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Second Chance for Revenge: The Reborn Luna. CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY SEVEN
ORLA"The Alpha of the Great Crest Pack is requesting for an exchange in turn for his assistance," said Maverick, flipping through a stack of files until he found the one he was looking for."And what does he want in exchange?" I asked, bringing my little sweet baby to my chest and gently rocking her. Her little angel had been so quiet and unproblematic during her first years of life, but as the weeks passed, she had become so fussy and difficult to satisfy.Now, at six months, she was basically the one in charge of this household. Anything she so desired, she absolutely had to get it. I wouldn't have been so quick to satisfy her every whim if she wasn't so unforgivably cute.She cooed, reaching up with her chubby hands and playfully slapping the sides of my face. Her cheeks were pink and her little tuft of ginger red hair sat underneath a wool cap. Her hair color was basically a brighter version of her father's, and I loved it because I could look at her and see where our genes had c
Second Chance for Revenge: The Reborn Luna. CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY EIGHT
ORLASoft music already played in the hall, the invited guests were seated, and the whole place was set for the celebration. I personally wasn't a big fan of parties, but given what we'd been through in the past year, it was a way to show gratitude for us still being able to hold on to our lives.Amaranthine was still asleep, so we decided to let her rest until deep into the party. Waking her up now would only result in her being fussy and very annoyed with the adults. I'd gotten enough bombastic side-eyes from her to know that she didn't play with her priorities, even at this age. She liked everything orderly and organised, just like her father also did.Blair and Tim placed the finishing touches on the lights at the stage area, and high-fived each other. Avery was busy in the kitchen barking orders at the cooks. I hadn't noticed how much passion she had for cooking. When I'd seen her in the aromatic kitchen, all sweaty and with a determined look on her face, I quietly slinked out wi
Second Chance for Revenge: The Reborn Luna. CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY NINE
ORLAFour days.Five days.Six days.Seven days passed us by in a flash. But the days were like years to me. I couldn't sleep. I couldn't eat. Everything that made me smile couldn't even elicit the slightest reaction from me.Seven days without my baby. My own flesh and blood that I'd nurtured for nine months. I refused to speak to anyone, and whenever I had the opportunity to go outside, I would transform and run through everywhere that my feet could take me.Still, no sign of her. Murmurs had started to spread within the pack that Amaranthine could be dead, but no one had the audacity to say it to my face.Maverick was in an equally terrible state. He was out almost every night with his men, organising search parties in order to find our baby girl and bring her home safely. The other day, I'd found him huddled in his study, head hung in his hands and a cloud of disappointment hanging over him. Talking to him was so difficult because I constantly blamed myself for what had happened.
Second Chance for Revenge: The Reborn Luna. CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY
ORLAFrom the aggressive way he'd torn the letter he'd gotten from the captor or captors, based on how many they were, it was clear to all who had eyes that he wouldn't give in to their demands. Was it more important than his own child though? What if the senders of the letter were very serious and would kill her the moment he refused to do what they wanted?"We have until nightfall to make a decision, Maverick. Tearing that up won't do anything," I said, slightly surprised at the steady sound of my own voice. Everything inside of me was everything but.He looked at me."We will find her, okay? And we won't have to give in to any rubbish demands." He turned to Everett, dismissing me just like that. "Did you get any scent from the letter?"Everett's disappointed shake of the head was his only response.Maverick sighed. "There has to be something we can do.""Yes," I said. "Give in to his demands so that he can return our child."His look of shock wasn't what I was expecting. "Can you
Second Chance for Revenge: The Reborn Luna. CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY ONE
131ORLAIt didn't take long for chaos to erupt within the pack. Since the day that Amaranthine was kidnapped, it had been going tick-tock like a time bomb, waiting for the very day that it would finally explode and capture us all in its fire.It finally began when one of the trackers grumbled, dusting the sand off his body after reading the content of the letter. He was young as well, with sandy blonde hair and eyes that still didn't have enough experience. I'd seen him around a couple of times, but he was one of those people that you would do well to avoid or else risk getting spoken about in hushed tones with his crowd of equally childish friends. "Well, that's comforting. If you couldn't protect your own daughter how can we be sure that this pack is safe?" he boldly asked, ignoring the hushed gasps and looks of surprise from those behind him.Another boy stepped forward. This one looked to be around the same age as he was. He rushed forward and shoved the loudmouth. "Shut up, Al
Second Chance for Revenge: The Reborn Luna. CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY TWO
ORLA"So you've been able to scry all this while, and you said nothing?" I asked Makila in disbelief.She rolled her eyes. "Please don't start with me right now. Your mate hates me. I'm practically a free prisoner here, and half the pack would tear me apart if I so much has looked at someone the wrong way. Do you really think that if I'd come smiling and saying 'hey, I can help you find your child,' I would have been taken seriously?"Remembering how Maverick had so casually dismissed my ideas, I stayed down at my feet, unable to give her a definite answer. "I thought so," she said. "Anyways, unlike what you think, it actually isn't scrying. There are no magical crystal balls here. Instead, all I simply have to do is hold on to something belonging to Amaranthine.""Will her favourite toy work?"She nodded, and I quickly excused myself to go and retrieve the brown bear that usually sat in the cot with her.I returned and handed it over to her, feeling jittery and expectant. I just hop
Second Chance for Revenge: The Reborn Luna. CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY THREE
ORLAIt couldn't be though, that witch was dead. Even if she had escaped death before, it couldn't be possible that she happened to resurrect again . . . Right?The woman before me laughed softly. "Why are you looking at me like that? Does my face ring a bell in your head?""Where is my daughter?" I asked, deciding to go straight to the point. There was nothing worth more than her safety right now. Not even my own curiosity.She frowned playfully. "Your daughter? Hmm." She lazily patted a finger against her chin. "Probably dead by now."Another thing that I found different about her was her behaviour. Sonia had been incredibly loyal to Daniel, and hardly spoke unless it was so say something that showed that. This one had a lighter disposition.The woman didn't even seem bothered at the sound of those approaching. If anything, she seemed to get even bolder. "And what's that I hear? You brought backup?"I looked down at Makila, who still sat behind the shrub, pressing the bottom of her
Second Chance for Revenge: The Reborn Luna. CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY FOUR
ORLA"She's waking up," someone whispered. My eyes couldn't fathom anything but darkness. My mouth felt like something was keeping it from opening, and pain spread at different points of my body, like I'd been run over by something.I opened my mouth to speak, and only a groan could find freedom."Shhh, don't talk. You might hurt yourself."'I already feel hurt,' I wanted to say, but speaking still seemed like a hassle to me. I reached out blindly, and warmth came to my hand. A familiar touch. "It's okay now, you're safe."With a painful flash, the memories of what I'd gone through previously ran through my mind. Makila yelled at me to go.Getting attacked by a woman.Ryker threatening Amaranthine's life.Just like that, my eyes flew open, and a scream finally came out of my throat, wrapped in somebody's name. "Ryker! He has Amaranthine!" I shouted despite my sore throat. Maverick came to my side, rubbing my back and softly whispering, "We know."I looked up at him, recalling my
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Second Chance for Revenge: The Reborn Luna. EPILOGUE
AUTHOR'S POVA YEAR LATERThe usual belief about life is that a person only lives once. For Orla, though, that wasn't the case. From being mistreated, abused, and ultimately killed in her previous life, she awakened to find herself given another chance to make things right. A chance to fix the wrongs that led to her unfortunate demise. A chance to build that which she should have lost.Another chance . . . to find love.+_+_+Orla bent down, crouching as far as she could go to pat the last heap of rich brown earth into place. She'd always wanted to try gardening since she was a child, and now she had finally made that dream come true.She sighed contentedly, and sat back on her haunches, looking up at the sky whilst wiping off her sweaty forehead with the back of her hand. Although it was still quite chilly, and the ice hadn't completely thawed, strenuous physical activity could still make a person feel like they were stuck inside a furnace.The advice Alec had given her was to plant
Second Chance for Revenge: The Reborn Luna. CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY
ORLAIt felt like an eternity. The darkness. It had neither a beginning or an end. It took me—grabbed me in a suffocating hug and refused to let me go.At some point—I didn't know how long it took, but it came to my understanding that the darkness was of my own making, and only I could free myself from its clutches.So, I opened my eyes, and welcomed the light back in.The first thing I saw was a face. One too familiar, and at the same time, dreadfully disturbing.Blood seeped out of his nose, ears and mouth and dripped on my shirt. His eyes had gone blank, with its usual icy colour sucked into the cold emptiness of death.Ryker was dead.I pulled my hand out of his neck, unable to ignore the feeling of gore and slippery blood. His weight had become suffocating since life no longer flowed through his veins.I pushed his corpse off me, and sat up with a groan. The wound in my chest was still struggling to knit itself back together, but with the bullet still lodged inside of me, it wou
Second Chance for Revenge: The Reborn Luna. CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY NINE
ORLAA gun. That was what he had been holding. I'd failed to recognise the hidden shape in his hand on time. I had been too occupied with other things to think about the fact that he'd probably had a plan B.He fired three rounds without pausing.I only had milliseconds to respond, but I wasn't fast enough. He'd surprised me, and I had to deal with the consequences.Cold descended on me as I realised that I had indeed acted too irrationally. Searing pain bloomed in the left side of my chest, and another in my thigh. The last one grazed my cheekbone, and that was only because I pushed my head to the side just before the bully made impact with my flesh.Blood rapidly started to pool in my mouth, filling up my throat until air couldn't pass through and I had to spit it out before it choked me.I fell on my good leg, clutching my bleeding chest.I hadn't foreseen this. I'd been so eager to get him that I had forgotten how cunning he could be. There was no way he would have just been here
Second Chance for Revenge: The Reborn Luna. CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY EIGHT
ORLA'Don't think. Don't feel. Just act.'Those were the words ringing in my head as I swung the wooden log into the side of Sonja's head with every power that my body could muster, bursting it open like a balloon. Blood splattered all over my clothes, but I didn't matter. I had killed her. She was dead, and she would never, ever hurt my family again.I had made a promise to go as low as killing just to save my child, and I was glad that I hadn't hesitated when it mattered the most. Although it was a flimsy defence, I had no other option. She had raised her knife to stab Amaranthine, and Maverick was too far away to get anything done.Makila had spotted her and her counterpart from a distance, and was able to perform a spell that teleported us right behind them. We'd also seen the vampires that seemed to also be trying to help her, and decided that it was best to stay out of their line of sight.Sonja's body went limp, and her remaining eye remained wide in horror and shock. She mus
Second Chance for Revenge: The Reborn Luna. CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY SEVEN
MAVERICKWe followed the trail judiciously, paying attention to the location the trackers had presented us with. We'd gone by car to eat up the most of the distance, but since the trail eventually led into a dense, seemingly unused path, we had to turn to out feet for transport.Under the guidance of the moon, we pressed on, too determined to even stop for a moment to speak to each other. I took mental note of the people with me, and found myself grateful for having such wonderful packmates that were willing to do this with me. Of course, the years had strengthened our bond, but I still was baffled sometimes by their immense loyalty and dedication to me. Amaranthine's kidnapping had been a huge blow to the pack, but it didn't change the fact that she was my daughter, and most of the pressure to find her fell on Orla and I, but they all took the issue and placed it on their shoulders as well, making the weight a little bit easier for me to hear.We kept walking, keeping caution close
Second Chance for Revenge: The Reborn Luna. CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY SIX
ORLANight came, and all our hearts were ready and prepared for what was to come.I stood in the bathroom, staring at my reflection for the second time in six four hours. The time was already a couple of minutes past seven, and as Maverick had told us, it was go time.Everyone else had gotten ready, and those that were at the first part of the plan had left a little while ago. Tim, Everett, Blair, and Avery had gone with Maverick, following the coordinates given on Everett's tracker. From what we'd seen, Ryker and his witch friends hadn't left their positions since the time we had deliberated on the plan. The plan was quite straightforward. Maverick would go with his people to scout the area and then proceed to lure the witches and Ryker out. Again, I had been thinking that I had been sidelined from the plan itself, until Maverick told me that I would go in with Makila to get Amaranthine. Makila's presence couldn't be downplayed simply because she was the only one with prior knowled
Second Chance for Revenge: The Reborn Luna. CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY FIVE
ORLAI was sick and tired of waiting for things to happen. The day after my last discussion with Maverick, I'd been unable to rest my jittery nerves. Every second, minute or hour physically disturbed me. I wanted my child. I needed her back in my arms.The fact that I had no idea what they could have been doing to her made me panic even more. What if they were abusing her? Or casting marks on her smooth skin just to cause her pain? What if they were starving her, and watching as life slowly seeped out of her little body?I had to hold on to the hope that she still lived. I couldn't think about anything else.Maverick had called for a compulsory meeting, and as much as I wanted to keep avoiding him, I couldn't turn away when my child came into the picture.The noon was blazing hot, so I already dressed in a black tank top and some denim shorts, baring the skin of my arms and legs. In this, the mark Maverick had branded me with was on full display—an oddly symmetrical line of five dots
Second Chance for Revenge: The Reborn Luna. CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY FOUR
ORLA"She's waking up," someone whispered. My eyes couldn't fathom anything but darkness. My mouth felt like something was keeping it from opening, and pain spread at different points of my body, like I'd been run over by something.I opened my mouth to speak, and only a groan could find freedom."Shhh, don't talk. You might hurt yourself."'I already feel hurt,' I wanted to say, but speaking still seemed like a hassle to me. I reached out blindly, and warmth came to my hand. A familiar touch. "It's okay now, you're safe."With a painful flash, the memories of what I'd gone through previously ran through my mind. Makila yelled at me to go.Getting attacked by a woman.Ryker threatening Amaranthine's life.Just like that, my eyes flew open, and a scream finally came out of my throat, wrapped in somebody's name. "Ryker! He has Amaranthine!" I shouted despite my sore throat. Maverick came to my side, rubbing my back and softly whispering, "We know."I looked up at him, recalling my
Second Chance for Revenge: The Reborn Luna. CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY THREE
ORLAIt couldn't be though, that witch was dead. Even if she had escaped death before, it couldn't be possible that she happened to resurrect again . . . Right?The woman before me laughed softly. "Why are you looking at me like that? Does my face ring a bell in your head?""Where is my daughter?" I asked, deciding to go straight to the point. There was nothing worth more than her safety right now. Not even my own curiosity.She frowned playfully. "Your daughter? Hmm." She lazily patted a finger against her chin. "Probably dead by now."Another thing that I found different about her was her behaviour. Sonia had been incredibly loyal to Daniel, and hardly spoke unless it was so say something that showed that. This one had a lighter disposition.The woman didn't even seem bothered at the sound of those approaching. If anything, she seemed to get even bolder. "And what's that I hear? You brought backup?"I looked down at Makila, who still sat behind the shrub, pressing the bottom of her
