Second Chance for the Barren Luna (Talia and Jason) novel Chapter 228

CHAPTER TWO HUNDRED & TWENTY EIGHT

Talia’s POV

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Today was one of the most boring days of my life. I should have been happy for the downtime, but I was restless. There was nothing for me to do, and I didn’t have the patience to read.

Della suggested that we take a walk. Even though it was a beautiful day, I was still bored out of my mind.

“Why is today so boring?” Della groaned.

“I have no idea, but it is driving me crazy,” I replied. “Shouldn’t you be working on the wall?”

“No, my Luna. My job is to keep you company,” Della replied and winked.

Nolan was still protective of me, so he was not allowing me to go into the city just yet. All we had left to do was to walk around or perhaps go swimming, but that didn’t sound fun either.

“Maybe we have been dealing with chaos so long that normal days just feel weird now,” Della replied with a shrug.

“Well, Nolan told me something interesting this morning that we can go investigate,” I said.

“That he wanted you to stay in your room today where you’re safe?” Della teased.

“No,” I laughed. “Nolan told me he had a surprise waiting for me at the central garden.”

“Alpha Nolan doesn’t seem like the ‘surprise’ kind of a guy, but let’s investigate anyway,” Della said as she looped arms with

We passed through the stone archway and stepped inside.

Both of us stopped.

The original flowers and greenery that once filled the Alpha’s private garden were gone. In their place stretched rows of roses in different shades: deep red, pale pink, ivory, and soft peach. The beds were evenly spaced, trimmed neatly, and arranged with clear walking paths between them. It looked almost identical to my garden back at Silverfang.

Della let out a low whistle. “He is much more attentive than I thought.”

“Yes,” I said quietly. I felt a mixture of surprise and happiness. My wolf huffed, ‘Why are you surprised? He wants you to be happy. That is his responsibility. He should know everything about us just like you should know him.’

“I’m really glad he’s your mate, Talia,” Della said. “He really cares about you.”

I nodded. “I am too.” I had been lucky enough to be blessed with a second chance mate, and I was so happy that it was him.

“I have to admit; he’s becoming more and more romantic. He might even surpass Marco at this rate,” Della added.

I laughed softly. “Don’t let Marco hear you say that.”

“He can handle it. Maybe it will incentivize him to do more.”

We walked deeper into the garden. The soil looked freshly turned. The stems had been trimmed properly. Whoever arranged this had put in time and care.

“I want this garden to be in the same shape as the one in Silverfang,” I said. “Roses require a lot of attention. I don’t want them to be neglected. They need…”

“I know, I know,” Della said, interrupting me. “Trust me, I have spent enough time with you to know what roses need. I’ll make sure the omegas take great care of them when you’re not able to.”

I bent slightly to inspect one of the lower branches and adjusted a stray stem.

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After a moment, Della looked around and asked, “Where is Maggie?”

1 straightened, “What do you mean?”

“The last time we entered this garden, she tried to stop us,” Della said with a small smirk. “I almost expected her to appear again and remind us it was restricted.”

“Well, I’m Luna now, so she wouldn’t do that again,” I said.

“And if she dared, I’d be right there to slap the audacity out of her,” Della declared.

“You’re never going to forgive her, are you?”

“Not until I am able to spend five minutes slapping her. So, no, never,” Della replied and I couldn’t help but laugh.

I turned toward the group of maids near the entrance. Maggie was indeed not among them. This was unusual because Maggie had been my shadow after the Viki incident.

“Clara,” I called.

Clara approached immediately. “Yes, Luna?”

“Where is Maggie?”

Clara hesitated briefly before answering. “She went out last night and hasn’t returned yet.”

I frowned. “She has been out all night?”

“Yes, Luna. I checked.”

I frowned. “That’s unusual. She has not missed her duties before.”

“This is the first time she has been absent without notice,” Clara added. “I am a little concerned, but I didn’t want to say anything just yet in case I was overreacting.”

Della crossed her arms. “Ugh, I hope she isn’t foolish enough to put herself in danger again. Or she could be plotting against you.”

“She was terrified after what happened with Viki,” I argued. “She won’t repeat that mistake.”

“Then, it could be something positive,” Della suggested.

“Like what?”

“Maybe she found her mate.”

I blinked. “A mate?”

“Is it so hard to believe?” Della replied. “She’s 20 and it is not impossible. Perhaps she has caught up with her mate right now.

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