Rebirth of the Broken Luna A Second Chance at Luna's Heart novel Chapter 507

Chapter 507

XENOIS

The doctors discharged Lumina the next morning with a bewildered expression and a stack of prescriptions they admitted were mostly precautionary.

“We can’t find anything wrong,” Dr. Harrison said, reviewing test results for the third time like they might suddenly reveal something he’d missed. “No lockages, no arrhythmias, no underlying cardiac disease. Her heart is functioning perfectly-as if the cardiac arrest never happened.”

“Then why did it happen?” I demanded, though I already knew the answer wouldn’t be medical.

“We don’t know,” Dr. Harrison admitted. “Sometimes stress can trigger cardiac events in otherwise healthy individuals. The school attack yesterday, the

rauma your family experienced-it’s possible her body simply reached a breaking point and shut down temporarily.”

A breaking point. That was one way to describe a necromancer collecting on a cosmic debt.

“So she’s cleared to go home?” I asked.

“Physically, yes,” Dr. Harrison confirmed. “But I want her on strict rest for at least a week. No pack duties, no strenuous activity, nothing that could rigger another episode. And if she experiences any chest pain, shortness of breath, or irregular heartbeat-come back immediately.”

I nodded, already mentally rearranging my schedule to ensure I could stay with Lumina constantly. Thorne could handle pack operations. The coalition could coordinate without my direct involvement for a few days. My mate needed me more than anyone else did right now.

Lumina was quiet during the drive home, staring out the window with an expression I couldn’t quite read. Not scared-she’d moved past fear into something closer to resigned acceptance. That terrified me more than panic would have.

“What are you thinking?” I asked as we pulled through the pack house gates.

“That everything looks different,’ she said quietly. “Knowing this might be borrowed time. That I might not see another spring here, or watch the boys grow up, or- her voice caught. ‘It changes how you see things.”

“Don’t, I said sharply. ‘Don’t start saying goodbye yet. We don’t know what Janice wants. Maybe it’s not your life. Maybe it’s something else entirely.”

“Maybe, Lumina agreed, but she didn’t sound convinced.

The boys were waiting when we arrived-all three of them plus Shawn hovering anxiously in the foyer. My parents stood behind them, faces carefully neutral but eyes reflecting concern.

“Mom” Ollie launched himself at Lumina the moment she stepped through the door. ‘You’re back! The doctors said you’re all better!”

I am better, Lumina assured him, catching him in a tight hug. Just need to rest for a few days.”

“We made a schedule, Riley announced, holding up what appeared to be a meticulously detailed chart Rotating shifts to ensure someone is always available if you need assistance. I’ve calculated optimal coverage based on everyones existing responsibilities and-

*You made a schedule for taking care of me? Lumina interrupted, clearly torn between amusement and being overwhelmed by theit cancern

“We’re a tactical family, Riley said matter-of-factly. Planning is what we do.”

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Chapter 507

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Lake pressed against Lumina’s side, unusually quiet. You scared us,” he said finally. I wanted to portal to you in the hospital but Dad said no and I

hated not being able to help.”

“You helped by being safe and letting the doctors work,” Lumina said gently, stroking his hair. “That’s what I needed most.”

Shawn hung back slightly, uncertain of his place in this family moment. Lumina noticed and reached out, pulling him into the group embrace.

“You too,” she said firmly. “You’re family, Shawn. That means you get to worry about me and help take care of me like everyone else.”

I watched them cluster around her-my mate, our children, this family we’d built despite impossible odds-and felt something fierce and protective

surge through me.

Janice wanted payment? Fine. She could take whatever she wanted from me. My life, my alpha position, anything. But she couldn’t have Lumina. I

wouldn’t allow it.

“Aright, Silvia said, cutting through the emotional reunion with characteristic practicality. “Lumina needs rest. That means you children need to give her space to actually recover instead of smothering her with concern.”

“But we want to help, Ollie protested.

You can help by not exhausting her,” Samuel said. “Your mother had a serious medical event. She needs quiet and rest, not three-four,” he corrected.

nodding at Shawn, -young people constantly hovering.”

“They can visit,” I said. “But in shifts, like Riley’s schedule suggests. And only if Lumina feels up to it.”

I feel up to it,” Lumina assured everyone. ‘I’m tired, not incapacitated. I’d actually prefer company to being isolated and left to worry alone.”

We compromised on a modified version of Riley’s schedule-the boys could check in regularly but wouldn’t camp out in our room constantly. Meals would be brought up. Pack business would be handled by others. For the next week, Lumina’s only job was to recover.

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