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 his voice still haunts me. The memory of him and Annalise

to think so. I should have known he would never believe me over her, when once again he accused me of

open arms, but I can’t

my knees, my vision blurring. A soft whimper escapes my

car door banging shut makes me look

Bastien?

Are you alright?”

Ethan…

remain strong. “Yes. Please take me

of course,

me into the car, placing

gets in the driver’s

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no longer able to hold back my tears. as I stare at my home that now disappears from view.

His eyes meet mine in the rear–view mirror, filled with a concern

foreign to me.

window as we drive through town,

a blur.

good twenty–minute drive and I point out her pale green door. The paint is peeling,

time

been far too long.

opens the door for me, before he quickly goes

places my suitcase down, I pass him an envelope. He looks at me, surprised.

is this, Ma’am?”

token of my gratitude for all you have

“Luna…”

He hesitates but nods and takes

a few of the windows. In this small winding street,

curious when an unfamiliar face shows up,

a luxury car which doesn’t fit

before taking a deep breath and knock

up and I’m beginning to doubt my decision. Maybe

a hotel. I shouldn’t have come

my suitcase and run, when the door is pulled open and I find

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“Mom…”

Her eyes fall on the suitcase before she looks searchingly into my eyes.

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 at

the small living room. Blowing my nose on a tissue as I sniffle.

asks as she rubs my back,

frowning deeply.

is completely smitten with Annalise now that she’s

wants no

sighs and nods her

the way to keep a man. He once dropped Annalise for you, even if he remains with you.

now.” 1

how important that is. I did not think he’d do this.” I protest. It’s

my arm. “Yes dear, I do, but only relying on the mate bond is not enough to keep a couple together.

I murmur, feeling saddened that she still thinks that, after all, Sebastian had treated me well… up until now,

Mom asks when I’m a little calmer.

“Not yet, but I’m sure he will

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