บททั้งหมดของ THE LUNA HE NEVER WANTED: บทที่ 61 - บทที่ 70

~VIXEN~I sucked in a breath, then I took a step forward, looking up at him intensely.“You know that’s not what I meant, Vaelor. I only want you to be safe, to be alright.” I whispered, hating how weak my voice sounded.He looked down at me, and the look in his eyes shattered me.All my life knowing Vaelor, I had never seen him wear such a defeated look before as he wore now, it made me want to rethink all my life’s choices.“Vaelor, please…” I couldn’t tell why I was begging, or what I was begging for.When he finally spoke, his voice lacked the warmth I had always known it for.“You say you care about me, and yet you choose to leave.”I didn’t know what to say to that. I could only stare at him, my lips trembling a little.“I just…” I swallowed hard, ran my finger through my hair. “I don’t want you to be in trouble, Vaelor. Believe me, I…”Vaelor’s eyes didn’t change, didn’t get back its warmth. It stared back at me emptily.“If you truly care about me, Vixen, you won’t leave,” he

~VIXEN~There was something about the look on Vaelor’s face that made my heart race. His brows were drawn together, and his eyes were now fixed on the cheque in his hand.My heart slammed against my chest, as I waited for him to say something, anything at all.Seeing that her son hadn’t responded yet, Luna Blackthorn stepped forward, determined to rub salt in the wound she already caused.“Son, this girl is no good. It’s unbelievable what girls of today would do to get money. I’m not even surprised, it was clear from day one that she only approached you for your money.”I clenched my fists, turning to Vaelor. “That’s not what happened…”I stared, but she cut me short with a dramatic shout. “Are you going to resort to lying now that you’ve been caught?”I opened my mouth to speak, but words failed me.I looked up at Vaelor’s still frowned face, seriously hoping that he doesn’t believe what his mother says.Just then, he turned to look at me, his eyes blank, almost unreadable.I held my

~VIXEN~I couldn’t bring myself to look at Vaelor, for fear that Kael would be right.I tried to remind myself that there was no way Vaelor was using me. I was the one who called him to help me that night… and he cared too much about me, right?But I still gazed up at Vaelor, waiting, hoping for an excuse, anyone I could cling to.“Vaelor, you visited my father’s pack, when? Why?” I asked him, hating how small my voice sounded at this moment.When he looked at me, I could see the worry in his eyes. “Vie…” he started, reaching out as though to soothe me, but I took a step back.“Answer me, Vaelor,” I whispered, voice breaking.His throat worked, his lashes falling. “I… I did go to visit your father, and…”I let out a throaty sound, pain flooding my lungs. “So you knew I had Lunara too?” I asked gently.He shook his head, and goddess help me, I wanted so badly to believe him right now.“I didn’t know at first… I just knew you were special, different. Believe me, Vixen, this is not about

~VAELOR~The sound of the door as it shut behind us, couldn’t even compare to how my heart was fracturing inside my chest.Vixen stood there, still dressed in the wedding dress that had once made my heart swell with love and pride. But now, she looked at me with eyes that were no longer the warm, curious ones I loved looking into.Her eyes were now chips of ice, freezing my heart.“I don’t want to listen to anything you have to say,” she snapped, her voice trembling but sharp. “Let go of me.”I didn’t let go of her. I couldn’t. If I let her go now, she’d slip into that professional, cold void she’d built around herself, and I’d lose her forever.“Listen to me, Vie, I did go see your father,” I began, hating how her body went still upon the mention of her father.I pulled her away from the hug, holding her at arm’s length, enough to stare into her face.“After I left the countryside, I was to take over this pack which was already close to ruins. I was told then that I needed to get the

Seconds tick by and all I can focus on is Vaelor's signature.I've read the ledger more times than I could count. Yet the truth stared blaringly at me.Vaelor orchestrated the destruction of my father's pack.The ledger not only contains business deals with our enemies and withdrawal statements of our allies, it contains a well detailed systematic destruction of my birthright, the first place I knew as home.I wasn't fond of the pack, but my father was. I dare say he loved the pack more than his own family.Despite the abuse I suffered, there were few memories I cherished from the pack.But this isn't possible. Vaelor would never do this to my family, to me.Or would he?The attack on my father's pack came within the blink of an eye. One minute we were thriving, another minute we were scrambling to survive.It was one of the most horrible seasons in our lives. No pack reached out to help. I remembered getting cursed and blamed by Olaine's mother for bringing bad luck to the pack.And