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...

clearly waiting for his

for it. Atticus loves to collect sisters anyway, he and Zaia would make amazing siblings," Sebastian taunts

hasn't changed at

"Sebastian!" Zaia scolds lightly.

some surprise from him as there's silence before Sebastian speaks again. "Hold

Atticus replies. "It's not every day you find the right one. I wish you and Mom all the happiness in the world."

distracted

Adriana...

chance are

between him and Adriana, and what she said to me upon leaving all seems to click into place and point in that direction.

that's a bad fucking match. But who am

he reject her?

that is the

don't treat my pack members like

and I fully support it. She might not agree... but

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

do love her, and I

will you marry soon?" Valerie asks. "She is weak, and won't be

Is that where your mind goes?" Sebastian

growls, making Zaia chuckle softly as Atticus

what is

has many issues," the

and a small dinner. I don't

that sounds great, if

she will. And we can do a small thing in the house and make sure she can rest as much as possible," Zaia

she'll be healed by

I smoke my cigarette, glad I wasn't inside for