the office when you are ready.”"It may be a while," I responded. "I have something to confirm first.”Nolan paused in the doorway and turned around. "Everything alright?""Yes, nothing for you to worry about,” I replied.“When you say it like that, it makes me feel like I should worry,” Nolan chuckled but I could tell he was concerned. “I promise I will explain everything later,” I reassured. Nolan hesitated for another second, nodded, and left. ‘Why didn’t you tell him?’ my wolf asked. ‘Because we could be wrong about Maggie,’ I replied. By the time I got to the dining room, breakfast was already laid

CHAPTER TWO HUNDRED & FIFTY TWO

Talia’s POVMaggie wiped her face with the back of her hand. She took a breath before she spoke. "He saw what happened with the bear, what the mad rogue blood did to the bear. Mason has not been able to stop thinking about it since. He wanted to see the map because he wanted to know where the tunnels were. He said if something like that happened inside the pack, he needed to know how to get me out. Mason, my mate, is not a traitor, Luna.”I swore under my breath. Clearly, we had not been careful enough with hiding what we were doing. Maggie thought Mason meant well, but I did not think that was his real reason for wanting her to get the map."I want you to hear me clearly, Maggie. If something happens in this pack, I will personally see to it that every pack member has access to those tunnels. I will not leave anyone behind. But I cannot disclose the location of those passages right now,” I finally responded."Why not?" she asked.‘Who is she to question us?’ my wolf snarled and I pus

CHAPTER TWO HUNDRED & FIFTY THREE

Maggie’s POVI woke up dizzy. The ceiling above me was unfamiliar and it took me a moment to understand where I was or how I had got there.The first thing I heard was Nolan's voice. He was speaking quickly and his tone was tight in the way it got when he was worried about something he could not control."What happened to her? Why did she collapse?”"Her body is under a lot of stress. She needs rest and time,” another voice responded."Stress does not cause someone to collapse like that, doctor. It has to be more than that,” Nolan responded.I lay still and listened and tried to work out what was wrong with me. My head ached and my mouth was dry. I felt weak and just did not feel right. Maybe Nolan was right. Did I pick up a cold? Was the mad rogue infection airborne?‘Stop,’ my wolf hushed. ‘You are overthinking. You are fine.’ I was not entirely sure I believed her, but I did not have the energy to argue.Then I heard Talia's voice. "Nolan, calm down. The doctor said she is fine. He

CHAPTER TWO HUNDRED & FIFTY FOUR

Maggie’s POVThe doctor handed me a small bundle of herbs when he signed my discharge papers."Brew these into a tea before bed," he said. "Stay off your feet for the rest of the day.""I will do my best," I told him.The doctor gave me a long look that said he had heard that before and did not believe it. "I mean it, Maggie. You are in early pregnancy. Your body is already working harder than usual. You need rest tonight.""I promise I will rest,” I told him again.The doctor nodded and handed me a printed sheet with detailed care instructions. “Come back in two weeks for a follow-up. If your condition is worse, I’ll request Alpha to order you to stay here,” he warned.Back in my room I sat on the edge of the bed and put the pregnancy report on the bedside table. I had been thinking about how to tell Mason since Talia told me I was pregnant. Mason had talked about children before in the way people do when they want something badly enough, but too afraid to admit it.‘He will be happ

CHAPTER TWO HUNDRED & FIFTY FIVE

Talia’s POVI knew his face before my mind caught up with what I was seeing.Jason.He had changed his appearance but not enough. The moment our eyes met I felt rage build up in me. I had been right the first time I saw him when the wall was being built, but I had doubted myself."Jason, why are you here?!” I hissed.Maggie stood up and looked between Jason and I. "Luna, you’re mistaken. His name is Mason," she said.The confusion in her voice was genuine, and it made my chest hurt. Maggie did not know about Jason’s past and the horrible things he had done in the name of ‘love’. ‘She’s not going to listen to us. We need our mate to command her to us,’ my wolf advised.‘Order Maggie to come to us right now,’ I told Nolan through our bond.“Maggie, come to me right now,” Nolan ordered."He is my mate. I think you have mistaken him for someone else, Luna, Alpha, please,” Maggie continued as she began walking towards us.Jason pushed away from the table and Nolan dropped the gifts. He lun

CHAPTER TWO HUNDRED & FIFTY SIX

Talia’s POVMaggie’s breath was shallow and wet. I pressed harder on her wound, but she was losing blood faster than I could stop it."Stay with me," I told her. "Maggie. Please stay with me."Maggie opened her mouth to speak but only more blood bubbled up. She coughed hard and I felt it warm against my hands. “Don’t try to speak.”"I am sorry," she said. Her voice was barely there. "I am so sorry, Luna. I let them deceive me again. I hurt you again.""Stop," I said. "You did not hurt me. You saved me. Do you understand that? You saved me!"Maggie attempted to speak again, but she began to gasp. She strained as she tried to get air in. Maggie’s eyes were glassy, but she was still looking at me.‘No, no, she couldn’t die, not like this!’ I thought."The baby," I pleaded. "Maggie, you have to hold on for the baby. Help is on the way.”Behind me I heard Nolan yelling. “Where is the healer? What is taking so long?”“You’re going to be okay. You have to keep breathing. Think about the baby

CHAPTER TWO HUNDRED & FIFTY SEVEN

Jason’s POVMaggie was kneeling in front of me with a dagger buried in her chest. She was looking up at me with her hands pressed over the wound. Her mouth was moving, but I could not hear what she was saying. The blood continued to pour from her chest. It pooled around her knees and kept spreading.Then I could hear her."Save me," she said. "Please, Mason. Save me."“Maggie!”Pain radiated from my shoulder as I jerked awake. I gasped in pain and automatically reached for my shoulder. It was bandaged with blood seeping through. I turned my head and found my father in the chair beside the bed with his arms folded."You’re finally awake," Father said. “Don’t try to move too quickly or you’ll rip your stitches. I put in a lot of work to keep you alive.”"How long?" I asked. “How long have I been out?”"Two days. The arrow was deeper than it looked and you pulled it out yourself which cut an artery. You were lucky that they were focused on that girl instead of tracking you down. You woul

CHAPTER TWO HUNDRED & FIFTY EIGHT

Nolan’s POVTalia had not been sleeping well this past week. Every night she would only sleep for a few hours before waking to stare at the ceiling. Talia did not want to talk about it and I didn’t pressure her.At breakfast she sat across from me. Talia looked like a shell of her former self. She was pale with bags under her eyes.‘We will have to get the doctor involved. Our mate needs to sleep,’ my wolf suggested.Talia turned to the maid standing nearest to her and said, "Maggie, can you add sugar for my coffee?"The maid did not move. Talia registered what she had said and the remaining color that was left on her face drained away.“Leave us,” I said as I stood and opened the door. They left without a word and I closed the door. I pulled my chair beside Talia’s and put my arm around her. She turned into me and cried. She pressed her face against my shoulder, and I held her with my hand on the back of her head."She never got any of it," Talia said. "The marking. The child. Every

CHAPTER TWO HUNDRED & FIFTY NINE

Talia’s POVDella was still in the doorway, catching her breath. She walked into the room and closed the door behind her. Della looked around to see if anyone else was in the room.“No one else is in here but us,” I said. “What happened?”"Did we capture Jason?" Nolan asked.“Goddess, I wish that was what I wanted to tell you," Della said between gasps. Hearing that made a shiver run down my spine.“Della, you’re scaring me,” I said."I contacted Leslie to ask about how the research was going and whether she had made any progress,” Della began. "Leslie was telling me about it and then she mentioned that the Alpha King had been unwell. Then she stopped herself mid-sentence and asked me not to repeat it."“Unwell? Like sick? What do you mean unwell?” I asked. It was rare for our species to get sick. It didn’t make any sense."She didn’t tell me anything else. She told me to not tell you to keep you from worrying, but I thought you needed to know this,” Della replied.Nolan frowned. I co

CHAPTER TWO HUNDRED & SIXTY

Talia’s POVNolan had been watching my face the entire time as I spoke to Solon. “It’s serious,” he said flatly. It wasn’t a question. He knew me enough to know."My father only has three months left," I said.Nolan cupped my face and said, “Talia, I’m so sorry.”"It is a progressive illness. Leslie has not found a cure yet,” I continued. "We’re going today," Nolan declared.“Right now? You’re with me?”“Yes. Right now. I will call the pack meeting, you will speak to them, and then we will leave. Can you do that?""Yes."Nolan kissed my forehead. His eyes flashed and I heard his order through the pack link. The pack gathered quickly in the courtyard. By the time I stepped out to face them the word had already spread that something was wrong. No one spoke. All eyes were on us."The Alpha King is ill," I announced and there were murmurs of alarm amongst the pack. "It is serious. I need to go to him, and I do not know how long I will be away."A warrior near the front spoke up. "My con

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