Second Chance for the Barren Luna (Talia and Jason) novel Chapter 40

Viki’s POV

The pounding in my head returned as soon as I stepped out of the medical wing. My vision blurred for a second, and I had to steady myself against the wall. The faint floral scent of the Redbone Flower still lingered in my nose and the sickening sweetness on my tongue made me gag.

I clutched the packet of painkillers in my hand, the doctor’s warning still echoing in my ears. He had dared to raise his voice at me today. I should’ve had him sent to the dungeon.

“Miss Viki, you’re being reckless! The poison is building in your blood. If you keep taking the extract, you’re not going to survive the ceremony!” the pack doctor had scolded.

“I don’t care,” I had hissed, tossing the money onto his desk. “You’ll keep giving me the doses until I tell you otherwise. Speak a word of this, and I’ll slit your throat myself.”

Coward that he was, he bowed his head and scribbled another prescription. Men in Shadowclaw were all the same. They were spineless when it came down to it.

My stomach twisted again as I walked down the corridor. I pressed a hand to my belly, faking the protective gesture of an expectant mother as omegas walked by. The pain was sharper now, like a thousand wasp stings all over my body.

‘You’re going to kill us if you keep this up,’ my wolf growled within me. ‘I am reaching my limit with healing us.’ She sounded exhausted, but we had to endure. We had come too far to fail.

The Luna Ceremony was only days away. Once it was done, the whole kingdom would recognize me as the rightful Luna of Shadowclaw. And Jason would be right where I wanted him.

He’d never be able to reject me after that. He’d already chosen power over love, over Talia. It was only a matter of time before he gave up on her entirely.

“Viki?”

I turned swiftly, adjusting my expression. Henry, Jason’s Beta, stood at the other end of the hallway, brows lifted in concern. Of course, he’d be here always skulking and not minding his own business.

“Henry,” I said, smiling warmly. “What brings you here?”

He glanced at the packet of pills in my hand. “I could ask you the same. You’ve been visiting the medical wing a lot lately. Did you decide to stay close to home instead of going to the hospital?”

I let out a breathy laugh and cradled my stomach. “It’s nothing serious. The doctor says the herbs help stabilize the pregnancy.”

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