Second Chance for the Barren Luna (Talia and Jason) novel Chapter 215

CHAPTER TWO HUNDRED & FIFTEEN

Talia’s POV

Three days later, Della stood behind me, tugging the zipper of my dress up with more force than necessary.

“If you keep yanking at it like that, you’re going to tear it,” I told her and Della stepped back to sit down on my bed.

“I still can’t believe you allowed this,” she muttered. “This is a really bad decision to let Maggie organize again.”

“She will not try anything,” I said. “She cried and apologized to me at the hospital. She knows how close she came to losing everything.”

Della snorted. “Crocodile tears. She only cried because she got caught. If Viki never revealed it was Maggie helping her, do you really think she would’ve told the truth?”

“I think she would,” I replied as I looked at my reflection.

The dress I chose was a shade of soft blue. It was long, simple, and flowed easily when I moved. It wouldn’t slow me down if I needed to move quickly.

‘Are you concerned that something would happen tonight?’ my wolf asked.

‘No,’ I replied, but it was still better to be prepared.

Clara stood near the wardrobe, carefully putting away the dresses I didn’t choose. She hesitated before speaking, as if weighing whether she should say anything at all.

“Maggie really was distraught when she came back from the hospital,” Clara interjected.

“Only because Alpha Nolan is upset with her,” Della muttered.

“She locked herself in her room for almost a full day,” Clara continued. “When meals were brought to her, she was crying all the time and barely touched her food.”

“She should be miserable,” Della snorted.

I rolled my eyes. “What did she do after that?”

“She threw herself into preparing the party,” Clara continued. “She has worked all morning, and all night to make sure everything is perfect.”

“Are we supposed to be impressed?” Della asked. “That is her job. So, she should take it seriously.”

“She has been kinder with the other omegas too, Beta Della. I think Luna may be right about her,” Clara replied. I remembered how she was flaunting her authority over the other omegas,

‘She is learning her place so far,’ my wolf said. ‘But it’s changing nothing. She is still not to be trusted.’

“Don’t tell me she has you fooled too, Clara. She is only doing this to get back in Talia’s good graces. She is not sincere,” Della snapped.

“I think she understands what is at stake,” I countered. “This is her last chance.”

Della sighed and crossed her arms, “I hope you are right. Shouldn’t we be heading to the banquet hall? We don’t want Nolan thinking something is wrong.”

“Maggie moved the party to the central square, like you asked,” Clara said. “The guards have screened everyone in advance She

insisted on it.”

That caught my attention.

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“She did?” I asked.

Clara nodded. “Yes. She said she did not want you to feel unsafe again.”

“Good”

“You are pleased too easily,” Della scolded.

“I am pleased that she followed instructions,” I corrected. “Nothing more.”

When we made it to the square, there were tables set up and people could sit anywhere. Pack members were dressed in casual clothing. Children were laughing and people were dancing.

The pack was very relaxed.

This was exactly what I wanted.

Nolan stood near the center. He was speaking with an Elder. Maggie stood a few feet away, overseeing the bar setup.

Nolan noticed me almost immediately and walked over to me quickly. He pulled me into a tight hug and I leaned into him. Nolan pulled back just enough to look at me.

“How are you feeling?” Nolan asked. “You look better.”

“I feel better,” I replied.

Nolan leaned forward to kiss my forehead, but I raised up on my toes and kissed him on his lips. He smirked and whispered into my ear, “Don’t do too much or you’ll pay for it tonight.” I blushed as I saw what he planned on doing to me through the mind

link.

Maggie approached carefully. “Luna Talia,” she said as she bowed to me again. “Everything is ready. If there is anything you would like changed, please tell me.”

I looked around once more before answering, “It looks good. Thank you.”

“I am glad,” Maggie said.

Della leaned in toward me. “It is fine,” she muttered, as if the word tasted unpleasant. “I am going to go find Marco.” Della glared at Maggie before she headed off toward the far side of the square.

“Go and enjoy the party, Maggie,” Nolan ordered. “You too, Clara.”

Maggie hesitated only for a second before her shoulders dropped in disappointment. Nolan was still treating her coldly “Yes, Alpha,” Maggie said and quickly left with Clara.

Nolan didn’t give her a second glance and took my hand. His thumb brushed lightly against my knuckles. “You have Maggie’s loyalty now.”

I raised an eyebrow. “Just because she did this correctly doesn’t mean she’s loyal.”

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