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.

ears. The anger in his voice still haunts me.

thought this pregnancy might save our bond, but I was a fool to think so. I should have known he would never believe me over her, when once again he accused

welcoming me with open arms, but I can’t appreciate its beauty, not today. The weight on my

chest almost brings me to my knees, my vision

a car door banging shut makes me look up.

Bastien?

you

Ethan…

trying to remain strong. “Yes. Please

of course,

me into the car, placing my suitcase in the

gets in the driver’s seat.

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weakly. I’m no longer able to hold back my tears. as

gentle. His eyes

foreign to me.

as we drive

a blur.

Mother’s street after a good twenty–minute drive and I 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 my

last time I visited

far too long.

opens the door for me, before he quickly goes to grab my suitcase and carries

When he places my suitcase down, I pass him an envelope. He looks at

is this, Ma’am?”

a token of my gratitude for all you have

“Luna…”

He hesitates but

in a few of the windows. In this small winding

always curious when an unfamiliar face shows up,

which

before taking a deep breath and knock

playing up and I’m beginning to doubt my

into a hotel. I shouldn’t

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

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“Mom…”

replies, shocked. Her eyes fall on the suitcase before

eyes that may be watching us and pulls me into a comforting hug, and I finally break down. Sobbing my

sitting on the worn–out settee in the small living room. Blowing

as she rubs my back, her lips pursed,

frowning deeply.

shake my head, “No, there’s no point, Mom. He is completely smitten with Annalise now that she’s back. I don’t think I should use these babies to trap him in a

no part in.” a

and nods her

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

now.” 1

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

only relying on the mate bond is not enough to keep a couple together. You

still thinks that, after all, Sebastian had treated me well… up until now, anyway.

rejected you yet?” Mom asks when I’m a little

shake my head. “Not yet, but I’m sure

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