When The Moon Forgot Me

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nnection that defied logic and reason. It wa

ly, dragging my feet backward

tly. "Home? Oh, I'm sorry, I though

en though you pretend

t my obvious baby bump. "So, where'

ar," I mumbled, a

idn't you?" he said softly, his voice laced with a surprising understanding. "Something happe

truth undeniable in his

urged, his voic

to leave. I have responsibilities. I..." I trailed off, searching for the right

t quickly vanished. "Mated," he repeated softly, as if testing the word on his tongue.

I cannot afford to be here. I don't belong here. I belong with..." I couldn't finish

rely-there flicker of pain in his eyes. He was lying. He didn't understand. He didn't

ck," he said finally, his voice

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with light conversation, his warmth and humor easing the tension in my shoulders. We drove a

a familiar bend in the road. My heart clenched. "Ther

se. The air suddenly felt thick with unspoken words,

said, my voice b

ingers brushing against mine. "Take c

I walked towards the house, I could feel Kaelen's gaze boring into my

I even reached it. Alpha Damon sto

e any idea of the trouble you've caused? Searching for you all night...."

ed him to have to search the whole night for me. I braced myself for the storm to come, the fragile hope I had briefly allowed myself to feel, shatter

dare ignore me!" He barked, forci

tightened, digging i

my voice a trembling whis

a familiar coldness. "You have some nerve, running off like that. You are my ome

ir, thick with unspoken cruelty. "I needed some air

ce." He released my arm, but the victory felt hollow. "Now, tell me, what nonsense possessed y

.I just needed to clear my head." It was pathetic, weak, but all I could manage. I can't tell him I wandered off because I hate that

w a suffocating weight. "You really think I'm stupid enough to believe that? You just ran off because thi

ut getting reminded of that by h