The sickened luna’s last chance

Chapter 158

Ella & Alexander

Ella

“Gabriel!” I shouted, pounding my fists against the metal. “Gabriel, let me out!”

But there was no response; just the ominous hur of the vault’s security systems kicking into overdrive. The timer on the wall continued its countdown, and I could already feel the air growing thinner.

My chest tightened as I struggled to draw in a full breath. The oxygen was slowly being sucked out of the room, just like Gabriel had warned me about. I pressed my palms against the door and threw my full weight against it, but it didn’t budge.

“Help!” I screamed. “Somebody help me!”

Who would hear me down here? The vault was likely soundproof, and Alexander was probably still out and about dealing with pack business. Gabriel was the only one who knew where I was, and he had likely deliberately locked me in here.

That bastard. He’d probably planned this from the moment I used my Luna Voice on him.

As the seconds ticked by, my breathing became more labored. Each inhale felt shallow, like trying to breathe through a straw.

“The baby,” I whispered, eyes widening as the realization struck me. Goddess, what was this doing to the baby?

As if on cue, sharp cramps suddenly shot through my lower abdomen, making me double over with a gasp. My hands flew to my stomach as another wave of pain hit me. The lack of oxygen was affecting both of us.

“No, no, no,” I whispered, sliding down the door until I was sitting on the cold floor. “Please don’t let anything happen to the baby.”

streamed down my face. After everything we’d been through,

showed thirty seconds

around the edges, dark spots dancing in front of my eyes. This was it. I was going to die down here, suffocated in Alexander’s precious vault, and my

because of

Twenty seconds.

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hands against my stomach, trying to send every ounce of love and protection 1 could to the

Ten seconds.

the lock disengaging, the heavy wheel turning, and then the door swung open so hard and fast that it

standing in the doorway, face twisted with fury. Behind him, Gabriel looked

raced over to me and dropped to a crouch, his

I gasped, still struggling to catch my breath. “I think I’m

to my feet, one arm wrapped tightly around my waist. When he turned to face Gabriel, the

“Explain.”

swallowed hard. “The security measures turned on unexpectedly, Alpha.

looked at me. I was still too breathless to speak. Frankly, I didn’t entirely believe Gabriel; but I also doubted he would do something as heinous as lock his Luna in the vault. He knew damn well

she in here in the first place?” Alexander finally

could answer. “I was looking for my locket. He told me you’d had it repaired and added to

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