The Banished Luna Returns! のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 171 - チャプター 180

•CATHERINE•When we arrived in Eclipseborn, Leo parked the car outside the pack house driveway and turned to me. "I know you love Viktor, but I love you, Catherine. I never stopped loving you," he said. "You should know that I would do everything within my power to get you back. To get our family back." I rolled my eyes and scoffed. "What family would we have after everything you had done to me? Yes, you saved me from Killian, but I don't need you in my life, Leo. Viktor is the man for me, and I will marry him. You will return home and stay out of our lives." I was about to head out when he grabbed my wrist and held me back. "There are things you should know about Viktor. He's not as perfect as you believe him to be." Oh, moon. I knew Leo would say something trying to ruin what I had with Viktor. He didn't want to accept that what we had was over and in the past. I tolerated him because of the mate bond we shared, but once I had cleared things up with Viktor, all the confusion in

•CATHERINE•I closed the door and leaned my back against it, trying to calm my racing heart. I was confused and didn't know what to do. Most of all, I couldn’t believe I was pregnant when Killian almost killed me. The baby survived all the lashes and silver that weakened my body. But gosh. One stupid night of heated heat had suddenly ruined my life with Viktor. I knew he wouldn't forgive me once he had heard the news. I was the first woman he had ever opened his heart to, and hearing that I slept with another man while we were together would break his heart. He had given me everything I could ever wish for, but I failed to stay loyal. I failed to keep my promise, and now I was carrying Leo's pup. My heart broke because this meant I couldn’t stay in Eclipseborn anymore. It was only a matter of time before Viktor and Nora could smell another scent in me. They would know I am pregnant, and I couldn’t take it. I couldn’t fathom seeing his face once he had learned what I had done.

•CATHERINE• I swore under my breath when I received Viktor's call in the morning. I hadn't realized he'd call so early in the morning when I turned on my cell phone.My heart skipped a beat as I sat up on the bed, wondering what I'd say to him. He was probably mad with me and wouldn't listen to any excuses I'd have. But I also didn't want him to think something had happened to me. So, I answered the call. "Hey, baby." "Catherine, where are you?" "I'm sorry, Viktor, but I had to rush back home last night because Julie wasn't feeling okay. She needed my help," I replied. "I didn't know how to tell you because you were still busy with the event, and I didn't want to disrupt it.""You should've said something to me," he answered. "I was worried about you, and I didn't even know what to do." I got off the bed and went to the bathroom, where I pulled out the pregnancy test kit I had bought the previous day on our way home. "I am very sorry, I should've told you," I said as I sat on t

•CATHERINE•For a moment I could only stare at her. I couldn't believe she was standing right in front of me, looking at me as if she had never wanted me dead a few days ago. She betrayed me and didn't even care that Killian wanted me gone. She knew what he wanted to do with me, but lied to me anyway. “What are you doing here?” I muttered. “After everything that happened and what you did? You shouldn't be here.”Aisha’s lips trembled.For a second I thought she might try to defend herself or pretend nothing had happened, but instead, she suddenly dropped to her knees in front of me.I was so surprised that I stepped back from her, and watched as her hands clasped together. “I’m sorry,” she whispered.Her voice cracked, and when she looked up at me, I saw tears already spilling down her cheeks.“I’m so sorry, Catherine. If I could take back what I did to you, I would do it without a second thought. You are my sister and I never meant to betray you.”My hands curled into fists at my

•CATHERINE•The phone slipped from my fingers and fell onto the vanity table with a loud clatter.Aisha grabbed my shoulders. "Catherine? What happened? What's wrong?"I couldn't speak for a moment. The words the doctor had just said were still ringing in my ears, bouncing around inside my head like they refused to settle.'Nora is dead.'"I have to go," I whispered."Go where?" Aisha asked, her voice rising with alarm. "Catherine, you're shaking."I hadn't even noticed. I looked down at my hands and saw that she was right. My fingers were trembling as I grabbed my jacket from the bed and pulled it over my shoulders."Viktor's mother is dead," I said quietly. "He's in the clinic."Aisha's face fell. She didn't say anything else. She just stepped aside and let me go.***The drive to Viktor's pack felt longer than it ever had before.I kept my hands tight on the wheel and my eyes on the road, but my mind was somewhere else entirely. I kept thinking about Nora. Her warm smile. The way