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.

still echoes in my ears. The anger in his voice still haunts me. The memory of him

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

a rainbow spreads across the sky, welcoming me with open arms, but I can’t appreciate its beauty, not today.

vision blurring. A soft whimper escapes

a car door banging shut

Bastien?

Are you

Ethan…

to remain strong. “Yes. Please take me to my

course, come

He assists me into the car, placing my suitcase in

and gets in the

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able to hold back my tears. as I stare at my home that now disappears

He murmurs, his tone surprisingly. gentle. His eyes meet mine

foreign to me.

the window as we drive through town, the passing cars and

a blur.

paint is peeling, and it

time I visited

been far too long.

he quickly goes to grab

suitcase down, I pass him an envelope. He looks

is this,

token of my gratitude for all

“Luna…”

He hesitates but

see the curtains twitch in a few of

curious when an unfamiliar

car which doesn’t

to drive away before taking a deep breath

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

a hotel. I shouldn’t

when the door is pulled open and I find myself staring into my Mom’s grey

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“Mom…”

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

settee in the small living room. Blowing my nose on a

Mom asks as she rubs

frowning deeply.

point, Mom. He is completely smitten with Annalise now that she’s back. I

wants no part

sighs and nods her head.

don’t want him to know, then we’ll 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 as

now.” 1

that is. I did not think he’d do this.” I protest. It’s not like I stole anything that did not belong

mate bond is not enough to keep a couple together. You knew this, but you had fallen in love with

I murmur, feeling saddened that she still thinks that, after all, Sebastian had

yet?” Mom asks when I’m a little calmer.

but

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