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

down the

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

I should have known he would never believe me over her, when once again he accused

welcoming me with open arms, but I can’t appreciate its beauty, not today. The weight on my shoulders is heavy, the pain

to my knees, my vision blurring.

sound of a car door banging shut makes me look up.

Bastien?

you

Ethan…

to remain strong. “Yes. Please take me to my Mother’s home.”

of course, come

the car, placing my suitcase in

and gets in

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on Oak Mill Drive.” I say weakly. I’m no longer able to hold back my tears. as I

will take you there immediately.” He murmurs, his tone surprisingly. gentle. His eyes meet mine in the rear–view mirror, filled with

foreign to me.

head on the window as we drive through town, the

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

last time I visited

been far too

he quickly goes to

to the front door for me. When he places my suitcase down, I pass him an

is this, Ma’am?”

token of my gratitude

“Luna…”

but nods

see the curtains twitch in a few of the windows.

when an unfamiliar face shows up, especially when

car which doesn’t

drive away before taking a

are playing up and I’m beginning to doubt my decision. Maybe I should

hotel. I shouldn’t

suitcase and run, when the door is pulled open

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“Mom…”

She replies, shocked. Her eyes fall on the suitcase before she

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

on the worn–out settee in the small living room. Blowing my nose on a tissue as I sniffle.

as she rubs my back,

frowning deeply.

He is completely smitten with Annalise now that she’s back. I don’t think I should use

no part

nods

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

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think he’d do this.” I protest. It’s not like I stole anything that did not belong to

sighs, patting my arm. “Yes dear, I do, but only relying on the mate bond is not enough to keep a couple together.

still thinks that, after