THE REJECTED LUNA의 모든 챕터: 챕터 41 - 챕터 46

~~~~Anya~~~~My eyes were fixed to that spot Larry had been standing long after he had already disappeared into the crowd. There's something about this man that just unsettled me, not really in a dangerous way, not at all, and not in that way Kane unsettled me. Larry Zodar unsettled me in ways I could never figure him out.He was standing in the middle of a luxurious club, and just casually greeting people just like an ordinary business man. And then the next moment he is speaking with enough authority that even grown men straighten their back, lower their heads and straighten their back. And there again, the fact that he knows things he seemed not to have known. Things like where we live now, to the fact that Talia and I needed a job, to the fact that we have a call back interview scheduled for tomorrow. All of it didn't make sense for a bit, just… nothing about him made sense. I turned my eyes to that empty space he had just left, then slowly, I turned back to look at Talia who w

~~~~Anya~~~~I stared at the message for a moment longer than necessary. The screen was still lit on my hand as it was illuminating the small living room of our apartment now as we got inside. The words just sat on the screen and stared back at me.It was just a message, but yet, it felt heavier than it should have. My chest tightened up again but it wasn't because I missed him, or because I wanted him, and certainly not because I regretted ever leaving Ridgewood. No! It was because it reminded me of all the things I'd spent weeks trying to bury. The rejection. The pain. The humiliations. The death of my father. That coldness Kane held in his eyes when he stood before the pack and granted my rejection. The way Meena had smiled about all of it. The way the whole Ridgewood had watched. The way my entire life became shattered just that single afternoon. All of it. The memories came rushing back like a storm and I swallowed the lump in my throat. I hated everything about it. I hated how j

~~~~Anya~~~~The rain refused to stop. As if it was compelling me to make that choice already. It crashed against the pavement in endless sheets of silver. It kept drumming against the rooftops, soaking the roads, and turning the lights on the street of the city into blurry reflections that shimmered across the entire space. For a moment longer than necessary, I simply stood beneath a shelter outside the company building. My hands were now folded tightly around my bag. My heart was really unsettled. And unfortunately for me, the reason for this restlessness was seated in that car that's only a few feet away from me.Larry Zodar.The Alpha who just kept refusing to act like one. That Alpha that kept appearing even in places he shouldn't appear. And that same Alpha who somehow managed to make me confused and suspicious at the same time. The side window remained lowered down, and the rain kept splashing against the black vehicle. Larry just sat inside, staring blankly at me as though he