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

glance down the hall, I take my

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

fool to think so. I should have known he would never believe me over her, when once

open arms, but I can’t appreciate its beauty, not today. The weight on

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

banging shut makes me look

Bastien?

you

Ethan…

“Yes. Please take

of course,

the car,

in the driver’s seat.

+15 BONUS

I say weakly. I’m no longer able to hold back my tears. as I stare at my home that now

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

foreign to me.

on the window as we drive through town, the passing cars and

a blur.

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

the last time I visited

far

me, before he quickly goes to

for me. When he places my suitcase down, I pass him an

is this,

a token of my gratitude for all you have done.”

“Luna…”

hesitates but nods and takes his

of

is always curious when an unfamiliar face shows up, especially when

car which

before taking a deep breath and knock on the

beginning to

a hotel. I shouldn’t

grab my suitcase and run, when the door is pulled open and I find myself

+15 BONUS

“Mom…”

Her eyes fall on the suitcase before

glances around the street and beckons me 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 and the loss

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

know you are pregnant?” Mom asks as she rubs my

frowning deeply.

shake my head, “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

clearly wants no part

sighs and nods her

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

now.” 1

not think he’d do this.”

enough to keep a couple together. You knew this, but you had fallen in love with him

after all, Sebastian had treated me