All Chapters of Second Chance For The Broken Luna: Chapter 81 - Chapter 90

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38: Laurel’s Warning (2)

Krista*Her gaze flicked over me. “You wore his coat on purpose. You knew he would notice. You knew it would remind him of what the two of you used to be.” Her tone sharpened. “You’re trying to use his possessiveness against him.”I stared at her for a moment, then let out a short, incredulous scoff. “Or,” I said, my voice dry, “I could have just been cold.” Her expression didn’t change. “I needed a coat,” I went on, shrugging lightly. “It happened to be his. That’s all.”“You’re embarrassing yourself,” I added, not unkindly, but without softness either. “Especially over a man I’m no longer interested in. My mate bond with Jacob is broken. He’s all yours.”“You really rehearsed that, didn’t you?” she said. “It almost sounds believable.”I rolled my eyes before I could stop myself. It would have been easier if she had shouted, if she had lost her temper outright. This refusal to step away from a conclusion she had already decided on was far more tiring.“I don’t know what you think yo

39: Putting His Foot Down (1)

Krista*Leah’s reaction was immediate and loud. “Oh my Goddess!”She practically leapt off Kenan as if he had burned her, scrambling back with a speed that would have been impressive under any other circumstance. I reacted just as quickly, clapping both hands over my eyes and turning sharply away from the doorway.“I didn’t see anything!” I blurted, far too quickly to sound convincing. “I didn’t mean to intrude—I just came to see Kenan, the door was open—” My words tumbled over each other in my haste, mortification settling in fast and deep. I squeezed my eyes shut behind my hands, as if that might somehow undo what I had already seen.Behind me, there was a flurry of movement and I heard fabric rustling and hurried footsteps, the unmistakable sounds of two people trying to regain some semblance of order. I stood there rigidly willing myself to disappear.After a moment, Kenan’s voice came, edged with poorly concealed amusement. “You can look now.”I hesitated for half a second befor

39: Putting His Foot Down (2)

Krista *“These fainting spells have been happening for a long time,” he said, his tone gentle but firm. “And all this time, we’ve only had access to human healers who couldn’t do much for you. Now we’re in a place where there’s an actual werewolf healer who might be able to help, and you’re refusing to even get checked?”There was no accusation in his voice, not exactly, but there was a clear thread of disbelief that set my teeth on edge.I felt my irritation rise almost immediately, sharp and familiar. “We’re in Red Moon territory,” I replied, my voice tightening despite myself. “Anyone who examines me here can report whatever they find straight back to Jacob. And I’ll be damned before I let him insert himself into my life like that again.”Kenan didn’t react the way I half expected him to. He didn’t argue right away, didn’t raise his voice. Instead, he shifted his weight slightly, his expression settling into something more resolute. “Is that what this is about?” he asked. “Sticki

40: Bad News Comes In Droves (1)

Jacob*When I stepped into my study, my audience was already there. The three messengers from the Nightwalker pack stood near the center, flanked by two of my men who had been stationed there to watch them. As soon as they noticed me, all five wolves straightened before bowing in greeting.My men bowed deeply, as expected. The messengers followed suit, though my attention caught on one of them almost at once. The figure standing closer to the window bowed as well, but not quite as low as the others. It was subtle, something most might have missed if they weren’t looking for it. Their hood remained partially drawn, shadowing the upper half of their face, while the other two had already lowered theirs completely.I took that in without comment. There were times to question, and times to observe. This was the latter.I closed the door behind me and moved further into the room, my hands in my pockets. One of the messengers stepped forward slightly, she was the first to speak.“Greetings,

40: Bad News Comes In Droves (2)

Jacob *“By rogues?” I asked, though I already knew the answer. She nodded once. The timing alone was enough to narrow my eyes.“I’m aware the attacks have increased,” I said slowly, “but that’s a remarkable coincidence. Choosing that exact moment, when most of your wolves would be distracted, if not outright inebriated.”“Exactly,” Sophia replied, meeting my gaze directly. “That’s what I thought as well.”I gestured lightly with one hand, indicating for her to continue.“They didn’t attack the pack in the way we expected,” she said.“What do you mean?”“They didn’t go after the gathering,” she clarified. “There was no chaos in the center of the celebration outside. In fact, most of the wolves there were unaware of an attack until much later.”That was… unusual. Rogues rarely showed that kind of restraint. Their attacks were typically messy, aggressive, driven more by instinct than strategy.“Most of the casualties were at the borders,” she continued. “A lot of the guards and patrols

40: Bad News Comes In Droves (3)

Jacob*I rubbed my jaw slowly as I considered everything Sophia had laid out so far. The pieces were beginning to form a pattern, one that was far more deliberate than I was comfortable with. After a moment, I said, “You’ve been speaking about these spies in the past tense. I assume that means you identified them and dealt with them.”Sophia shifted her weight slightly and began to idly twirl a blade in her uninjured hand. The movement was controlled, almost absent-minded, but there was nothing careless about it. When she finally spoke, her tone was even. “There were three of them,” she said. “A maid who worked within the manor, a butcher, and the widow who ran the water mill.”I frowned slightly, already seeing the implications, but she continued before I could comment.“They were well placed,” she went on. “And carefully chosen. The maid had access to the manor itself. She could move freely through the halls, clean rooms, and overhear conversations between my family without raising

41:The Proper Thing (1)

Krista*I pushed open the door to Jacob’s room and paused on the threshold, my shoulders loosening almost immediately when I saw that it was empty. For a moment, I simply stood there, letting that small sense of relief settle. Now that I was fully awake, there was no reason for me to remain here.It had been one thing when I was unconscious and had no say in where I was placed, but staying now, by choice, felt… wrong and improper in a way I could not ignore. Whatever history Jacob and I shared, whatever emotions still lingered in places I would rather not examine too closely, he was no longer mine, and I was certainly no longer his. Continuing to occupy his space would cross a line I had no intention of crossing. And beyond that, there was Laurel.I let out a soft breath as the thought of her surfaced, her sharp tone and narrowed eyes from earlier still fresh in my mind. It occurred to me, not for the first time, that perhaps her hostility had not come out of nowhere. If I were in he

41: The Proper Thing (2)

Krista*“No,” she said, lowering her voice slightly. “After you left earlier, I told my friend, Serah, that you were awake.” She glanced at me briefly before continuing. “She’s the one who usually comes in here,” Bea added. “A few times a week, even though technically no one is supposed to come in here. She cleans, makes sure everything stays in place and sometimes she just sits at the foot of the bed for a while.”I frowned faintly at that, though I said nothing yet. “Serah’s your friend?” I asked instead.Bea nodded quickly. “Yes. She works in the manor too sometimes, mostly when we need an additional hand.” She hesitated for a moment before continuing, weighing how much to say. “But ever since the Alpha brought you back,” she went on, “she hasn’t been able to come in. He’s been around too often, and she didn’t want to risk being seen.” Something in her tone suggested that this wasn’t just about avoiding being scolded.“So she asked you to come in her place,” I said.Bea gave a sma

42: Unholy Anger (1)

Krista*She glanced toward the door, then back at me, her expression uncertain. For a moment, it looked as though she might refuse to answer. Then, in a low voice, she said, “If I tell you what happened… you can’t repeat that it came from me. Please.”I pushed myself to my feet immediately, the bed forgotten. “I won’t,” I said. “I promise. Just tell me, is she okay?”Bea nodded quickly. “She’s okay,” she said. “It’s not that, she’s not hurt now.”The qualifier did not reassure me. “It’s just…” She hesitated again, wringing her hands together. “A while ago, she… she disrespected the Alpha.”“And?” I prompted.Bea swallowed. “He punished her.”There was something in the way she said it that made my chest go still. “How?” I asked.Her voice dropped even lower. “He compelled her,” she said. “Forced her to kneel. And he kept her there.”For a second, I thought I had misheard. “Kept her there?” I repeated.Bea nodded, her hands twisting together more tightly now. “For almost three days.”T

42: Unholy Anger (2)

Krista*Before I could say anything, Bea lifted her voice. “Serah!”Even without turning, Serah reacted, giving a small shake of her head as she recognized the owner of the voice that called out to her. She said something to the young wolves, her tone brisk now. The class broke apart almost immediately, the pups scattering in different directions with cheerful energy, their training clearly over for the moment.Only then did she turn. Her gaze landed on Bea first, and then it shifted to me. I saw the exact moment recognition struck. Her mouth parted slightly, her expression freezing for a heartbeat before something bright and overwhelming broke through. Without a word, she started toward me. She ran. Or tried to. There was a slight hitch in her movement, a barely concealed hobble that only made my chest tighten further, but it did not slow her much. She closed the distance between us quickly, her focus entirely on me.My vision blurred as tears rose to my eyes without warning and I o

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