Alpha's Discarded Luna (Talia) novel Chapter 274

Chapter 272

Talia’s POV

I step out into the crisp morning air, my hand resting on Electra’s arm for support. The sun is still low in the sky, casting long shadows across the hospital’s entrance. My body feels heavy, weighted down by exhaustion and the lingering remnants of fever. My legs tremble beneath me, but I force them to hold.

The echoes of my nightmare still haunt the edges of my mind. Xavier’s cold eyes. Harris’s flat voice, cutting through the grand foyer like a blade.

“I only recognize Odette as my sister.”

I shake the memory away. It does not matter now. That life is behind me. Those people are behind me.

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I take a slow breath, steadying myself. The air smells like damp earth and car exhaust. The city is waking up around us, and I want nothing more than to go home and collapse into my own

bed.

Electra glances at me, concern written across her face. “Talia, are you sure you should be walking? We can wait inside until Raymond comes—”

“Vam fine.” The words come out sharper than I intend. I softer ?

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my tone. “I just want to get out of here before the daytime crowd

arrives.”

Electra nods, but I see the worry still lingering in her eyes.

The morning light is almost peaceful. Almost.

Then I hear it.

A distant rumble, like thunder rolling across a plain. I turn my head, trying to locate the source. Then I see them.

A massive swarm of paparazzi and gossip reporters breach the hospital gates like a wave crashing over a seawall. Cameras flash. Voices rise. The ground seems to tremble beneath their stampede.

My blood runs cold.

They are here for me.

Before I can react, they surround us. Microphones are shoved into my face like weapons. The questions come rapid–fire, each one more aggressive than the last.

“Ms. Johnson! Is it true you are in a new relationship with a mysterious wealthy businessman?”

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“Who is the man who stayed with you all night? Is he our new57

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“Are you already moving on from your ex–husband? How does your son feel about this?”

I try to push through, but they close in tighter. Electra is shoved back, her face pale with shock. I reach out to grab her arm, but the reporters are too many, their bodies too close.

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“Ms. Johnson, you were just a housewife a few months ago. How did you manage to catch the eye of such a powerful man so quickly?”

A woman’s voice cuts through the noise, sharp with mock concern. “Are you targeting wealthy elites now that you have been discarded?”

The words hit like a slap. Discarded. Housewife. Predator.

I open my mouth to speak, but my voice is gone. The fever has left me weak. My body is trembling. I cannot push through them. I cannot find the words.

I see the flashbulbs reflecting in Electra’s wide eyes. She is trying to shield me, but she is pushed back by the relentless crowd.

My phone. I left it in the hospital room. There is no way to call for help. No way to reach Raymond.

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I am trapped.

The reporters press closer, their questions growing louder, more invasive. I feel the walls closing in around me. My vision blurs at the edges.

“Ms. Johnson, is it true you are using your ex–husband’s

connections to climb the social ladder?”

“Does your son know you are already dating someone new?”

“Who is this mysterious man? Is he married? Does he have children?”

I feel the world spinning around me. The sun is too bright. The voices are too loud. I cannot breathe.

I lean heavily on Electra, my knees threatening to buckle. She wraps her arm around my waist, trying to hold me up.

But I don’t think I can take it anymore… I’m exhausted and suddenly, a hand clamps down on my wrist, knocking the breath from my lungs.

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