I Need You, My Luna

AN'

hands might as well

ck office, my heart pounding and the silen

ls heavier than anything I've eve

e ti

the same thing

trembling fingers, not from fe

I'm nothing more than a pest in our home. But a p

in, pausing the moment he sees me. His eyes n

off his jacket and tossing it onto the couch l

to you," I say,

I thought I told you to st

rry. But... thi

sighs. "Mak

velope hard, my

pregnant

or a second. Then

're

isper. "I'm carr

ween us. Then his jaw tightens so h

ort

tches in my throat. I must've

ha

he says flatly.

I stare at him. "This is yo

desk and slaps down a folder that has my

s. Divorc

emporary," he says. "You knew

. "But we... we made love

uts me off. "You seduced m

t. "You kissed me first. The

was a mistake. You read too muc

n my cheek befor

u be so cru

e. "You ruined my life, Megan. You think I wanted this? A contract marriage to

her," he continues c

w, my heart breaking

houg

nterrupts. "And just so y

t name shatters the lit

he loved before he met me. The woman

t's why he's been

g makes s

ou. And I'll be damned before I let a w

vely moves to my

ou don't

you'll either sign those divorce papers and

ice dropping into somet

like what I'

me. For the first time sin

y af

an I thought I knew was just a mask an

needs to be, Megan," he growls

d walks out, leaving me stand

.

ion table, my hands clenched, and my mind numb. Xarion's

doctor, throws me a b

r, Doctor?" Xari

understand," th

me, his face emotionle

ves without

doctor and a grief so de

Luna," Dr. Phil

over with, do

kly and I lie back and

s, letting the tears roll silently down the s

ps says quietly after w

o

like

.

etween me and Xarion is deafening a

unsteady legs and fol

's when

iel

looking radiant in one of Xarion's shi

kisses his cheek. "Welcome ba

that instant. I've defin

a word and cl

the divorce papers

e and start packing whatever I can reach. Ten minutes

rs in the divorce settlement, Megan

er anger. "Keep your

ense. "I didn't think she'd

look off this witch's

raight into the eyes o

, "I, Megan Pierce, reject you, Xarion L

arion's face hardens

m accept the rejection,

quickly c

t it will be far enough that hi

rives and

y, I'm

ut something falls onto my lap, it's a folded sli

fe. Please keep this between us. I gave Alpha Xarion a report saying it w

my eyes widen as my

y... i

tears I've been holdin

my heart pounding with someth

not jus

ething far more pr

pain in my soul, Xarion will

ve