All Chapters of THE SPARE LUNA: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

I stood there looking at him. The clock on the wall kept moving. 8:29. Thirty-one minutes left. Lydia would be outside waiting. If I missed her, everything was finished. Deucalion watched me. His eyes were dark. He wanted me. I could see it. The smell of Aria was still on him, but that did not matter now. Nothing mattered except getting him finished and out of the way. I made my decision. I closed the gap between us in two steps. My hands went up to his face. I pulled him down and kissed him hard. His mouth opened in surprise. I pushed my tongue against his. He groaned and kissed me back, one hand sliding into my hair. I broke the kiss just enough to whisper against his ear. “Why don’t you let me do it today?” He pulled back a little. His eyes searched mine. “What?” “Let me take care of you,” I said softly. “You look tired. Let me make you feel good.” He stared at me for a second. Then a slow smile touched his mouth. “What's going on with you? You’ve never offered before.” “I

The vehicle moved closer. My freedom lasted only a few minutes. And Blackridge was already coming for me. “Drive faster!” Lydia gripped the steering wheel and pressed her foot harder on the accelerator. “I am driving as fast as I can! What's going on?” I looked through the rear window. The black Blackridge vehicle was still behind us, its headlights cutting through the darkness. “They’re getting closer.” “Who?” “The Blackridge pack. Don’t let them catch us.” Lydia glanced at me. “Do you think Deucalion is inside that car?” “No. I put him to sleep. He was still unconscious when I left.” Her eyes widened. “You actually managed to knock an alpha out?” “I had to.” She shook her head and focused on the road. The Blackridge vehicle moved closer. I could hear the tires pounding against the road behind us. My heart raced. “Turn somewhere,” I said. “Take another road.” “There’s barely any traffic here. If I turn off the main road, they’ll know we’re trying to escape.”

I did not sleep much that night. Every time I closed my eyes, I expected to see Blackridge warriors behind us. By morning, Lydia had driven far enough that even I could no longer recognize the roads. I stared through the window as trees slowly replaced the buildings around us. “Where are we going?” I asked. Lydia kept her eyes on the road. “A neutral zone.” I frowned. “What does that mean?” “It means no pack owns it.” She glanced at me. “Most packs stay away from it because of the agreement between the Alphas. No fighting, no claiming territory, no dragging pack disputes there.” “So Blackridge can’t just walk in?” I asked. “They shouldn’t.” The answer did not make me feel completely safe. “But they could.” Lydia sighed. “If Deucalion wants you badly enough, he might try.” I looked down at my hands. I did not want to think about him. Not now. After another hour, Lydia turned onto a narrow road surrounded by thick trees. A small settlement appeared ahead. It was nothi

The maid stood frozen in front of Deucalion.“Alpha… please,” she whispered. “I cannot.”Deucalion’s eyes were dark and hungry. The drug had already taken hold of him. His breathing was heavy. His body felt hot and restless.“Strip,” he said again, voice low and rough.The maid shook her head.“I was only told to bring the wine. I was not told to—”He stepped closer.“I said strip.”Her hands trembled as she reached for the buttons of her dress. She started unbuttoning it slowly. The fabric slipped from her shoulders and fell to the floor. She stood in front of him in only her underclothes.Deucalion’s gaze moved over her body with open hunger.Outside the study, Aria waited in the dark corridor.She had timed everything carefully. The maid was supposed to deliver the wine, make sure Deucalion drank it, then leave. Once the drug took effect, Aria planned to walk in and fuck him before it wore off.She leaned against the wall, listening for the soft click of the door opening again.Min

I looked at Lydia for a long moment. Her words kept ringing in my head.‘You still have time.’I knew what she wanted me to do. She wanted me to erase the one thing that still connected me to Deucalion before that connection could become dangerous.But this child had done nothing wrong.I placed a hand over my stomach. “I'm sorry Lydia but I’m keeping the baby.”Lydia’s face fell. “Malia…”“No.” I shook my head. “I have made my decision.”“You don’t understand what you’re risking.”“I understand enough.”“What if Blackridge finds out?”“Then I will deal with it.”“What if Deucalion comes for the child?”I looked straight at her. “Then I will make sure he never finds us.”Lydia sighed and sat beside me. “You really won’t change your mind?”“No.”She studied my face before finally nodding. “Then you need to be careful.”“I will.”“Promise me you won’t tell anyone here about the father.”I hesitated. Then I nodded. “I won’t.”That was the beginning of the life I had never planned. I stay