Longing For My Rejected Luna

Chapter 9

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

Two days later:

As Jace drove me back to the Moonforest pack's borders, I couldn't help but feel a mix of emotions swirling inside me. My eyes were fixed on the passing scenery outside the car window, trying to distract myself from the heaviness in my heart. But Jace, being his usual self, couldn't resist making some cold yet funny remarks.

"So, Erika, how about we play a game of 'Who Can Stay Silent the Longest"?" Jace said, and I had the urge to ask him to stop the car and let me get down.

I rolled my eyes, choosing to ignore his comment. I knew he was just trying to lighten the mood, but I wasn't in the mood for games. I wanted to focus on the task at hand and the thoughts that were weighing me down.

Jace, however, was persistent. He continued to make snarky remarks and sarcastic jokes, his words bouncing off me like water off a duck's back. It was his way of coping, I suppose, but it wasn't helping me at this moment.

Despite my best efforts to hide my true feelings, Jace saw through my facade. He knew me better than anyone else, even when I tried to put on a brave face. He knew something was bothering me.

"Erika, you can't hide from me," Jace said, his voice softening slightly. "I can tell that something's bothering you. You know you can talk to me, right?"

I sighed and turned to look at him.

"I'm fine" I responded, definitely not in the mood to have this conversation with him.

"Come on, tell me" he urged and I growled.

"Is it about your manwhore husband?" He asked again and I nodded slightly.

from him was

have to think about him, besides you're about to break things off and be free. Once the mate bond is

father earlier this morning that dissolving the mate bond would

Moonforest pack border and I stepped down from the car. "Call me

gaze lingered on

would think the appearance of the packhouse as it looked from afar, was really how it looked like

packhouse, the weight of my emotions seemed to grow heavier with each step. I reached the grand entrance and was granted entry, but something felt off. The maids, who usually

them, just another insignificant presence in the vast living room. I was still their Luna even though I left the

dare they treat me like

I knew exactly where to find Alex at this time of day - in his

pushed the door open, expecting to find him alone. But what I saw shattered the last

sat Alex, with Serenity by his side. Her head was resting on his thigh, a picture of comfort and intimacy. My heart sank, and my

felt surged through my veins, threatening to consume me. How could he move on so

disbelief washed over me. I stood frozen in the doorway, unable to tear my eyes away from the sight that tore at my heart. The room suddenly felt suffocating, the air heavy

that the life I had once known, the love I had believed in and the fact I thought that I could mend my

me out of

soon snapped to the door and he saw

at me for

endure the life outside this walls and now you're back?" He mocked and relaxed further into

his taunts, I walked further into

sensing the tension, quickly straightened up and lowered her head, trying to appear submissive in front of us. I couldn't help but give her a disdainful look,

a bitch" Cindy suddenly groaned at the sight