All Chapters of The Worthless Luna He Lost: Chapter 1 - Chapter 4

Ayla KorrTwo years.It was impressive how two words could sound like a sentence when spoken in front of fifteen people.“Two years, Luna Ayla.”Councilor Maelor rested both hands on the long table.I kept mine hidden in my lap.“Two years of marriage, several attempts, monitoring by healers, and no sign of an heir.”I knew.Believe me, I knew.I didn’t need him to list every month my blood had come. Every morning I had woken up and realized that, once again, my body had failed.Even so, I straightened my shoulders.“Yes, Councilor.”My voice came out steady.A small victory.Beside me, Darian didn’t move.He was sitting in the chair reserved for the Alpha, dressed in black, one hand resting on the arm of the carved wooden chair. It didn’t even seem as though that meeting concerned our marriage.My body.My inability.In the first year, it had been different.The first time the Council called me in to talk about the absence of a pregnancy, Darian interrupted before they could even fin

Ayla KorrThe next morning, I woke before the sun.For a few seconds, I stared at the ceiling without remembering why my chest felt so heavy.Then I heard footsteps in the hallway.Voices.A soft laugh.It was Vesper.I closed my eyes again.Of course.She was here now.In the Alpha wing.Two rooms away from my husband.I pushed the covers aside and got up.It was fine.I just needed to stay calm.It was a pregnancy.Not a coronation.I was still Darian’s wife.I was still the Luna of this house.And, as humiliating as it was, maybe my father was right about one thing: making a scene would only make everything worse.I chose a simple dress, pinned up my hair, and went downstairs.The dining room was already occupied.I stopped in the doorway.Darian was at the table.Vesper too.He was drinking coffee while reading some documents. She was sitting to his right, wearing a light-blue robe I had never seen before.There was cut fruit in front of her.Warm bread.Honey.Eggs.A small pot o