All Chapters of Rebirth Of The Broken Luna: A Second Chance at Luna's Heart : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Chapter 21XenoisThe drive home was made in silence and anger as Sophia's words kept echoing in my head, making my blood boil hotter.Lumina had been cruel to Sophia and Riley. She'd mocked Sophia and Riley, and had told them they didn't belong in the pack. The woman I'd married, the mother of my son, had shown such cruelty to a child, a child the same age as Ollie. Was she that cruel? Is this how she treated Ollie too when I wasn't aware. Was our son in danger with her.My hands gripped the steering wheel tighter as I thought about little Riley's confused face when Sophia described how hurt he'd been. The boy had done nothing wrong at all– he was innocent in all of this. And for Lumina to take out whatever jealousy or insecurity she was feeling on a child was completely unacceptable.I'd always known Lumina could be cold, distant. Our marriage had been arranged, and while I'd hoped we might grow to care for each other over time, she'd always kept herself separate from me. But I'd

Chapter 23: The FacadeLumina"I wanted to apologize," I said directly to Sophia, keeping my tone neutral and professional. Last thing I wanted was for Xenois to see that I was bluffing my way through this bullshit."Xenois mentioned that our conversation yesterday may have been... misunderstood. If I said or did anything that made you or Riley feel unwelcome, that wasn't my intention."The words tasted bitter in my mouth, but I forced them out. This was just a performance, a necessary measure to get Xenois to back off from me so I can focus on what's truly important.Sophia's eyes widened slightly, as if she hadn't expected me to actually show up and apologize to her. She seemed to be looking at me intently, probably trying to figure out my plan here. Was she counting on me being too proud to apologize that she could use it to fuel the tension between me and my mate. For a moment, she looked almost... disappointed? But then her expression changed back to that fragile mask she wore s

Chapter 25: The Real Monster RileyI couldn't make words come out from my mouth anymore. They were stuck somewhere deep inside my chest, trapped that the fear that had taken control over everything. Even after the lady left, even after she wasn't looking at me with those eyes that seemed to see right through me, I couldn't stop shaking in fear of what just happened.The restaurant felt like it was closing up on me and I couldn't breathe. People were still staring at our table, whispering to each other behind their hands watching me, as some looked like they were sympathizing while some looked amused with what they were seeing.I wanted to disappear, to curl up into a ball so tiny that no one could see me anymore."Riley?" Xenois's voice was soft now, it was different from when he was yelling at the pretty lady. "Hey, buddy, it's okay. She's gone now."I tried to nod, tried to show him that I heard him, and I was listening but my head felt too heavy to move.Everything felt too heavy

Chapter 27: No One Is Helping Trigger Warning: Child Abuse. Mild though RILEY "Do you see what you did?" she hissed, turning around to face me, advancing further as her voice got louder. "Do you see how you embarrassed me?"I pressed myself back against the door, trying to make myself as small as possible, while she let her anger loose.This was what I was familiar with."I work so hard to make a good impression every single day, to make people like us, to give us a chance at a better life. So that when we get to be the real family of Xenois, nobody will think that we didn't earn it. And you sit there like a mute little freak, making everyone think something's wrong with you."The words hit me like physical blows. Freak. That's what I was to her when no one else was around. Not her precious boy, or sweet Riley."And then you flinch away from me in front of him!" She was pacing now, her voice getting higher and more desperate as she seemed to be thinking on what to do with me. "Do

Chapter 29: The Lack Of Trust Between MatesLUMINA My blood turned to ice, hearing this from his mouth. "What did this boy look like?" I asked, alarmed, trying to figure out who this was."He had dark hair like mine, but his was curlier. And he was smaller than me. He looked like he wanted to run away, but he couldn't."Riley. He was describing Riley, the little boy from the restaurant. Riley that bears an uncanny resemblance to Ollie. But how could Ollie have seen him? They were miles apart, and in completely different places.Unless... unless whatever was happening to Ollie was connected somehow to Riley. But what would hurt Riley? Riley was never hurt in the past life. He had a doting mum and the attention of my husband. And he was never lacking for anything."Did you recognize the boy? Have you seen him before?"Ollie shook his head, slowly as he replied. "No, I haven't seen him before but I felt sad for him. He was really scared, Mama. Someone was hurting him."I helped him out