All Chapters of THE REJECTED LUNA: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

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CHAPTER 51: BEING FOUND?

~~~~Anya~~~~I didn't realize how tightly I was holding the leach until I arrived back at the apartment. My palms ached and my fingers hurt, yet I didn't even care to loosen the grip. The dog just walked silently beside me making everything completely strange because ever since we had adopted him, he had been nothing but trouble. A furry four legged disaster that had somehow turned our peaceful life and apartment into his own personal kingdom. But now? He wasn't even pulling and wasn't chasing after anything. He wasn't even trying to investigate any smell he came across, instead, he just remained close to my leg. Almost cautious and protective. And that somehow unsettled me more than the stranger did. The ride through the elevator felt longer than usual and that deafening silence pressed against me as the strangers voice kept replaying in my head.“The daughter of Beta Zain is really alive.”I swallowed the lump in my throat, then immediately wished that I hadn't, because hearing th

CHAPTER 52: THE PAST.

~~~~Anya~~~~The black SUV remained parked under the streetlight—motionless and waiting. None of us said anything else for several seconds—not me, not Talia and not even the dog, well, apart from that low growl that was vibrating inside his chest. That growl was the only sound that filled the entire apartment… and it sounded like a warning that if whatever was outside decided to come closer, it'd definitely not be welcomed. Talia swallowed hard beside me. “Anya…” she called out but I didn't answer.My eyes were too fixed on the vehicle outside, waiting for a shift, or to see that man—the same man from last night. It was definitely the same SUV, and there's no mistaking it. Everything actually meant one thing— that the encounter yesterday had not been random and that stranger had not stumbled upon me by coincidence.Realizing that now somehow made anger surged through me far more quickly than fear ever could.I was damn tired. Tired of mysteries, tired of wolves, just tired of things

CHAPTER 53: SEEN THAT FACE BEFORE, SOMEWHERE?

~~~~~Anya~~~~~I laid on my bed looking straight at the ceiling fan in my room. Its steady whir filled the silence each rotation seeming louder the longer I stayed awake, and I kept turning from left to right on my bed. The entire room was dimly illuminated by the soft glow of ambient lighting from the curtains. The air in the room just remained perfectly still, then I lazily turned towards the right side where that photograph lay on my bedside table. Every time I tried to close my eyes, the only person I saw was my father and how he kept smiling on that photograph, that torn edge on the photograph and that missing person. The more I think about it, the more I couldn't help but frown because whoever it is that left the photo clearly wanted this reaction and all thanks to them, because now, I kept staring at the photograph. I could almost remember the faint scent of dust and old paper that clung to it when I first picked it up.I turned again, the sheets twisted around my legs while a

CHAPTER 54: TO THE BUILDING BEHIND.

~~~~~Anya~~~~~I dropped the phone on the sofa and stared at it for a few seconds, then I looked at Talia before picking the phone up again and looked at it. The photograph hasn't changed. The more I look at it, the less anything makes sense to me. That insignia had something to do with Shadowmoon. But what amazes me right now is what has this gotten to do with Shadowmoon? The question sat heavily in my chest, because my father never mentioned anything concerning Shadowmoon while growing up. Not even for once. Not as a warning. Not as a story. Not even as a mistake.“What's that? Anya?” Talia shifted on her seat and finally moved closer. “What's the notification about?”I just simply handed the phone to her then reached for the hardcopy of the photograph as if everything was not real. “Shit, Anya, it's from an unknown number, who could this be?” Talia raised a brow but not at me, she's still looking at the full photograph.Talia was still staring at it when I finally spoke. “During

CHAPTER 55: RESEARCHING FOR A REASON.

~~~~~Anya~~~~~“And I think we're actually going there… to get answers.”Those words hung in the air for several seconds. Talia sat there staring at me as if I had suddenly grown a second horn. Unbelievable, right?Good. Because I really think that's the best way to finally get a real answer out of all these bullshits. She arranged her sitting posture and looked straight into my eyes a moment longer than necessary, still without saying a word.And when she finally did, she moved closer and placed the back of her hand over my forehead, something like she's checking whether I was kinda running a temperature. “Anya? I don't know whatever it is that has gotten over you, but what do you mean we're going there? To some unknown place? Really?” She asked all at once, but I just hit her hands off my face.“You tell me, Talia, how then do we start to look for answers? Because I'm damn serious,” I said, staring right through her without shifting my gaze a bit.“I mean, we could ask one or two p

CHAPTER 56: TO THE ALLIANCE HALL.

~~~Talia~~~Right now, the problem wasn't even the mystery. You know the problem now? It's Anya.I sat curled up on the edge of the sofa, just watching as she scribbled the important notes onto a piece of paper while the laptop remained open between us.Every answer we've found somehow created three more problems—the abandoned alliance hall, the mysterious man in the photograph. Yet, none of that seemed to bother Anya. It even made her more determined. I silently watched as she wrote something out, crossed another, wrote another thing beneath it and reached for the photograph, for almost the hundredth time tonight. Her entire focus was fixed on the picture as a small frown sat between her brows. She kept connecting pieces, planning, searching, and that was exactly what made me worried. Because she didn't look like she's tired, she didn't look lost, or like someone merely surviving another day, she simply looked alive. And that realization settled heavy in my chest. Because I had alm

CHAPTER 57: RECKLESS DECISION.

~~~~Talia~~~~Anya really left alone. I stared at the note as it laid between my fingers looking so innocent than what it really is. I read those words over and over again, still, it didn't make sense to me. How could Anya just leave to an unknown place just like that? That was the question that danced inside my head that moment. The sudden groan from the dog that lay helplessly on the couch brought my gaze to it. I stared at the dog and it also stared back at me. “She really left us, for real,” I found myself saying to the dog. It just tilted its head and then lowered it with another groan. “She actually left, without us,” I added, my voice came out low, with a sigh that made the last word trailed off. It quickly raised its head as if understanding anything I was saying, well, maybe it did and then it blinked at me. “And she didn't even take you,” a tear slipped down my cheek. The dog finally sneezed and came closer to me, this was actually the first time it was doing that. Alon

CHAPTER 58: BETWEEN TWENTY MINUTES.

~~~~Talia~~~~ “You're already too late,” I read the sentence over again. It was just four words, but those words sliced through my chest, it left me confused because this literally have no meaning at all to me. Already too late? For what exactly? I mean, Anya left this building just like ten minutes ago… this wasn't ten days ago, and it's saying I was already too late? Damn it! Already too late for just ten to fifteen minutes? The fact that this picture was taken just recently made me freeze again, I considered informing Larry, but no,not this time again. Everytime I updated Larry, it seems like it ignites another mystery, and no! I wouldn't involve him again. I stared at the picture from my screen again, and this only leads to one conclusion—somebody is after her—watching. And that watching? I have a bad feeling that it's not a nice one. The fact that the person wanted me to know it is what makes it creepy, because the entire picture was not the scary part, but the intention behi

CHAPTER 59: FIFTY YEARS LATE?

~~~~Anya~~~~I knew Talia was really going to kill me.I let out a sigh, hesitating at first, then made up my mind.Well, I really waited for the next thirty minutes for Talia to come back from the restroom she actually said she was going to. Only for me to get up and check on her, after waiting for what felt like forever, she wasn't in the restroom. The kitchen? She wasn't there either. A sudden thought landed on my head, and without thinking it twice, I gathered those snacks, a small bag and a few items I'll be needing. I was already set, my hands hovered over the doorknob, then I checked the time on my wrist watch. It wasn't 5pm yet, and I don't mind risking it. I turned towards the dog that let out a groan on the couch. A small smile spread over my lips. Then I turned back, dropped my bag… hold on… I know you know I wasn't canceling this mission, because Talia must have told you I left already. And yeah! I did. I found a small piece of paper beside the table then took my pen a

CHAPTER 60: RIDGEWOOD, NOW?

~~~~Anya~~~~I spun around almost too quickly, already looking face to face with the old man now. This was entirely the first time my heart started racing since I embarked on this journey of mine.I tightened my grip on my phone, the photograph still blooming bright on my hand. The evening had already started to settle down into the night and the night felt as if it was running away from the evening. The man just stood there, looking so calm, his gaze shifted towards the photograph one more time. There was totally no sign of confusion in his face at all. Not even curiosity, almost like he had actually expected me, almost like he had seen this before now. A sudden rush of irritation grew inside of me, I stared into his face directly again, then the irritation multiplied.I really don't like it when strangers act this way—just like they know more than they should have and moe than I do. I'm not being selfish, but I don't like it when people are steps ahead of me. Damn it.I stared at

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