บททั้งหมดของ The Luna Queen's Rebirth: บทที่ 171 - บทที่ 180

Ellie’s POVNeither of us spoke for a long time. We just stood there, staring at each other with an equal amount of hurt and betrayal. Finally, I found my voice, and I was the first to break the silence.“You tricked me,” I whispered, holding up the contract.Dominic stormed into the room, shutting

Dominic’s POVEllie left the room without looking back. I tried to reach for her, but she stepped out of the way and didn’t even glance at me. She quietly shut the door behind her, and somehow, that was even worse than if she had slammed it.When she was gone, the space didn’t just feel silent; it w

Ellie’s POVI woke the next morning with a headache that could rival the pain of a lobotomy.The sun had barely risen when my eyes cracked open. For a moment, in those sweet, blissfully oblivious moments between sleep and wakefulness, I didn’t remember what had happened yesterday.It took about two seconds before it all came rushing back.The vows. The knife. The contract.All of it.I groaned softly, grabbing my spare pillow and pressing it against my face as if it could block out the world. For a moment, I almost considered leaving it there until I ran out of air, but I didn’t.One thing was for certain: my resolve had hardened overnight. I had spent most of the night laying awake, staring at the ceiling and thinking everything over, and now my plan had crystallized.I couldn’t stay. Even if my feelings for Dominic were still confusing, that was one thing that was for certain. I needed to find a way out of this situation before history repeated itself, because I was not so sure that

“Look, Mom,” I said, growing a little frustrated now, “I love you, but this doesn’t concern you—”“It does concern me. You’re both my daughters, and I love you both dearly. And frankly, Ellie, I think you’re being unreasonable toward Vivian.”I laughed at that outright. “Unreasonable?” I repeated. “I’m the unreasonable one? Mom, either she really has you brainwashed, or you’re just too dense to see her for what she really is.”The moment those words left my mouth, I regretted them. A pang shot through my chest when I saw the look of hurt on my mother’s face. I took a step forward. “Mom, I didn’t mean—”“I don’t like this side of you, Ellie.” She stepped out of my reach and turned away. “Come talk to me when you’re not feeling so cruel.”With that, she left quickly. I was frozen to my spot, too stunned by my own words to follow her. Once she was gone, I let out a small huff, shaking my head.She didn’t deserve that. It wasn’t fair that I’d taken out my issues on her, and it wasn’t her f

Approaching her room, I quietly knocked on the door, holding the tray in one hand. There was no answer, but I figured she was still sleeping, so I knocked again.On the second knock, the door, which hadn’t been fully latched, creaked open.I poked my head into the room.“Ellie?” I whispered. “I made