I Am The Luna

Chapter 0003

ZAIA.

Once back home, everywhere I look I see him, see the life we built together here. Crippling pain consumes me at what I’m leaving behind, but I won’t allow him to

take more from me.

I won’t let him hurt the life growing inside me. These babies are as much mine as they are his and I will do my best for them.

I begin packing, taking only the bare essentials, and dumping them into a suitcase.

The quicker I am out of here, the better.

I write a quick note to Emma, thanking her for her services.

Picking up the divorce agreement, I sit down at the dining table. The silence in the

house is deafening.

Emma must have finished her work by now and left. With shaking hands, I sign the

papers and close the file and with it, the door to that chapter of my life.

Plucking up my phone, I stare at my mother’s number. I haven’t called her in a while. … Although she and my father are separated, she too had been against me marrying

Sebastian.

However, I know she’ll understand me better than anyone… After all, my father left.

her for none other than Annalise’s mother.

My parents were destined mates, but my father had an affair with another woman,

hence Annalise was born, mere days apart from me.

My stepmother didn’t only take away my Mom’s mate, she took my dad from me

too.

When I was little, we were close, but my stepmother didn’t like it and always instigated him against me and tried to cause a rift between us. In the end, she

succeeded.

Even though I was raised with luxuries and given the best education, our

relationship simply became a formality to him. A responsibility he no longer wanted.

As I grew up, my father kept in contact. Of course, he’d even drop by on my birthdays, but the moment I refused to give up Sebastian for Annalise, he had

disowned me too.

I will go to Mom’s home and ask if I can stay there for a few days. Just long enough for me to sort things out with myself.

Tears trek down my face as I slip my wedding band from my finger and place it on top of the divorce file. Grabbing the handle of my suitcase, I pull it along,telling

Ethan to bring the car.

With a last, lingering glance down the hall, I take my leave.

in my ears. The anger in his voice

should have known he would never believe me over her, when once again he accused me of

arms, but I can’t appreciate its beauty, not today. The weight on my shoulders is heavy, the

me to my knees, my vision blurring. A soft whimper escapes my lips before I can contain

a car door banging shut

Bastien?

you

Ethan…

remain strong. “Yes. Please take me to my

course,

me into the car, placing my suitcase

in the driver’s

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on Oak Mill Drive.” I say weakly. I’m no longer able to hold back my tears. as I stare at my home that now disappears

Luna, I will take you there immediately.” He murmurs, his tone surprisingly. gentle. His eyes meet mine in the rear–view mirror, filled

foreign to me.

we drive through town, the

a blur.

point out her pale green door. The paint is peeling, and it looks more worn than I remember it, but it brings back a surge of nostalgia from

the last time I visited her

been far

the door for me, before he quickly

places my suitcase down, I pass him an envelope.

this, Ma’am?”

of my gratitude for all you have

“Luna…”

I say. He hesitates but nods

a few of the windows. In this small winding

unfamiliar face shows

a luxury car which

away before taking

are playing up and I’m beginning

check into a hotel. I shouldn’t have come

the door is pulled open and I find

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“Mom…”

the suitcase before she looks searchingly into

my eyes welling with tears. She picks up my glances around the street and beckons me inside, closing the door on the prying eyes that may be watching us and pulls me into a comforting hug, and I finally break down. Sobbing my heart out

am sitting on the worn–out settee in the small living room. Blowing my nose on a tissue

as she rubs

frowning deeply.

shake my head, “No, there’s no point, Mom. He is completely smitten with Annalise now that she’s back. I

wants no

and nods her head.

keep it secret. Babies are never the way to keep a man. He once dropped Annalise for you, even if he remains with you. temporarily because of the children. He will drop you one day, just

now.” 1

think he’d do

“Yes dear, I do, but only relying on the mate bond is not enough to keep a couple together. You knew this, but you had fallen in love with him and chose to ignore that. But

still thinks that, after all, Sebastian

he rejected you yet?” Mom asks when

yet, but I’m sure

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