Longing For My Rejected Luna

Chapter 8

*****Erika's POV*****

After the conversation with Jace, we agreed that he would take me to the moon forest pack, but he would wait at the pack's borders for me.

He won't take me to the packhouse.

Currently, I was standing in my bedroom, one I had missed for so long.

It was twice the size of the one I shared with Alex back in the moonforest.

"Why do you keep bringing that lowly someone into everything to compare in the house?!" Cindy suddenly yelled in frustration.

Honestly, whenever I set my eyes on anything in this house, I am instantly reminded of Alex's house.

Though my house was definitely two times larger than his, I still couldn't help myself.

"Please stop thinking about him" She pleaded and I smiled, taking a seat at the balcony and staring into the open sky.

The lights from the street, illuminated the entire surrounding and some patrol guards, were still seen on duty.

"He is still my husband" I said to Cindy in a tired tone.

"You've left him and you're not his wife anymore!" She whined.

"That is until the mate bond is dissolved and I sign the divorce papers. I'm still his legally married wife and Mate, if all these isn't settled" I added calmly.

"Come on, Erika," Cindy, urged again. "Enough dwelling on the past. Look ahead and embrace the future that awaits you."

I smiled and leaned back in my seat.

"But Cindy," I called out softly, my voice barely audible in the stillness of the night. "How can I simply forget the love I once had? The dreams we shared?"

"What dreams did Alex ever share with you?! Alex is a dickhead?!" She yelled in anger and I chuckled again.

be my past once the bond is dissolved, I won't

is Erika

a few

was about to make seemed to suddenly pressed heavily on my shoulders. Cindy, sensing my unease, padded over asked, "What's troubling you again?" her voice laced with a hint of worry. "You've been lost in thought

thinking," I confessed, my voice barely above a whisper. "I want to reach out to

everything he put you through?" she snarled, her voice dripping with anger.

"I know," I replied. "But I need closure. I need to sever the mate bond

this pack! The strongest pack in the country. You'll become the strongest and most powerful

at her way of trying to cheer me

deep breath and composed a text message to Alex. My fingers moved with a mix of trepidation and determination as I typed out my intentions. I hit send, feeling a strange mix of relief and anxiety

the room. It was already midnight and

both physically and

night, my

or two, I finally

*****

of years spent enduring mistreatment and serving as a mere maid in the Moon Forest Packhouse had ingrained within me the

washed away the remnants of the night, I found myself drawn to the familiar warmth of the kitchen. Having cooked in the packhouse for so long, I pretty much enjoyed

food filled the air. The aroma of freshly brewed coffee mingled with the scent of pancakes and bacon, creating a comforting symphony that enveloped the room.

believe I learnt to cook after just leaving

punished by Alex's mother because I messed the kitchen up while trying to cook

the stairs, their expressions shifted from groggy

as they beheld the sight before them. It was a scene they had never witnessed before-a role reversal that defied the established

I should say that.

asked in a sarcastic tone and even

I cooked"

some poison" he asked again

Cindy chuckled at that.

I

stood frozen in their tracks. Panic etched itself onto their faces, their eyes darting back and forth, unsure of how to react. It was as if the very foundation of their existence had been shaken, and they were left scrambling to make sense of this unexpected turn

it was a big deal for