Second Chance for the Barren Luna (Talia and Jason) novel Chapter 250

CHAPTER TWO HUNDRED & FIFTY

Maggie’s POV

Mason was already in the room when I got back that evening. He came to me before I had even set down my bag, pulled me into a hug, and kissed me.

We had been living together for a few days, and I was still getting used to it. The closeness was something I had wanted for a long time. Waking up beside him, having him there at the end of the day, all of it was exactly what I had hoped for. However, it still felt odd having someone around when I was sorting through my thoughts.

“You are quiet, tonight,” Mason said as he kissed my forehead. “What happened?”

“You almost got me caught today,” I replied. “That is what’s wrong.”

“What do you mean?” Mason asked.

“I went to study and I was standing outside the door working up the nerve to go in when Luna came down the hall. I had to tell her I was asking about lunch.” I explained as I sat down on the edge of the bed.

“But she did not accuse you of anything,” he said.

“She didn’t have to. I could tell from the way she looked at me. She knows I was up to something and she is just waiting for me to make a mistake,” I continued.

“You are overthinking it,” Mason reasoned.

“If she had accused me I could have defended myself, but the silence is even worse.” I turned to fully face him. “I want to know why you need that map. You have been asking me about the pack house layout since you moved in. You asked me about the study specifically and now this. What is really going on?”

“I just need you to get the map,” Mason repeated.

“I know that, but why? Tell me why you need them,” I asked again.

“Why do you think she built those tunnels?” Mason asked, interrupting me. “She built them for emergencies.”

I frowned and asked, “What’s your point?”

“Do you think ordinary pack members will be able to use those tunnels? When something happens, the Alpha and Luna go first. The Beta and the senior warriors go next,” Mason explained. “We will not be the first ones through those passages, Maggie. We will be the last, if we are let through at all. And by the time anyone comes back for us, it may already be over.”

I shook my head. “Luna Talia is not like that. She would not abandon us.”

“She is still the Alpha’s mate. She may not have a choice if the Alpha puts her life above everyone else,” Mason argued. “People make decisions under pressure that they would never make otherwise. I am not willing to leave our safety to someone else’s good intentions.”

“You do not know that,” I stammered.

“You saw what the mad rogue blood did to the bear,” Mason continued. “It happened in seconds. We won’t have time if we are waiting for the Alpha and Luna to go in order. If we know where those passages are before that happens, we have a chance.”

I did not answer.

“I am not asking you to take it anywhere or hand it to anyone,” Mason reasoned.

“She already suspects me,” I repeated. “She is going to catch me.”

“She suspects you of being too curious,” Mason countered. “That is all. Luna does not have proof of anything. She has a feeling,

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and a feeling is not enough to act on.”

My wolf whined within me. ‘I don’t know about this. We shouldn’t do it.’

I wanted to believe Mason. Part of me did. Mason thought things through before he acted and he had never pushed me into something that put me at real risk. He was not a man who acted carelessly or without thinking about the consequences.

‘But this is reckless, Maggie,’ my wolf said. ‘We can’t do this. You need to think this through, Maggie. We don’t need to make the same mistakes,’ my wolf warned.

“You could have told me that before asked me to do this,” I pouted

“Would you have gone if I had?”

“How could you ask me that?”

“So, that’s a no,” Mason sighed.

“I am not saying you were wrong about the reason,” I argued. “I am saying I do not like being sent in blind. If you want my help with something you need to tell me the full picture first.”

Mason nodded. “You are right. I should have been upfront with you from the beginning. I will be going forward.”

“I am just asking you to bring it out, let me see the layout, and put it back exactly where it was. Luna will never know it moved. I promise,” Mason continued.

I still pouted and didn’t look at him. All of this felt really odd. He was pressing so much that I still felt like he wasn’t telling me everything.

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