All Chapters of The Luna He Never Deserved: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

Aurelia's POVThe last time I'd attended a formal gathering in Vane territory, I'd spent most of the evening standing beside Darius while people discussed matters that had nothing to do with me.Tonight, I arrived in a hospital vehicle with Dr Ardis and Hobbs, who had spent the journey trying to convince our driver that he was taking the longer route."It's the only road open to the event entrance," he told her for the third time."I know another one," Hobbs insisted.Ardis didn't bother looking up from the programme in her lap. "Then you can direct us next year. Let the man drive."I laughed, grateful for the distraction as the buildings outside grew more familiar. The festival banners were still hanging across the main streets, although several stalls had already been cleared away. Beyond them, I could see the lights of the regional assembly hall.I'd attended events here before, usually with a schedule in my bag and a list of guests Darius expected me to remember. I knew where the

Darius's POVI heard my mother's voice before I reached them."You can change your clothes, find yourself a rich protector and convince strangers that you're some accomplished woman, but underneath all of it, you're still a wolfless orphan with no family to stand behind you."I stopped a few steps away.Aurelia stood opposite my mother, with Vivienne and Rosalie beside her. Several guests had turned toward them, and judging by the expressions on their faces, the argument had been going on long enough to attract attention.I looked at Aurelia.She wore a dark blue dress I had never seen before, her hair arranged loosely around her shoulders. An identification card hung from her hand, bearing the name of the hospital where she was completing her training.She looked beautiful, but what caught my attention was how calmly she stood while my mother insulted her.I had seen that expression before.For years, Aurelia had worn it whenever someone in my family said something she wasn't suppose

Aurelia's POVI had expected my brothers to attend the ceremony, but I hadn't expected their arrival to attract quite so much attention.The moment Evander was introduced, the atmosphere inside the hall changed. Conversations stopped, people straightened their clothes, and several Alphas who had been speaking rather loudly moments earlier suddenly looked as though they were afraid of attracting attention.I remained beside the hospital representatives, watching as Evander acknowledged the welcome before moving toward the seats reserved for the royal delegation.Helena stood beside him in her dark green gown, while Ronan exchanged a few words with one of the guards.When Helena noticed me watching, she smiled briefly before returning her attention to the officials greeting her.Good.At least she'd remembered our conversation.I'd specifically asked them not to turn tonight into a royal introduction, and I wanted nothing more than to finish the ceremony with my colleagues and return ho

Darius’s POV“That was your brother?”Aurelia didn’t answer immediately, and for a moment, I wondered whether I’d actually spoken aloud.She stood between Evander and Ronan Laurent, watching me with an expression I couldn’t quite read. Around us, the hall had erupted into whispers, but I could barely hear them over the memory of what I’d done the evening she left.I’d dragged my wife against me because another male’s scent was on her clothes, kissed her while she struggled, and tried to replace every trace of that scent with my own.When she finally bit me hard enough to draw blood, I’d accused her of going to another man.Now that man was standing beside her, with one hand resting protectively against her shoulder.Her brother.The Lycan King was Aurelia’s brother.“Yes, Darius,” Aurelia answered eventually. “Evander is my brother.”I looked toward him, remembering what he’d just explained about collecting Aurelia from the hospital.She’d been injured, and he’d given her his coat bef

Aurelia’s POVFor a moment, I could only look at the envelope in Darius’s hand.I’d imagined this moment so many times that I’d expected to know exactly what to say when it finally arrived. Instead, I stood beside the corridor window, listening to the distant conversations from the reception while my husband held out the documents I’d spent weeks asking him to sign.He didn’t move closer or try to place them in my hands. He simply waited until I reached for the envelope myself.I opened it beneath the wall lamp and took out the agreement. My signature was still where I’d left it, along with the reason I’d written in his study while my suitcase waited in the hall.Betrayal of the mate bond.I turned to the final page, and there, beneath mine, was Darius’s signature.The date beside it was yesterday’s.I read it twice to make certain I hadn’t misunderstood.Yesterday, before Evander walked into the ceremony. Before anyone knew I was a Laurent, and before Darius discovered that the man w