The Sickened Luna's Last Chance novel Chapter 87

Chapter 87

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Chapter 87

Gabriel stiffened. But he didn’t leave. His left eye witched as he struggled against my command, shoulders trembling with the effort.

Finally, he seemed to break through it.

“I don’t think so, Luna,” he sneered. My title sounded like a joke on his lips. “I’m not your errand boy.”

I blinked, stunned by his defiance. “Gabriel, I said-”

“I heard what you said,” he cut me off. “And I’m choosing not to listen to a weak, pathetic excuse for a Luna who has to use her body to get what she wants.”

The alley went silent. Even my parents seemed shocked by Gabriel’s outburst.

“What did you just say to my mate?” Alexander’s voice was deadly quiet.

Gabriel turned to Alexander, his expression hardening. “I’m saying what everyone’s thinking. She couldn’t get you to mark her before, so now she’s trying to fuck her way into your good graces. Just like she’s been trying to fuck her way through half the pack, apparently.”

I flinched at the ugliness in his words. But before I could respond, Alexander growled, “You should watch what you say. Defying your superiors in public creates a negative image of the pack.”

Gabriel pulled his shoulders back, openly defying his Alpha. “I won’t stand for it anymore-

Alexander’s fist connected with Gabriel’s jaw with a sickening crack before the Beta could finish. Gabriel stumbled backward, blood spurting from his lip, but he quickly regained his footing and lunged at Alexander.

The two men collided, crashing into trash cans and sending them clattering across the alley. The sound of flesh hitting flesh, of growls and curses, echoed off the brick walls.

“Stop it!” I shouted. Neither of them seemed to hear me.

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My father didn’t seem concerned about the fight at all. Instead, as the men fought, he grabbed my arm and said urgently, “Ella, you need to convince Alexander to increase the payments. With a baby on the way-

“There is no baby!” I snapped, ripping my arm away. “And there never will be if I have anything to say about it!”

“Don’t be ridiculous,” my stepmother hissed. “It’s your duty to provide an heir. And we need those paychecks back!”

I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. My own parents, treating me like a broodmare, thinking only of how much money they could squeeze out of my mate.

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Meanwhile, the fight between Alexander and Gabriel had escalated. They were both shifting partially, their eyes glowing, claws extended, blood staining their shirts. The snarls coming from them were more animal than human now.

“Alexander, please!” I called out. “Gabriel, stop!”

“Think of the pack!” my father begged. “Ella, you have to get pregnant!”

My stepmother nodded and crowded me into the corner. The growls and curses of the fight rose to a din. At the edge of the alley, a few onlookers began to gather. “The pack needs that money,” my stepmother pleaded. “Ella, don’t be selfish. I bought you all that lingerie for a reason-use it!”

My chest suddenly felt tight, like someone was squeezing my lungs. I tried to take a deep breath, but the air wouldn’t come. My vision started to blur around the edges, dark spots dancing in front of my eyes.

“I can’t “I gasped, pressing a hand to my sternum. “I can’t breathe-”

No one noticed. My father was still talking about money, my stepmother was clasping her hands and begging, and Alexander and Gabriel were still locked in combat like wild animals.

The tightness in my chest grew worse. My heart was pounding so hard I could feel it in my throat, in my temples. Sweat broke out across my forehead despite the cool night air. I stumbled back against the wall, the bricks biting into my palm as I tried and failed to steady myself.

“Please,” I whispered weakly. “Please… Stop…”

They didn’t.

The edges of my vision darkened further, the alley tilting sideways as my legs suddenly gave way beneath me. As I slid down the brick wall, the last thing I saw was Alexander’s bloodied face turning toward me, his eyes widening in alarm.

And then everything went black.

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*yaw hospital,” 1 prowled “Get out of my way.”

Kirband stryped back, but Margaret reached out to stop me. “But what about our discussion?”

1 gave her a look that made her hand drop immediately. “Your daughter just collapsed, and all you care about is money?” I spat. “Get the fuck away from me before I do something we’ll all

They wisely backed off, and I carried Ella through the gathering crowd and to my car. I gently placed her in the back seat, budding her in before racing around to the driver’s side.

Gabriel appeared at my window just as I was starting the engine. Blood was dripping from his split lip, and his left eye was already swelling shut.

“Alpha, 1-”

“www” out him off. “Call Liam. Tell him to meet us at Ashclaw General.”

Gabriel’s eyes widened at the mention of Liam. Frankly, I wasn’t even sure why I’d told him to them maybe because I knew Ella would want him there-but he nodded and stepped back asi peeled away from the curb.

I drove like a madman through the night streets, hands gripping the steering wheel, eyes constantly darting to the rearview mirror to check on Ella. She had begun to stir, groaning softly from the back seat, but was still too out of it to register what was happening.

By the time we reached the hospital, Ella had begun to return to consciousness. As I lifted her

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