The Luna Is Gone by Angelique Quinn

Chapter 152

Diana’s pov

Almost the instant Nathan’s voice fell, without any hesitation, my hand, which was reaching down, transformed into sharp wolf claws and swiftly attacked Nathan’s neck.

“If you don’t want to die, keep your mouth shut,” I said, gripping his neck.

Yet, Nathan showed no fear of being held hostage.

He smirked lightly and asked, “Are you begging me not to tell William about your plan to blow up the lab?”

“Do you think this is begging?

I narrowed my eyes, my palm tightening, the nails almost piercing Nathan’s vulnerable skin. “Otherwise?” Nathan remained composed. “Do you think ”

Nathan’s voice halted abruptly, his left hand quickly grasping my wrist, forcefully twisting it to break free from my grip.

He pinned my wrist against the wall, towering over me, mocking, “Do you really think you can kill me?” A familiar scent enveloped me, giving me goosebumps almost instantly.

“Let go!” I shook my shoulder fiercely.

But my struggle seemed as insignificant to Nathan as a pebble thrown into the vast ocean, and he smiled, whispering, “Djana, has no one ever told you that begging should come with a proper attitude?”

I snorted. “If you want me to beg, you’d have to kill me first. Let me repeat, let go of me!”

Nathan raised an eyebrow, a hint of amusement in his eyes.

His expression resembled that of someone watching the struggle of prey before its demise.

Just when I thought he would retaliate against me, maybe even kill me, after a few seconds, he suddenly released my wrist and stepped back.

“Don’t worry, I won’t tell William about your plan to blow up the lab. But in exchange, you must agree to something.”

I rubbed my sore wrist. “What is it?”

Nathan remained silent.

I gritted my teeth. “If you want me to get the formula from Healer for you, you might as well kill me.”

I tilted my chin, closing my eyes.

The expected suffocation didn’t come.

1 heard Nathan say, “If I wanted to kill you, I wouldn’t have saved you just now.”

I suddenly remembered Nathan’s urgent expression as he rushed towards me in the fire and his. determination when he pushed away the pillar.

Slowly opening my eyes, I looked at his reddened right hand and asked the question that had been puzzling me since earlier but that I had deliberately ignored.

“So why did you save me?”

The surroundings seemed to quiet down in an instant the roar of helicopters, the spraying of water trucks, and the clamor of the crowd downstairs–all disappeared.

I could only hear my heartbeat and Nathan’s breath.

Though I didn’t want to admit it, at this moment, I shamefully found myself expecting something. After about half a minute, Nathan finally spoke.

“Why do you think?” he asked me back. “Because I still have feelings for you, because I still love you?” I froze, my heart pounding violently.

Then, I heard Nathan sneer disdainfully, “Diana, what kind of dream are you having? I saved you because I thought it would be too easy for you to die crushed by a pillar.”

My heartbeat gradually calmed, so much so that I began to doubt if it still resided in my chest.

But perhaps I had grown accustomed to the feeling of disappointment or perhaps my feelings for Nathan had truly diminished with the increasing misunderstandings. After a brief moment of disappointment, I felt nothing in the depths of my heart.

“That’s fine.” I shrugged, saying calmly, “Better off not letting me know you still have feelings for me, sparing me unnecessary disgust.”

I glanced at Nathan, unsure if it was my imagination, but I saw his pupils quiver violently, as if some intense emotion was about to burst forth

Not wanting to delve into it, 1 averted my gaze.

“It’s impossible for me to give you the antidote formula, so tell me about other conditions,” I said.

After a few seconds of silence, Nathan spoke, “You must also keep what I did in the lab today a secret. from William.”

At this, I looked at Nathan again, his expression returning to its initial indifference.

“I don’t understand, aren’t you and William in a cooperative relationship?”

“But it’s merely a cooperation,” Nathan emphasized.

Implying that his relationship with William wasn’t as unbreakable as I had imagined. But that was normal. Nathan was the kind of person who equally doubted anyone who harbored thoughts of getting close to him, except Avia.

“Okay, I agree,” I said.

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good news was that the entire lab was burned down, leaving nothing of value behind, not even the surveillance was

The bad news-

the fire was put out, firefighters found Fisher unconscious in the

had a leg injury, he miraculously survived the explosion and

But…

I watched Fisher, covered in bandages and barely breathing. kneeling on the ground. I felt perhaps death would be the greatest mercy for him, rather than

William’s wrath.

Why did the lab explode?” William’s arms braced on the desk, his body tense, veins bulging on his

threat and coercion, each word roaring out of the abyss, chilling to the bone. Fisher trembled incessantly,

I really didn’t do anything, L…

voice was hoarse, as if his throat had been smoked by

course, William wouldn’t believe his

the trigger without hesitation. With

out a piercing

colleagues huddled together in

had expected William to

your eyes.” The black gun barrel, emitting white smoke, lifted

his ragged voice, hoarsely exclaimed, “It’s the catalyst! I added a catalyst to the existing antidote, and then it

catalyst?” William slowly lowered the

of relief. He licked his dry, cracked lips and trembled as he spoke, “It was Healer who said… she said the

gaze towards me, indicating

admit, I did say that the catalyst has a significant effect on the antidote, but

your conversation with Moss!” Fisher

also mentioned, no one can add

to be puzzled as I looked at Fisher. “Or you heard it but arrogantly added the catalyst

was suddenly

me with fury. “I know!

make a mistake and then blame me

didn’t!” Fisher roared.

it was Healer and

Chapter 152

Diana’s pov

hesitation, my hand, which was reaching down, transformed into sharp wolf claws

you don’t want to die, keep your

no fear of being held hostage.

smirked lightly and asked, “Are you begging me not to

think this is begging?”

my palm tightening, the nails almost piercing Nathan’s vulnerable skin.

composed. “Do you

his left hand quickly grasping my wrist, forcefully twisting it to

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the wall, towering over me, mocking, “Do you really think

me, giving me goosebumps almost

go!” I shook

as a pebble thrown into the vast ocean, and he

to

raised an eyebrow, a hint of amusement in

that of someone watching the

e off

I thought he would retaliate against me, maybe even kill me, after a few seconds,

won’t tell William about your plan to be

something.”

sore wrist.

Nathan remained silent.

gritted my teeth. “If you want me to get the formula from Healer for you, you might as well kill me.” I tilted my chin, closing

expected suffocation didn’t

Nathan say, “If I wanted to kill you, I

in the fire and his determination when he pushed away

I looked at his reddened right hand and asked the question that had been puzzling me since earlier but that I

why did you

an instant–the roar of helicopters, the spraying of water trucks,

only hear my heartbeat

moment, I shamefully found myself expecting something.

asked me back. “Because I still have feelings for you, because I still love you?”

froze, my heart pounding violently.

saved you because I thought it would be too easy for you to die crushed by

I began to doubt if it still resided in my chest.

had grown accustomed to the feeling of disappointment or perhaps my feelings for Nathan had truly diminished with the increasing misunderstandings. After a brief moment of disappointment,

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calmly, “Better off not letting me know you still have feelings for me, sparing me

Nathan, unsure if it was my imagination, but I saw his pupils

delve into it, 1

impossible for me to give you the antidote formula, so tell

a few seconds of silence, Nathan spoke, “You must also keep what I did in the

I looked at Nathan again, his expression returning to

understand, aren’t you and William in a cooperative

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as unbreakable as I had imagined. But that was normal. Nathan was the kind of person who equally