Let Me Go, My Mafia Husband by Paga Slayer

Chapter 599

Chapter 599 Destined

"No, she can't go just like that," Zander's authoritative voice cut through the tense air before I could even respond. He stepped forward, pulling me protectively behind him, his stance firm and unyielding. "Alpha King," my mother replied, her tone calm but resolute. "This is her fate, and we cannot change it. She must go to the Lunar Realm. She belongs there. Her people are waiting for her." Her words made me frown in confusion. My people? What did that even mean?

"Mother, I belong where my family is where my mate is," I protested, stepping forward. "I understand that the people in the Lunar Realm need my help, but that is not my home."

My mother didn't respond immediately. Instead, she smiled softly as if hiding a lot behind that. "Let's go, Selena," she said gently, reaching out to hold my hand.

I hesitated but eventually stepped toward her.

"No, Selena, don't go!" Zander's voice, raw with desperation, stopped me in my tracks. "My heart says something isn't right."

I turned to look at him, and the sadness and yearning in his eyes made my chest tighten and I swallowed, torn between my love and duty.

"But, Zander," I whispered, my voice trembling, "they need me."

a way to save the Lunar Realm. We are stronger together, remember?" Zander said, his

strongest wolf, blessed with the powers of the Moon Goddess herself. She doesn't need anyone to change the fate of the Lunar Realm and save her people." Her words left me speechless. The implications of her statement swirled in my mind, leaving me confused

was she repeatedly emphasizing two words?

could fully process what was happening, my mother's hold tightened on my hand and she

my mother, my hand slipped from his, the connection breaking with an ache that mirrored the growing distance between us. With each step, it felt

between us.

us. It shimmered like a portal made of stars and moonlight, radiating an otherworldly energy. My heart raced as I glanced back at Zander, who stood frozen in place, his eyes wide with

the light, pulling me along. In the blink of an eye, the familiar world around me vanished, and we entered another realm-a realm that felt both foreign and eerily familiar as

a state of flawless harmony. The people here treated me as though I were the Moon Goddess incarnate. They would gather daily at the grand castle where I now resided, offering gifts and seeking my guidance.

My thoughts constantly drifted back to my family-my son, my mate, and the life I had left behind. Here,

realm's

It was a

and isolating existence.

unbearable. I decided I needed to return to them, if only for