The Forgotten Luna by Cassandra M

Chapter 21

KAEL.

"Do you want to see Adessa, Alpha Kael?" Corrine's question made me stop walking forward.

"Yes," I answered a little too fast, and I could see Landon suppressing a chuckle to come out of his throat. I scowled at him, then turned around to face the woman at the counter. "Do you know where she is?"

"I took her home with me because she didn't have a place to stay. Give me thirty minutes, and I will just leave instructions to Philip, then we can go home. But, Alpha, only if you promise not to force her to come home with you if she doesn't want to."

I raised my palms up and nodded my head. "You have my word. My Delta will stay outside the house, so you won't feel like we're overpowering you and Adessa. I just want to speak with her."

She smiled, and we agreed to go with it. Thirty minutes wasn't that long, but it felt like it was. I was eager to see her again.

Landon and I went outside the shop to wait for Corrine. My Delta pulled out a cigarette from his pocket and asked if I minded if he smoked. I shrugged my shoulders in response. I waited for him to offer one to me, but he didn't.

"Give me one." I finally told him.

"Are you sure?" he asked.

My forehead creased as I scoffed. "When did I ever become unsure about smoking?" I reached for the pack of cigarettes he was holding but stopped taking one when he spoke again.

"You quit smoking completely a couple of months after you married Luna Adessa." He said, puffing his cigarette in the opposite direction. "She hates it. She never told you, but you heard her tell a housemaid it was the one smell she couldn't tolerate. You even asked me not to smoke around her and make sure I don't smoke in her car when I drive her around."

I handed him back the cigarettes. "No wonder I haven't craved it since I woke up," I told him.

It was the truth. I never even thought about it and just got curious when I saw him smoking. Dexter didn't smoke, so I didn't remember it when I was with him.

If Landon wasn't lying, it seemed I cared for Adessa a little too much to completely give up something I'd been doing since puberty. Especially since I knew myself no one could dictate me on what to do if I didn't want to.

After what felt like an eternity, Corrine was finally ready to leave, and it took a lot of me not to show my excitement.

she was not alone. No wonder Corrine asked about proposals and marriages. She checked if I had someone else or was planning to marry someone. It seemed Adessa didn't tell her about Desiree, or

died when we entered her apartment, and

place was

clenched when we found a note

*****

Dearest Corrine,

go. I'm fine, and you don't have to worry about me. Please take care and send my

*****

she would leave. We didn't talk about

to stay until she could get the ring back, but since she couldn't, she left," I spoke, not

leave without waiting, but then I haven't seen her in

your time. I will take my leave. I can find my way

I was already by the door. "I know where she parked the car she brought with her when she arrived. We can check it. Maybe she's still there, as

parked in my parking lot. But I didn't say that and just let her take me to where it

It was a van.

lot. When I asked the parking attendant, she said no one had come in all day in

park their cars for a week or more because they needed to go somewhere. It was near the airport and train station, so

was sad or maybe disappointed when we parted ways.

the plate number," Landon said as soon as I sat beside him. I instructed him to make calls to find out

asked as he drove

who owns it, but they told me it belonged to someone from the

felt my head become heavy as if the car space were closing in on

starting to make sense. Knight's Stone

fist onto the dashboard closet and saw Landon's eyes widen. This was his car, but he didn't say anything. He knew better than to speak when

My worries turned

the plan she had." I

do you mean?" My Delta