All Chapters of Second Chance For The Broken Luna: Chapter 131 - Chapter 139

Krista*My wolf’s expression softened slightly as she watched the realization settle over me. “It was the best decision,” she said gently, “not only for your well being, but for Luke’s.”At the mention of my son, my heart clenched.My wolf lowered her head slightly. “If the effects of the broken bond had fully hit you,” she continued, “you would never have been able to carry him to term. You would have continued to feel the full effects of it.” Her ears flattened slightly. “Eventually, your body would not have withstood it.”A cold shudder raced through me. Instantly, I remembered those miserable months after I fled the Red Moon pack. The constant exhaustion. The aching emptiness inside me. The days I could barely stomach food. Even after I settled in Eldeg, there were the nights I woke trembling and breathless, clutching at my chest while Kenan hovered nearby looking helpless and worried.At the time, I had blamed grief. I had blamed stress, even my pregnancy. I had never imagined I

Krista*I grinned. “Greta said here Theo’s tantrums were so awful when he first started shifting that he looked like a rogue half the time. She said she barely recognized her own son.”My wolf stared at me in clear disbelief. “Surely she exaggerated.”I burst out laughing. “That’s exactly what I said!”“Not our Luke,” she insisted stubbornly. “He is sweet.”“He’s also dramatic,” I pointed out. “And stubborn.”“He got that from you.”Smiling helplessly now, I shook my head. “I’m really not looking forward to finding out if Greta’s right.”Still smiling, I nestled deeper into her fur. The warmth of her body seeped into my bones, easing tensions I had carried for years without even realizing it. Now that she was back, I could suddenly feel just how exhausted I truly was. Bone deep tiredness settled over me, pulling at my limbs. Against my wolf, with the cheerful sounds of the stream and the birds filling the air, it was not hard to surrender to the tiredness creeping over me. My eyelids

Krista*A strange thought occurred to me then: Had he been watching over me the entire time?I thought of him sitting in that chair night after night while I slept unconscious beside Luke, waiting and worrying. Something uncomfortable tightened in my chest. I quickly looked away before he could notice my expression.We reached the bottom of the stairs and Jacob guided me toward the kitchens. I expected the noise of servants bustling and pots clattering as we approached. Instead, the kitchens were completely empty.I blinked in surprise as we entered. There was not a single servant there. The great room didn’t even have a handful of lanterns lit. The massive hearth at the far end still radiated residual warmth, but otherwise the kitchens were quiet.I looked around in confusion. When Jacob had said he would get me food, I had naturally assumed he meant he would summon someone from the kitchen staff through the pack link. Surely the Alpha of the Red Moon pack was not planning to prepar

Krista*“I have my wolf back now,” I said. “So it’s fine.”Even to my own ears, the sentence sounded brittle and false. Jacob opened his mouth again but panic surged through me before he could speak. “Can we not talk about it?” I asked hurriedly. Horrified, I heard the faint tremor entering my voice. I was going to cry. I couldn’t cry in front of him. I turned my face away from him immediately, staring into the darkness beyond the manor grounds so he would not see the wetness gathering in my eyes. “Let’s focus on something else. Anything else.”“Please,” I whispered.Silence settled between us. I could feel Jacob staring at me and I could feel the conflict inside him through the bond—guilt, restraint, sorrow.Then finally, after a long moment, he took a deep breath. “Alright,” he said quietly.Relief loosened something tight inside my chest. The two of us resumed walking slowly through the grounds, neither speaking for several seconds. Somewhere nearby, an owl hooted low in the dark

Krista*Apparently Serah remembered too because her expression immediately tightened. “Put that one back,” she said quickly.Bea blinked at her. “Why?”“It’s torn,” Serah lied smoothly.I almost snorted.Bea narrowed her eyes suspiciously. “Where?”“Somewhere.”“That is not an answer.”“It is enough of one.”Bea opened her mouth, clearly preparing to argue, but before she could, a knock sounded at my door. All three of us looked up. I straightened slightly against the headboard. Earlier, I had asked one of the kitchen servants through the pack link to bring refreshments upstairs, and I assumed that was who stood outside.“Come in,” I called.The door opened.And instead of a servant carrying tea or pastries, Laurel stepped into the room.My brows rose before I could stop them. Inside me, I felt my wolf stir instantly, alert and watchful.Well.This could not possibly end badly.Laurel closed the door softly behind her and her piercing gaze immediately swept across the room, taking in