Lahat ng Kabanata ng Forsaken by the Moongoddess : Kabanata 161 - Kabanata 170

Abby's POV I swallowed hard as I picked up the necklace from the ground. The same necklace Hayden once bought for me, with promises he forgot the moment they left his mouth. A gift I’d held onto like it meant something, while he didn’t even remember buying it.And now, out of nowhere, it’s lying here in front of my restaurant like some cruel reminder.I scoffed under my breath. Had he dropped it yesterday? Ruby said only regulars were inside this morning. So, Hayden wasn’t supposed to be anywhere near here but be at the conference. Even Derek also left early for the morning meeting. I turned the necklace over in my palm. Why would Hayden even keep this thing? He probably gifted it to some other woman, and she dropped it without thinking. My throat tightened. Maybe he even brought her here yesterday.I dragged in a shaky breath and headed for the restaurant door, but paused when I heard my name.“Abby.”My body reacted before my brain could process the voice. I turned, and my gaze co

Hayden’s POV After I left Abby’s restaurant this morning, my entire system flipped upside down. Throughout the conference meeting, I couldn’t focus on a single thing being said. Every question thrown at me dragged a stammer out of my mouth before I could force together something that might sound reasonable. If it even sounded reasonable at all.By the time the meeting finally ended, I was grateful, relieved enough to feel it in my bones. I didn’t wait, I mindlinked Alex and Brian immediately, telling them we were leaving. I was already in the car before they stepped out. I slid behind the wheel like a man escaping something he couldn’t outrun.The moment the two settled in, I drove off.“You’re going back to the restaurant?” Alex asked, stating the obvious. I didn’t bother answering.One hand gripped the steering wheel, the other rested against my lips as my thoughts spun in circles. I didn’t want to irritate Abby further, or push her the way I did this morning. That was why I’d aske

Abby's POVI tossed my phone onto the bed after ending the call from Ruby. I didn’t care if Hayden was missing or not. He couldn’t fool me into believing that lie.That man had almost killed Derek. In my restaurant, in front of customers. Worse, in front of my children. He would never change. Never.I leaned down and pressed a gentle kiss to Amy’s forehead, then moved to Asher and did the same. I always checked on them before they slept, sometimes even reading them bedtime stories.But tonight, they wouldn’t listen to a story. I’d been soothing them nonstop since we left the restaurant. Amy had even developed a fever from all the crying after witnessing that horrible scene.I hissed softly as I tucked the blanket around them properly, my hands shaking with restrained fury. I wasn’t wrong to call Hayden a monster. No one in their right mind would behave like an animal in front of children.I slipped out of their room and walked down the hallway, my steps sharp, controlled, furious. I n

Abby’s POVLaughter drifted to my ears and I limped toward the sound, groping through the darkness with my hands. The voices grew clearer, and a sliver of light leaked from beneath a door.“Over there,” Carla whispered urgently.I stumbled forward and pushed the door open. Derek’s hand froze mid-air, his head snapping toward me.“Who the hell…” His voice caught. “…Abby? What are you doing here?”My gaze flew past him, and my stomach dropped so hard I thought I might vomit.Hayden hung from suspended chains. His body was battered and soaked in blood, his head lolled forward against his chest like he'd already given up.“What are you doing?” I screamed. The sound ripped out of me, ugly and broken. “What the hell are you doing, Derek?!”His eyes were bloodshot, wild. “Abby, stay out of this.”“No.” My throat burned. “I won’t let you kill him.”He scoffed bitterly. “Why? You still have feelings for him? After everything he’s done to you?” His voice cracked. “I’ve always treated you right,

Abby’s POV After the conference ended, a wave of relief washed over me. Hayden and his men would finally leave this place. Yet, a gnawing worry lingered. I still didn’t know if Hayden was truly alive.Of course, he must be. There had been no reports of such online. The news only covered his company, which was facing challenges because of the scandal, but nothing about him personally.As the day passed and he still didn’t show up, I concluded he must have returned to Europe. Maybe he was finally letting go of punishing me for Marbel’s death because I saved him… or maybe he had to attend to his business.Either way, I was glad he was away from this place. Even so, part of me still wanted to know he was alive.The days that followed felt like hell. No sales at all. Food kept spoiling. I tried advertising little by little, even using the same strategies I had when I first opened the place, giving discounts, but nothing worked. Only a few of Derek’s pack members came in.It was the opposi