All Chapters of His Banished Luna Returned With Triplets : Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

Ava's POV"NO! Let them go, you bastard!" I screamed, my throat raw, chest heaving as I ran through the downpour, boots slipping in the slick mud. The thing ahead had Jace and Rhea gripped in its claws, yanking them around like rag dolls, its twisted limbs moving way too fast.Thunder boomed, rain hammering the rooftops, drowning my cries. The creature halted and twisted toward me, its ghostly white skin glowing sickly with every lightning strike. "Why the hell would I release 'em? You don't need these brats!" It sneered, its voice mocking and cruel, egging me on."I need them, you freak!" I bellowed, pushing through the sludge, legs aching. "Hang in there, Jace! I'm coming for you!"The monster tossed its head back, cackling like scraping metal. “You’re too damn slow, Ava! Don’t fret, I’m hauling ’em someplace nicer!” Its endless arms jerked, squeezing tighter around my kids."Nicer than their mom's arms? Let them go, right now!" I roared, charging forward, my heart slamming in my ch

Ava's POV"Ava!" a voice echoed from the hallway, followed by heavy footsteps thudding against the wooden floors.I was in the corridor, wrestling with the sticky, squeaky doorknob, my senses on high alert like a wolf picking up danger. I froze, my heart slamming, and spun around, catching my breath at who was there. Steve, his green eyes catching the faint lantern light in the dim passage, his face breaking into a smile that sent a warm rush through me despite the cold."Damn, it's good to have you back, Ava," he said, but before he could get another word out, I threw myself at him, wrapping my arms tight around his neck, breathing in the full scent of pine and sweat."Good to be back, Steve," I gasped, pulling away to look at him, his eyes locking onto mine with something unsaid hanging there.He leaned against the wall, casual but tense, the way a guy with secrets does. "Liam got me out… for now," he replied, his voice low, a flicker of pain crossing his features. "How's Zane holdi

Ava's POVI hunkered down behind a thorny shrub, my pulse racing, my thoughts whirling like a vicious storm. "Nobody knew we were out here, Steve," I gasped, my voice quavering, barely audible over the rustle of leaves."Shh," he breathed, his arm darting out, gesturing into the shadows. "They're coming this way," he rumbled, his claws retracting with a quiet click, his eyes shining like a predator's, locked on something stirring in the distance.I caught what he was fixed on, spotting two shadowy forms advancing, their steps measured and purposeful, like hunters on the prowl. My insides knotted, dread slowly crawling up my back."What do we do, Ava?" Sarah whispered, trembling, her wide eyes flicking to me. "We can't take them on. They'll tear us to pieces."She had a point. We'd get shredded, or worse, killed if we tried to stand our ground against them. I glanced at Steve, his expression hard, his focus on the shapes, unwavering, like he was gauging every twitch. "They won't spot u

Ava's POV"Ava!" Liam's voice was soft, barely above a whisper, as he advanced toward me and Steve in the dim hallway, his boots creaking on the wooden floor."Back off!" I snarled, my face buried in Steve's shirt, the comforting, intimate scent of pine and sweat soaking into the fabric as tears seeped through. My heart was shattered, still raw from seeing Lucy's hands all over Liam, undoing his shirt like he was hers."It's not what it looks like," Liam murmured, his hand on my shoulder, warm and firm. "I didn't realize you… still had feelings for me." His tone was rough yet smooth, his fingers trailing my skin, stirring memories of nights we'd fucked, intense and wild, bodies entwined until we were exhausted, before he dumped me for Freya and let Lucy's lies that I'd fucked Steve in public bury me.I stopped sobbing, breath hitching, part of me wanting to hear him out. "I never stopped loving you, Ava," he whispered close to my ear, drawing lazy circles, sending chills down my spine

Ava’s POV“We can handle this as a team, and you can go ahead and fill in your husband and the kids,” Lucy said, her voice all silky and calm, placing a hand right on my shoulder—a gutsy move if there ever was one, especially after she’d been draping herself all over Liam like she had some kind of claim, her fingers easing his shirt off as if he belonged to her.I just stood there, locking eyes with her, my thoughts swirling in chaos, desperately wishing Steve was around to slice right through her nonsense. But nope, it was just me, stuck facing off with the woman who’d branded me a whore for allegedly hooking up with Steve out in the woods, her vicious rumor wrecking my life, and now here she was acting all chummy. Words escaped me, my pulse racing hard, flashes of Liam’s hands on me—intense, raw, holding me down until I was crying out his name—clashing with the burning anger I felt toward Lucy.Then it hit me again, that scorched car she couldn’t possibly explain away. “What about t