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

glance down the hall,

in his voice still haunts me. The memory of

have known he would never believe me over her, when once again he accused me of lying to

a rainbow spreads across the sky, welcoming me with open arms, but I can’t appreciate its beauty,

knees, my vision blurring. A soft whimper escapes my lips before

car door banging shut makes me look up.

Bastien?

Are you

Ethan…

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

course,

He assists me into the car, placing

and gets in the driver’s seat.

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hold back my tears. as I stare at

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

foreign to me.

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

a blur.

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 surge of

time

far

door for me, before he quickly goes to

door for me. When he places my suitcase down,

this,

my gratitude for all you have

“Luna…”

He hesitates but nods

few of the windows. In this small winding street,

curious when an unfamiliar face shows up, especially

which doesn’t

before taking

and I’m beginning to doubt

check into a hotel. I

suitcase and run, when the door is pulled open and I find myself staring into my Mom’s grey eyes.

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“Mom…”

replies, shocked. Her eyes fall on the suitcase before she looks searchingly into my eyes.

may be watching us and pulls me into a comforting hug, and I finally break down. Sobbing my heart

small living room. Blowing my nose on

pregnant?” Mom asks as she rubs my back, her

frowning deeply.

Annalise now that she’s back. I don’t think I should use

wants no part in.” a

and nods

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,

now.” 1

not think he’d do this.” I protest.

“Yes dear, I do, but only relying on the mate bond is not enough to keep a couple together. You knew this,

feeling saddened that she still thinks that, after