Chapter 11

The twin pups were playing with toys on the floor when Helena walked up to them.Joe looked up and asked, “Helena, what are we having for dinner? I’m so hungry.”Helena took out some snacks, sweets and cakes.“You two can have these for dinner. I won’t tell your daddy.”Joe frowned and said, “But Eva and I have been eating these every day lately. We don’t want these anymore! Can you make us the Forest Stew? You know, even our mommy can make this dish. She is so stupid.”Eva nodded and said, “Yeah, Helena. We really want to eat the Forest Stew. Can you make it, please?”The twin pups started to miss their mommy’s cooking. These days at Helena’s place, they had barely had any proper meals. Helena offered them desserts, processed foods and many snacks.“Your mommy is a housewife, that’s why she can cook. But I, Helena, have my own career. I don’t have time to cook. You two are good pups, you will understand, right?”Helena’s voice was gentle, but there was an obvious hatred beneath it.Th

Chapter 12

Eva froze, then burst into tears. “My hair! That’s my favorite thing in the world!”Eva had always cherished her hair, growing it long since she had been born. Lila was always taking care of it. Now it lay on the floor.Joe ran over and picked up the hair. He begged Helena, “Helena, Eva loves her hair so much! Fix it, please! I know you can!”Helena smiled. She was actually satisfied with what she had done. The more the twin pups suffered, the more she felt she had taken revenge on Lila.“I think Eva looks better like this. Long hair takes too much time to fix. I’m not like your mommy. I won’t braid it for you.”In that moment, the twin pups just wanted to go home and see their mommy.Joe and Eva couldn’t hold back their tears anymore.“Mommy! We want our mommy! We want to go home! We hate it here!”Helena looked as if she was disgusted by them. “You two are just like your mommy, so useless! So annoying. Your mommy has been abandoned by your dad. She is also broke. Your mother is so st

Chapter 13

Ethan thought that Lila had come back! She had forgiven him!But when he pulled back to look at her, he froze.It wasn’t Lila at all, it was just Helena.Helena tried to kiss him, but Ethan stepped back. He stopped her.“Why are you even here?” His voice was filled with disappointment.“What? Do you hate me now, Ethan?” Helena couldn’t make sense of what was going on with Ethan. She had thought Ethan loved Lila’s style, so she had put on Lila’s nightgown, styled her hair like Lila’s, even sprayed Lila’s perfume.Why did he still reject her?Ethan pushed Helena away impatiently.“Helena, how many times do I have to say it? There’s no way we can be together. You said you understood that my feelings for you were gone. That was why I trusted you with the twin pups. But you are still crossing the line. If this is how it is going to be, we shouldn’t speak again. I won’t have Lila misunderstanding this thing with you. Please leave my house. I will send someone to pick up the twin pups.”Ethan

Chapter 14

The day I decided to leave Ethan, I went straight to Lightning City.I had always wanted to see it, but never had the chance. After leaving my home, I had moved straight into Ethan’s house. No time for travels, no chance to see the things I had dreamed of.My bank account still had hundreds of millions of dollars. Ethan had always been generous, and the investments my advisors managed had grown into a fortune over six years.I had planned to set it aside as an education fund for the twin pups, but now there was no need.Ethan owed me this.I had been tricked into carrying Helena’s pups, and I had spent five years as a babysitter for free.What to do next? I hadn’t decided. First, I needed to find myself again.In Lightning City, my first move was to give my ID and a stack of cash to a homeless she-wolf on the street. I wanted to make sure that if Ethan came looking for me, he wouldn’t find me.I bathed in waterfalls in my wolf form, and wandered in the stunning canyons. But the pain li

Chapter 15

It was a voice I knew too well.I didn’t even need to turn around to know who it was. Ethan.That was the werewolf I once loved most. How could I not recognize his voice?But everything was in the past. Now, Ethan and I had nothing to do with each other, and he was the last werewolf I wanted to see.I took Ben’s hand and tried to leave without saying a word to him, but Ethan chased after me and blocked my path.Ethan looked at me.“Lila, I have finally found you. Do you know how long I have been searching?”I stared at his face. He was unshaven. He looked exhausted and even had a few strands of gray hair.He looked at me and forced a smile. “You seem to be doing well. But do you know how I’ve been? It’s not fair of you to leave like this.”His voice was shaking.“Unfair?” I scoffed. “You think that’s funny? Unfair to you?”I could see the guilt in his eyes. He lowered his head.“I’m sorry, Lila. It’s all my fault. Tricking you into carrying Helena’s child… I was wrong. I’ll spend my li

All Chapters of The Substitute Luna: Chapter 11 - Chapter 15

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15