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

the

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

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

can’t appreciate its beauty, not today. The weight on my shoulders is heavy, the pain already beginning to claw at my

pang in my chest almost brings me to my knees, my vision blurring. A soft whimper escapes my lips before I can

door banging shut makes

Bastien?

you

Ethan…

nod, trying to remain strong. “Yes. Please

of course, come

car, placing my suitcase

and gets in the

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to hold back my tears. as I stare at my

I will take you there immediately.” He murmurs, his tone surprisingly. gentle. His eyes meet mine in

foreign to me.

my head on the window as we

a blur.

pale green door. The paint is peeling, and it looks more worn than I remember it, but it brings back a surge of nostalgia

the last time I visited her here?”

far too

he quickly goes to grab my suitcase and

front door for me. When he places my suitcase down, I pass him an envelope. He looks

is this,

a token of my gratitude

“Luna…”

but nods and takes

curtains twitch in a few of the

when an unfamiliar face shows up,

car which

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

beginning to doubt my decision.

check into a hotel. I

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

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“Mom…”

on the suitcase before she looks searchingly into my eyes. “Is

picks up my 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,

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

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

frowning deeply.

no point, Mom. He is completely smitten with Annalise now that she’s back. I don’t think I should

clearly wants no part

nods her

He once dropped Annalise for you, even if he remains with you. temporarily

now.” 1

not think he’d do this.” I protest. It’s not like I stole anything that

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

know…” I murmur, feeling saddened that she still thinks that, after all,