Alle Kapitel von Never Reject A Secret Luna Heiress: Kapitel 271 – Kapitel 280

Rue’s POVThe smoke was getting thicker.I had already tried the door at least twenty times but it was completely locked. Whoever had done this wanted me trapped inside.Sweat slid down my face as I grabbed a chair and smashed it against the door again but it didnt budge. The fire outside crackled violently now, close enough that I could feel the heat through the walls.My phone had no signal so I had no way of contacting help. For a brief second, fear wrapped around my throat so tightly I almost couldn’t breathe.Was this really how it would end? Burning alive alone in a dressing room?My daughter’s and brother’s faces flashed through my mind one after another. A loud crash suddenly echoed outside the room then footsteps.I immediately turned toward the sound.“Rue!” I heard Cole’s voice.“Cole!”The door rattled violently.“Move away from the door!”I stumbled backward just as another heavy impact slammed against it. He did so a couple of times then finally, the lock shattered ope

Percy’s POVAfter the doctor had tended to me, and I was strong enough to move around, I went and sat beside Rue’s bed, my elbows resting on my knees while my fingers remained locked together. The monitors beside her continued their steady rhythm, the only proof that she was still alive.Rue lay motionless beneath the blanket, her face colorless beneath the dim hospital light. Her right leg was heavily bandaged, suspended carefully to prevent further damage, while bruises spread across her skin like dark cracks in porcelain. Her breathing was shallow.Every single time I looked at her, the image of the collapsing ceiling replayed in my mind all over again.I lowered my head and covered my eyes with one trembling hand. This was my fault. If I had controlled my emotions…If I had noticed Vanessa sooner…Rue would not have ended up like this.My wolf had been silent ever since the fire, crushed beneath an overwhelming sense of guilt. The beast that usually roared inside me now merely whimp

Amelia nodded softly.“He stayed here almost the entire time you were unconscious.”My chest tightened painfully.“He barely slept,” Amelia added quietly. “Sometimes we thought he would collapse before you woke up.”Guilt spread through me immediately and I lowered my gaze toward my hands.“Why didn’t he stay and heal?”Cole shook his head and then pulled a chair closer and sat beside the bed. His expression became unusually serious.“There’s something else you need to know about why Vanessa was desperate to kill you.”I looked up slowly.Cole leaned forward slightly.“She wasn’t only jealous of you,” Cole said quietly. “She was terrified.”“Terrified of what?”Cole’s eyes darkened.“Of the truth coming out.”Confusion flickered through me.“What truth?”Cole hesitated briefly before finally speaking.“The child.”I froze completely. My heartbeat stopped for a second. Percy’s child. The very thing that destroyed us.Cole continued carefully, “Vanessa knew the investigation was getting

I stared blankly at the ceiling while a dull ache throbbed through my arm. Bandages wrapped tightly around my wrist.Someone had saved me, unfortunately.The door opened quietly and one of my subordinates stepped inside cautiously. The moment he saw my eyes open, relief flashed across his face.“Alpha…”I said nothing.The subordinate hesitated briefly before speaking again.“We received word from the prison.”At that, my gaze shifted slightly.“Haven heard about your suicide attempt.”My expression instantly darkened but the subordinate continued carefully.“She’s demanding to see you.”A cold laugh escaped my throat. See me? After everything? After ruining my life? After destroying Rue’s life? After making me lose everything?Hatred twisted violently inside my chest.“No.” My voice sounded terrifyingly cold. “I will never see her again.”The subordinate lowered his head immediately.“She keeps insisting…”“I said no.” The killing intent in my voice silenced the room instantly.I slo

Rue’s POVCole stared at Vanessa as if he had not understood me. No one near the healer’s entrance moved. Vanessa’s proud look disappeared, and the guards exchanged glances.“You lied?” Cole asked in a low voice. “You knew you could not save Amelia, but you still made me bail you out?”Vanessa tried to lift her chin, but her mouth shook. “I never said I could cure her completely. I only said I had information that could help.”“That is a lie,” I said. “You used Amelia’s rare blood match to make us believe you had the lunar marrow marker too. Without that marker, your blood cannot rebuild the damaged cells in Amelia’s body.”Cole’s eyes darkened. His wolf pushed forward, and his Alpha pressure became stronger. Vanessa took a step back, while one guard reached toward his weapon, then stopped.“You used her illness,” Cole said. “You used my mate’s life to bargain for your freedom.”Vanessa moved closer to the wall. “Cole, calm down. I was only trying to protect myself.”Cole moved toward