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 still haunts me. The memory

might save our bond, but I was a fool to think so. I should have known he would never believe me over her,

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

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

banging shut makes me look up.

Bastien?

Are you

Ethan…

Please

of course, come

me into the car, placing my suitcase

gets in

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Mill Drive.” I say weakly. I’m no longer able to hold back my tears. as I

immediately.” He murmurs, his tone surprisingly. gentle. His eyes meet

foreign to me.

on the window as we drive through town, the passing

a blur.

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

last time I visited her here?”

far

he quickly goes

to the front door for me. When he places my suitcase down, I pass

this, Ma’am?”

a token of my gratitude for all you

“Luna…”

He hesitates but

see the curtains twitch in a few of the windows. In

curious when an unfamiliar face shows up, especially

car which doesn’t fit

to drive away before taking a deep

and I’m beginning to doubt my decision.

check into a hotel. I shouldn’t have come

pulled open and I find myself staring into my Mom’s grey eyes.

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“Mom…”

fall on the suitcase before she

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

as she rubs my back, her lips

frowning deeply.

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

wants no part

nods her

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

now.” 1

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

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

thinks that, after all, Sebastian had

you yet?” Mom asks when I’m a

my head. “Not yet, but

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