Counterback of the Despised Luna by Diana West

Chapter 458 Take the Bullet

Rosaline’s POV:

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I shook my head, a mix of disbelief and pity creeping it for Lilian. But there was no sympathy. None at all.

“Lilian,” I said, my voice cool and deliberate. “You need to get this through your head. You were the one who started all of this. If you hadn’t helped Wendy plot, making all those terrible decisions, if you hadn’t hired a hacker to break into our company’s network, we wouldn’t be in this mess.”

I let the silence settle for a beat. “As for the Moonveil Pack nearly going bankrupt, that’s on you, not me. If your actions hadn’t been exposed, you wouldn’t have ended up in the police station. And I? I was only defending myself. Seeking help from the law to fix your mess. Do you still not see how you screwed up?”

I spoke without emotion, but inside I knew this wouldn’t reach her. Lilian was not only stubborn but reckless. She’d only learn the hard way.

My words clearly pushed her further. Her face flushed crimson, her fists clenched so tight her knuckles turned white.

Before I could process what was happening, she pulled a hunting rifle from her pocket, aiming it directly at me. She slammed her eyes shut, and with a feral scream, shouted, “Then you can just die!”

My breath caught. Was she really going to pull the trigger?

“Rosaline, watch out!” Jasper’s voice sliced through the tension. He lunged, throwing himself between us, taking the bullet.

The crew was thrown into disarray at first, but my bodyguards quickly came to my aid.

The shot echoed like thunder, sharp and sudden.

The air thickened with smoke. When it cleared, Jasper was slumped against me, blood seeping through his clothes, staining everything.

I froze, my mind refusing to catch up with what had just happened.

taken the shot for me.

blood, but he still managed to rasp out, “Rosalin e… are you okay?”

Just hang in there!” My hands were shaking, fingers slipping on the phone

as if unable to understand the devastation she’d just

her by the arms, dragging her

too far from the city. Within ten minutes, the ambulance arrived, werewolf

we lifted Jasper onto it, and I stayed close, never leaving his side as the ambulance

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their hands working quickly as Jasper’s blood soaked through his

power unleashed. But never had I imagined Jasper, of all people, would take a bullet

so close. I couldn’t even allow myself to think of what could have happened if he hadn’t acted.

toward the operating room, their footsteps loud and hurried. I sat there, still, my hands clasped together so tightly

I could feel the weight of what was happening pressing down on me. Jasper had been the one worried about me, even after the

His brow furrowed, face set in grim lines. “Are you a relative of the patient?” he asked, his voice grave.

breathe. “I’m his friend… Doctor, how is he? Is he going to

the pellets. If we don’t, he could-” He paused, eyeing me carefully. “Can you contact his family and sign the consent

my voice barely a whisper. I reached for the pen, my hand shaking, but I signed it as quickly as I could.

nothing else that mattered right now but getting Jasper through

covered the surgery,” I added, trying to steady my breath. “Can I see him

the door, stepping into the sterile, bright room. Nurses were already prepping the equipment. And there, lying on the

hastily, trying to control the

to his side, my hand reaching for his, and I squeezed it tightly. “Jasper … Jasper, please, are you okay?