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 for his

anyway, he and Zaia would make

hasn't changed at

"Sebastian!" Zaia scolds lightly.

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

happiness in the world." He's acting weird. He has been pretty much all day. I pause as

behaviour, his distracted

Adriana...

any chance

upon leaving all seems to click into place and point in that direction. What

bad fucking match. But who am I to question

Did he reject her? Is that

is the case, I

treat my pack members like

deeply moved, and I fully support it. She might not agree... but I'm sure it would make her

can all

short, but I do love her, and I would love to make her my wife.

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

where your mind

making Zaia chuckle softly as Atticus

what is your

has many issues," the

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

think that sounds great, if she agrees,

do a small thing in the house and make sure she can rest as much as

she'll be

inside for that conversation. How do you even be