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

last, lingering glance down the

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

I should have known he would never believe me

I can’t appreciate its beauty, not today. The weight on my shoulders

pang in my chest almost brings me to my knees, my vision blurring. A

banging shut makes me

Bastien?

you alright?”

Ethan…

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

of course,

the car, placing my suitcase

gets in the

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I’m no longer able to hold back my tears.

there immediately.” He murmurs, his tone surprisingly. gentle. His eyes meet mine in the rear–view mirror, filled with a concern that

foreign to me.

we drive

a blur.

paint is peeling, and it

the last time

far

for me, before he quickly goes to

suitcase down, I pass him an envelope. He looks at me,

is this,

of my gratitude for all you have

“Luna…”

say. He hesitates but nods and takes his leave.

of the windows. In this small winding

curious when an unfamiliar

car which doesn’t

drive away before taking a deep breath and

up and I’m beginning to doubt my

into a hotel. I shouldn’t have come here..

the door is pulled open

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“Mom…”

before

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

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

asks as she rubs my back, her lips

frowning deeply.

smitten with Annalise now that she’s back. I

no part in.”

nods her

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

now.” 1

mates. You know how important that is. I did not think he’d do this.” I protest. It’s

keep a couple together. You knew this, but you had fallen in love with him and chose to ignore that.

murmur, feeling saddened that she still thinks that, after