All Chapters of Never Reject A Secret Luna Heiress: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Rue’s POVThe silence made the scratching of Iris’ pencil loud. The rhythmic sound was occasionally interrupted by frustrated sighs. I looked up from the file I was reviewing and caught her nibbling the rubber end of the pencil, eyes fixed in concentration. It was like looking at a younger version of myself.Suddenly, she looked up from her book “mommy?”“Yeah” I pushed away my file and opened another“When will Percy come again?”For a moment, I wondered why recently her questions have been so difficult to answer. Though Percy has been around a few times, Iris had already started to get used to him. A day would never pass by without her asking that question.“Why?” I answered with a question of my own“Actually,” she put her book over her face, something she liked to do whenever she spoke of things she deemed embarrassing. “ Remember I told you about father’s day? Well it's coming up and …can you tell Percy to come?”The love she currently held for Percy was something I had once see

Rue’s POVFor a minute, I just stared at the blue vial gleaming in my hand. Today, the hope had arrived, and not just the hypotheses form, the real one. Months and months of watching the infection ravaging our pack and my friends, the cure was finally here.No more waiting, no more waiting. We had it, and I wasn't about to waste another second.“Prepare the treatment rooms,” I ordered, my voice high with urgency.” Bring in everyone that is infected first, to separate them from the healthy ones.”Meanwhile, the pack’s hall was temporarily made into a treatment facility to accommodate everyone. The ones who were seriously ill were prioritized in the first beds.The nurses and helpers scrambled to move. Fear still hung in the air, but beneath it, hope was budding. The despair that had been hanging around was starting to disperse like smoke.We were just preparing the first round of injections when my phone buzzed. I almost didn’t answer but when I saw the name flash across the screen, I

Rue’s POVNight was just encroaching, and the evening chill had already started getting under my skin. I entered the house, into the guest room where I had heard Iris’ voice.Inside, Iris was sprawled on her stomach, legs swinging lazily, crayons scattered everywhere in an haphazard manner. Percy sat cross-legged beside her, the picture of a patient employee—though the furrow between his brows told me he was quickly running out of it.“It’s orange,” Percy declared with finality, pointing at the crayon Iris had chosen for the sun.“No, in my world, it’s red,” Iris shot back, her eyes determined. She pressed the red crayon hard against the paper, filling the circle with bold strokes.Percy retorted “The sun has never been red. It’s always been orange. Everybody knows that.”“That’s your opinion” Iris said, expression stubborn. “But in my world, it’s red. People have a right to their own opinions, you know that.”I bit my lip to stop the laugh that almost came up. Percy looked as though

Haven’s POVVeronica paced in front of the ICU, her heels clicking on the floor tiles like marbles.“She’s too young,” she whispered, almost to herself. “She doesn’t have the experience, may have learned a trick or two from the shaman, but she can’t do it. What if she makes things worse?”Alpha Neil’s patience snapped. “Enough, Veronica. Age does not measure skill. And let’s be clear—you’re the one who let your clever mouth run and delay Aiden’s treatment. If you had swallowed your pride earlier and brought her in, he would already be awake.”Veronica opened her mouth, but no excuse came out. For the first time, Neil wasn’t defending her—he was scolding her.The ICU doors opened, and Rue stepped out, Bella just right behind her. The way Veronica stood frozen in place, told me she was hoping for the best despite her doubts.Rue didn’t make us wait. “His condition isn’t as bad as it looks,” she said calmly. “No internal organs are damaged. His vitals are stable, just unconscious. I can

Haven’s POVWhen Aiden finally sat up and the color returned to his cheeks, I felt like I was witnessing a miracle for the first time. He rubbed his chest as if feeling for the pressure that had been there, the huge weight that had kept him from breathing easy. “It’s… lighter, my chest is much lighter” he said, voice hoarse and full of disbelief. “The pressure’s gone. I can breathe.”Alpha Neil, who was standing with the senior doctor, moved closer and nodded toward Rue as if presenting a prize. “Rue saved you,” he told Aiden plainly. “She’s the one who brought you back.”Aiden’s head turned, slow and incredulous, and his eyes met Rue’s. The shock in them was raw—a complete opposite of all the denials he had with Rue. For a second there, he looked younger, smaller, exposed. Rue watched him and, in the way she always did, she seemed to have already read the thought behind his stare.She didn’t blink. “Don’t mistake anything, I didn’t do it because I still love you,” she said, her vo