Second Chance for the Barren Luna (Talia and Jason) novel Chapter 441

Talia’s POV

Nolan’s voice was sharper than normal when he turned to Leslie, his eyes searching for answers. A chill ran through me, and my muscles tightened. If Nolan figured us out, I didn’t know how I would explain not telling him.

‘Good. Better that he knows now than later,’ my wolf said, and I ignored her.

Leslie looked up from her open book and glared at Nolan. “Nolan, I need you to relax. My memory has been all over the place lately. The pregnancy symptoms are hitting me pretty hard. Lots of headaches, and I’m tired all the time.”

"I don't understand how you can't remember," Nolan responded.

"Sometimes I can't even remember what I had for breakfast. Do you think I'm hiding something?" Leslie snapped.

Nolan’s frown deepened. Before he could say anything else, Solon stepped in. “Nolan, you need to be patient. Leslie’s going through a lot right now, and this has been stressful on all of us.”

Nolan finally seemed to calm down. “Both of you are right. I’m sorry, Leslie. I didn’t mean to pressure you.”

My wolf let out an irritated sigh, frustrated that Nolan stopped digging for answers so quickly. I gave Nolan a quick smile to let him know it was okay. “Don’t worry about it,” I said.

“Actually, I think I found something,” Leslie finally said. “There’s a treatment that was used once. It’s a mix of herbs that you’ll need to take every day.”

“What does it do?” I asked.

“It should slow down how much energy the twins are taking from Talia. I will go to prepare it in the hospital,” Leslie replied.

Nolan’s eyes brightened a little. “That sounds promising. I can’t wait to see what herbs were used.”

“You’re not coming,” I said.

“Why not?” Nolan asked.

“If you come, you’ll just make me nervous. Solon needs your help with the paperwork I left him. And as my mate, you can be more useful here.” I nudged him and smiled.

Nolan hesitated, torn between wanting to help and not wanting to leave me alone, but eventually he nodded. “Alright, I’ll stay. But if you need anything, call me right away.”

“I will,” I promised. I gave his hand a quick squeeze before letting go.

Leslie stood and picked up the book and a notepad. “Come on,” she said, nodding toward the door. I followed her out, glancing back at Nolan and Solon before the door closed.

I waited until we were a few steps down the hall before speaking in a low voice. “That was pretty convincing back there. I almost believed you. Maybe you should have gone into acting.”

“This is not a laughing matter. I told you I didn’t want to lie for you,” Leslie said.

“But you did it anyway,” I countered.

“Only because he needed to hear something positive,” Leslie said. “I couldn’t imagine how upset he was by all of this when he found out.”

I uncorked the bottle. I took a sip and grimaced. The tonic tasted like bitter cheese and eggs.

“It isn’t supposed to taste good,” Leslie chided. “Finish all of it.”

“Do I have to?” I pouted.

“All of it. Now,” Leslie ordered.

I scrunched up my face and choked it down as fast as I could. Leslie passed me a glass of water, and I chugged it. “Why does medicine always taste so bad?” I groaned.

Leslie smirked. “If it tasted good, you’d want seconds. Can’t have that.”

“I need something sweet to recover. Think Nolan would bring me a whole carton of ice cream if I begged?”

She rolled her eyes. “He’d probably bring two. You know how he is.”

“Perfect. I’ll tell him it’s for science,” I said, finally able to smile.

Leslie almost laughed. Her face softened for the first time all morning. “Now he's going to end up buying you an ice cream store."

I shrugged and gave her a real smile. “I know. That’s why I can’t let him lose hope. Who knows? Maybe your herbs and all the ice cream he buys me really will save me.”