Lahat ng Kabanata ng Once Banished, Now A Luna : Kabanata 31 - Kabanata 40

LILLIE The guards pushed Logan and I to the ground, and the iron doors closed shut behind us. I fell on my knees, my face kissing the ground as I held onto my chest. Logan rushed to me, scooping me up gently. He helped me rest my back against the wall while I struggled to breathe. Who would have thought being rejected by two mates at once would be so damn painful? Once I was able to breathe, I opened my eyes and turned to him. His brown eyes were heavy with worry as they danced about my face. A sad smile crept up to my cheeks as I reached to touch his face. Logan leaned into my hand, closed his eyes, and allowed his rough beards to graze my palm. “Why didn’t you tell me?” He asked, after opening his eyes. A lot of time had passed between us, I couldn’t figure out exactly what he was asking about. “Tell you about what?” “The alpha princes - the beta and the gamma - that they are your mates.” “You mean ex mates?” I replied, forcing a chuckle. He frowned. “It’s not funny, Lilli

DARLA Darkness. Screams.The sound of the whip hitting the chair continuously. I screamed, but I couldn’t hear myself. A male voice ordered me to shut up. The voice warned me, saying if I made another sound, I would be killed there and then. Fear caused me to stay silent until his whip encircled my neck and I screamed. I jerked up, screaming as I jumped from the bed, my eyelids parted open by force, and I woke up to the gentle light of morning filtering through my curtains. My mother was already seated by my bedside. She rushed to hold me tightly. I held onto her firmly, for fear that she would leave if I didn’t hold tight enough. Tears welled up in my eyes. I had been crying all night, and just when I had gotten a chance to sleep, the nightmares won’t let me. “I am so scared, mother. I keep seeing the whole thing over and over again in my dreams.” I cried, my head buried in her chest. My tears wet the purple silk of her night dress, but she didn’t seem to mind. The harder my sh

LILLIE The rest of the evening went by like a breeze - and not the very pleasant kind. I was placed on kitchen duty for the night, so I stayed back to make sure all the dishes were washed, the floors were mopped, and the kitchen was clean. I did not want to be called back in the morning when I already had a lot of work assigned to me for tomorrow. As I locked the kitchen door and hung the bunch of keys on the nail plastered on the door, I heaved a deep sigh. I closed my eyes and allowed myself to stretch out my hands, easing my tense muscles. I had literally been cleaning all day. But on the bright side, I ate three times a day like the other maids. I might not be paid like them, or ever be given holidays like them, but at least I was alive and treated like a person. “Are you sure everything is done?” Madam Antonia asked from the end of the hallway. It was her job to make sure everyone did their jobs before retiring for night’s out. “Yes ma’am.” I nodded. She took another l

DARLA“I wonder when she’s going to get up,” the first voice said. “I’m just worried about her,” the second voice said. The voice was smaller than the rest. I could almost place who owned the voice. It sounded like they were speaking under water. The others continued speaking and my hearing was getting clearer. I managed to force my eyes open. The blinding lights had almost made me close my eyes again but I struggled to keep them open before finally opening them. I found Darwin, my sister and my mom circled around me. My mom had wrapped my tiny hand in hers. I wondered why I couldn’t feel that at first. But now, that was the least of my worries. “W-what happened?” I asked. My voice was extremely hoarse. My throat was burning with thirst. “You had a nightmare,” Darwin said in a deep voice. He couldn’t even make eye contact with me. The way he broke the news sounded just like when the doctor tells patients that they have been diagnosed with HIV. “And what happened afterwards?” I as

DAVIDThe guards bowed down at the gates as we parked the car. I was glad to finally be out of that hell of a meeting that Daniel and I had with investors of Roving Heights pack. It was going to be a success and I was willing to bet all of my money on it. Not that Daniel would mind. He was the luckier man when it came to placing bets among the three of us. My ears were already hurting as we approached the pack. The mini party that mom had been begging me for was happening in full swing. The floor was even vibrating from all the music that was playing. I could only imagine how loud it was.“Seems like the birthday boy is going to have the time of his life,” Daniel joked, making me shoot him a glance while containing my smile. It was the three of us’ birthday. I didn’t know why Daniel always took it like it was only mine. Not just him, Darwin had the same funny habit. My brothers had always thought of me as my father’s favorite, but I knew for a fact that I wasn’t. He had only ever ma