I Am The Luna

Chapter 0003

ZAIA.

Once back home, everywhere I look I see him, see the life we built together here. Crippling pain consumes me at what I’m leaving behind, but I won’t allow him to

take more from me.

I won’t let him hurt the life growing inside me. These babies are as much mine as they are his and I will do my best for them.

I begin packing, taking only the bare essentials, and dumping them into a suitcase.

The quicker I am out of here, the better.

I write a quick note to Emma, thanking her for her services.

Picking up the divorce agreement, I sit down at the dining table. The silence in the

house is deafening.

Emma must have finished her work by now and left. With shaking hands, I sign the

papers and close the file and with it, the door to that chapter of my life.

Plucking up my phone, I stare at my mother’s number. I haven’t called her in a while. … Although she and my father are separated, she too had been against me marrying

Sebastian.

However, I know she’ll understand me better than anyone… After all, my father left.

her for none other than Annalise’s mother.

My parents were destined mates, but my father had an affair with another woman,

hence Annalise was born, mere days apart from me.

My stepmother didn’t only take away my Mom’s mate, she took my dad from me

too.

When I was little, we were close, but my stepmother didn’t like it and always instigated him against me and tried to cause a rift between us. In the end, she

succeeded.

Even though I was raised with luxuries and given the best education, our

relationship simply became a formality to him. A responsibility he no longer wanted.

As I grew up, my father kept in contact. Of course, he’d even drop by on my birthdays, but the moment I refused to give up Sebastian for Annalise, he had

disowned me too.

I will go to Mom’s home and ask if I can stay there for a few days. Just long enough for me to sort things out with myself.

Tears trek down my face as I slip my wedding band from my finger and place it on top of the divorce file. Grabbing the handle of my suitcase, I pull it along,telling

bring the

the hall,

my ears. The anger in his voice still haunts me. The memory of him and Annalise in the office still

fool to think so. I should have known he would never believe me over

has stopped, a rainbow spreads across the sky, welcoming me with open arms, but I can’t appreciate its beauty, not today. The weight

pang in my chest almost brings me to my knees, my vision blurring. A soft whimper escapes my lips before I

sound of a car door banging shut makes me

Bastien?

Are you alright?”

Ethan…

trying to remain strong. “Yes. Please take me to

of course, come

the car, placing my suitcase in

gets in

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no longer able to hold

surprisingly. gentle. His eyes meet mine in the rear–view mirror, filled with a concern that is

foreign to me.

as we drive through

a blur.

Mother’s street after a good twenty–minute drive and I point out her pale green door. The paint is peeling, and it looks more worn than I remember it, but it brings back a

last time I visited

been far too long.

for me, before he quickly goes

places my suitcase down, I pass him an envelope. He

is this,

my gratitude for all you

“Luna…”

I say. He hesitates but nods and takes his leave.

curtains twitch in a few of the windows. In

is always curious when an unfamiliar face shows up, especially

luxury car which doesn’t

wait for him to drive away before taking a deep breath and knock on

are playing up and I’m beginning to

check into a hotel. I shouldn’t have come

and run, when the door is pulled open and I

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“Mom…”

fall on the suitcase before she looks searchingly into

closing the door on the prying eyes that may be watching us and pulls me into a comforting hug,

the worn–out settee in the small living room. Blowing my

he know you are pregnant?” Mom asks as she rubs my back, her lips pursed,

frowning deeply.

with Annalise now that

no part in.”

and nods her

want him to know, then we’ll keep it secret. Babies are never the way to keep a man. He once dropped Annalise for you, even if he remains with you. temporarily because of the children. He will drop you one day,

now.” 1

that is. I did not think he’d do this.” I protest. It’s not

I do, but only relying on the mate bond is not enough to keep a couple together. You knew this, but you had fallen in love with him and chose to ignore that.

thinks that, after all, Sebastian had treated me well… up until