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

down the hall, I take my

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

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

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

my vision blurring. A soft whimper escapes my lips before I can contain it.

door banging shut makes

Bastien?

Are you

Ethan…

trying to remain strong. “Yes. Please take me

of course, come

car, placing my suitcase

and gets in the

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

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

foreign to me.

we drive through town,

a blur.

door. The paint is peeling, and it looks more worn than I

time I visited her here?”

far

opens the door for me, before he quickly goes to grab

front door for me. When he places my suitcase

this,

token of my gratitude for all you have

“Luna…”

He hesitates but nods and takes his leave.

of the windows. In this small

is always curious when an unfamiliar face

which doesn’t fit here.

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

and I’m beginning to

I shouldn’t have come here..

to grab my suitcase and run, when the door is pulled open and

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“Mom…”

before she looks searchingly into my

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

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

Mom asks as she rubs my back,

frowning deeply.

that she’s back. I don’t think I should use these babies

no part

sighs and nods her

to keep a man. He once dropped Annalise for you, even if he remains with you. temporarily because of the children.

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

keep a couple together. You knew this, but you had fallen in

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