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

to bring the car.

the hall,

his voice still haunts me. The memory of him and Annalise

have known he would

see the rain has stopped, a rainbow spreads across the sky, welcoming me with open arms, but I can’t

knees, my vision blurring.

of a car door banging shut makes me

Bastien?

you alright?”

Ethan…

remain strong. “Yes. Please take

of course,

car, placing my

gets in the driver’s seat.

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no longer able to hold back my tears. as I stare

there immediately.” He murmurs, his tone surprisingly. gentle. His eyes

foreign to me.

rest my head on the window as we drive through town, the

a blur.

point out her pale green door. The paint is peeling, and it looks more worn than I remember it, but it brings

last time I visited her

far too

door for me, before he quickly goes to grab my suitcase

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

is this,

token of my gratitude for all

“Luna…”

say. He hesitates but nods and

in a few of the windows. In this small

always curious when an unfamiliar face shows up, especially

a luxury car which

him to drive away before taking a deep breath and knock on the door.

beginning to doubt my decision. Maybe I

hotel. I

the door is pulled open

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“Mom…”

suitcase before she looks searchingly

inside, closing the door on the prying eyes that may be watching us and pulls me into a comforting hug, and I finally break down. Sobbing my heart out at my broken marriage

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

know you are pregnant?” Mom asks as she rubs

frowning deeply.

“No, there’s no point, Mom. He is completely smitten with Annalise now that she’s back. I don’t think I should use these babies to trap him in

clearly wants no part in.” a

and nods her head.

keep it secret. Babies are never the way to keep a man. He once dropped Annalise for you, even

now.” 1

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

a couple together. You knew this, but you had fallen in love with him and chose to ignore that. But he clearly didn’t

I murmur, feeling saddened that she still thinks that, after all, Sebastian had treated me well…