Second Chance for the Barren Luna (Talia and Jason) novel Chapter 4

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Talia’s POV

I stood by the window, staring down at the garden that used to be mine.

Now it reeked of lavender and other flowers that Viki thought was more elegant. Her scent coated every stone path and flower bed: an invasive putrid scent of jasmine and smugness.

My wolf growled low in the back of my mind. ‘You shouldn’t have allowed this. She defiled our territory.’

‘It’s just a garden,’ I sighed and swallowed the bitterness.

Even though I wanted to ignore the situation, my wolf was right. I should have challenged her on the spot and made her submit to me, but deep down I knew there was no point. Viki would have her way no matter what I did. If she told Jason to help, I would have no chance to win.

Viki had taken my mate, my bed, and my garden. What was going to be next?

Ever since Viki had moved into the Alpha’s residence, Jason hadn’t spent a single night with me. He went to be with her instead.

He betrayed the mate bond night after night not caring about the pain, he was putting me through.

Still, some deluded part of me clung to the hope that I still had a place in his heart.

Maybe once the pup was born, he would come to his senses.

Maybe he would treat Viki like a breeder, and he would come back to me.

After all, I was still Luna.

Viki couldn’t take that from me.

I went to the kitchen mid-morning, needing tea. I needed something to soothe my sore body after another sleepless night. Viki was there, draped over a stool like a lounging cat in heat. I groaned in frustration as she was not who I wanted to see first in the morning.

Viki’s robe hung open enough to make any unmated wolf turn his head and stare. Her bare legs were crossed, revealing skin she had no shame showing like the whore she was.

My nose twitched before I even saw it. The scent of her blood, from a fresh bite.

I froze.

There, on the curve of her neck, was a mate mark. The flesh was still raw, slightly raised. My stomach dropped.

My wolf bristled. ‘He didn’t, did he? Tell me he didn’t,’ she growled.

“Did... did Alpha mark you?” I asked, voice tight.

Viki smiled, baring her teeth in triumph. “Oh, this?” She tilted her head, so I could see the mark better. “Yes, last night, he was like a wild animal. He just couldn’t help himself.”