Second Chance for the Barren Luna (Talia and Jason) novel Chapter 197

CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED & NINETY SEVEN

Maggie’s POV

I did not leave right away. I stayed in the bedroom, trying to be as quiet as possible.

Viki told me to watch them and report back everything they did. I expected to hear Talia badmouth me to Nolan. Instead, I heard a gasp and the desk creak. Then, I heard rhythmic slapping and Talia moaning.

My face flushed as I felt disgusted, like some creepy pervert listening in. I clenched my fists so tightly my nails dug into my palms. My wolf did not even try to comfort me.

“They are mates. This is what they should be doing. You need to leave,’ she said firmly.

I hated that she was talking to me as if I deserved this.

I left the room quickly, but I could still hear them out in the hallway. I walked down the corridor fast. Why did it have to be her? Why did she have to show up? It should’ve been me underneath Nolan.

‘You’re delusional,’ my wolf growled, but I ignored her.

I still couldn’t shake the shame and anger I felt. Nolan had scolded me and ordered me to apologize. He had never raised his

voice to me before.

‘You were out of line,’ my wolf said.

‘No, I was just telling the truth,’ I snapped.

Talia had to have known Nolan was nearby. She set me up to get me in trouble. This was all because of her.

‘No one is going to take pity on you,’ my wolf scolded. ‘You should know better.’

My wolf was right. I let my anger override reason. Nolan already thought I was acting like a child. If I made another mistake, he would not forgive me twice.

I needed to talk to Viki.

Once I got to her home, I knocked once and then twice when she didn’t answer immediately. The door opened only a few inches. Viki’s masked face appeared in the gap.

“Maggie,” she said quietly. “Come in.”

I stepped inside and shut the door behind me. Before Viki could even ask me what was going on, I blurted out, “He reprimanded me for that witch! He has never done that. Not once.”

“Because of Talia?” Viki asked.

“Yes,” I snapped, “Who else?”

Viki nodded slowly as if she had expected it. “Tell me exactly what happened.”

“I went into his study to clean. She told me to leave. I told her I only take orders from Nolan because she is not the official Luna yet,” I explained. “She didn’t like that, so she started treating me like I was a kid and I responded.”

Viki raised an eyebrow and said, “You provoked her.”

“She provoked me first,” I said, defensive. “Who is she to tell me where I can and can’t go?”

“And then what happened?”

“And then she smiled at me,” I said, the memory making my skin crawl. “She said I liked Nolan. She said it like she was amused, like my feelings were a joke.”

Viki’s eyes narrowed. “She said that in front of Nolan?”

“No,” I said. “Not at first. Nolan came in right after I called her a witch.”

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