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...

Valerie asks, clearly

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

bastard hasn't changed at

"Sebastian!" Zaia scolds lightly.

I am moved," Atticus begins. There's clearly some surprise from him as there's silence before Sebastian speaks

happiness in the

behaviour, his distracted persona

Adriana...

chance

and the behaviour between him and Adriana, and what she said to me upon leaving all seems to click into place and point

who

why did she leave? Did he reject her? Is

If that is the case, I

my pack

She might

think it would be a time you can all hold on. Memories are precious,"

and I would love to make her my wife. Thank you,

she accepts, will you marry soon?" Valerie asks. "She is weak, and won't be able to handle

where your

making Zaia chuckle softly as Atticus

what is your

many issues," the Menace

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

if she agrees, of course,"

we can do a small thing in the house

and maybe she'll be healed by

continue talking and I smoke my cigarette, glad I wasn't inside for that conversation. How do you even