I Am The Luna

I can hear them talking. There's a window open somewhere, but I remain where I am, smoking my cigarette.

"...joining us?" Zaia's faint voice reaches me.

"No," Valerie's voice comes.

"Oh..."

"Sorry," Valerie's quiet voice comes.

"Don't be. He has every right to do what feels best for him," Hugh says.

He could have been the one dead... Jai could have been alive and with Valerie... I push the intruding thought away. Seeing him had brought those memories back with vengeance. What if he had been the one I managed to kill?

Not knowing the truth, if I killed him, would I have regretted it?

But then again, I have done enough to fuel the demons within my mind.

"Dad, is everything alright?" Zaia asks.

"Yes, however, life is short... and so, with your blessing of course, Atticus... I want to ask Shelby to marry me," Hugh's voice comes. "I mean, I have had this conversation with you, Atticus, a while back, but I hope it still stands, even if her health is not at its best. I still want her to be my wife."

There are a few gasps.

"Hot diggedy!" The Menace exclaims as Valerie and Zaia sound excited as they kind of, squeal? Sounds like that anyway.

Women can be weird...

asks, clearly waiting

collect sisters anyway, he and Zaia would make amazing

hasn't changed at

"Sebastian!" Zaia scolds lightly.

wouldn't mind that. And Hugh, I am moved," Atticus begins. There's clearly some surprise from him as there's silence before Sebastian speaks again.

all the happiness in the world." He's acting weird. He has been pretty much all day. I pause as I tilt my head up sharply,

his distracted persona all

Adriana...

any chance

what she said to me upon leaving all seems to

that's a bad fucking match. But who am I to question that shit when me and

did she leave? Did he reject her? Is that why

me. If that is the case, I

treat my pack

it. She might not agree... but I'm sure it

would be a time you can all hold on. Memories are precious," Sebastian says quietly.

is short, but I do love her, and I would

asks. "She is weak, and won't be able to handle

where your mind goes?" Sebastian

making Zaia chuckle softly as Atticus

what is

issues," the

it simple, just vows and a small dinner. I don't want her to

that sounds great, if she

a small thing in the house and

maybe she'll be

and I smoke my cigarette, glad I wasn't inside for that conversation.