Second Chance for the Barren Luna (Talia and Jason) novel Chapter 102

Rudolf’s POV

When I entered the room, I froze. Nolan was seated beside the bed holding Talia’s hand. The moment he saw me; he let go and drew back. Della cleared her throat and let out a nervous laugh.

“I, uh, will get more ice,” she said quickly, and slipped past me and out of the room.

I walked over to Nolan and snatched him up by his shirt collar. “I was very clear about you to stay away from her. What are you doing here?” I snarled.

Nolan’s expression remained neutral, but an eye twitch gave away his anger. He gripped my wrist and pried my hand off him. “I threatened Della to let me in. I wanted to see Talia’s condition and find some clues about rogues.”

“Clues? Is that the lie you’re going with?” I snorted. “What did you expect to find? This ward has been checked. There is nothing here you will discover by sitting next to her.”

“I understand what you think,” Nolan said flatly. “But I had to verify with my own eyes since your warriors failed to notice rogues entering your territory.”

His answer was a bit of a taunt, but Nolan was not defensive. What was his real reason for being here? I could not see how sneaking into this room helped him. If he wanted leverage against me, there were easier ways to create it. If he wanted to provoke me, he had already done so.

A few minutes earlier, I had felt my daughter’s fever rise through the faint bond that remained between us. Pain was so sharp I had thought I had accidentally harmed myself without noticing and then the pain eased as quickly as it came, causing me to rush to see Talia as I feared the worst.

I didn’t think it was a coincidence that Nolan holding her hand happened around the same time her pain faded. It made me think of how Nolan had carried her out of the restricted area days ago. He seemed panicked, refusing to put her down even after Solon struck him. It made me think of a possibility that I did not want to say aloud.

‘Second chance mate,’ my wolf growled, voicing the suspicion I had. ‘He may be her second chance mate.’

Years ago, I may have been elated at the idea. However, with how antagonistic he was, the idea of Talia being his mate was sickening.

“I have confirmed that she is stable. I will leave,” Nolan stated, breaking the silence.

“No,” I ordered.

Nolan raised an eyebrow. “You wanted clues, right? You will wait here and hear the results of Talia’s recent tests with me. If there is anything to discuss after that, we will discuss it.”

Nolan gave a short nod and looked back at Talia. He kept his distance from the bed but did not turn away from her.

After several minutes, the door opened. The doctor entered carrying a tan folder. He paused when he saw Nolan, then came forward.

“Do not worry about him,” I told him. “What do the results show?”

The doctor nodded. “We repeated the blood work,” the doctor said. “The wolfsbane level is falling, but at a rate that is too slow. It has begun to affect her liver and her kidneys. She cannot withstand this for much longer.”

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