All Chapters of The Human Luna's Goodbye: Chapter 151 - Chapter 160

Celeste's POVI watched Orion's back disappear down the path, and for the first time, something close to real doubt settled into my chest, cold and unfamiliar. He used to say yes to me instantly, no matter what I asked, no matter how difficult. Since Elara started this divorce, "I need to think about it" had become his answer more and more often, a phrase I'd learned to dread. Tonight, I'd seen something sharper than hesitation in his eyes. Resistance.Lily grabbed my hand, her small fingers tight around mine. "Mom. Is this really going to work? Will Uncle Ori actually want to be my dad?"She hadn't liked my plan from the start, not from the first moment I explained it to her. She kept saying Weston was dangerous, that she was scared of him, that once we tied ourselves to a man like that, we'd never get free of him again, no matter how this ended.I had to admit, privately, that my five-year-old's instincts had been sharper than mine on this, sharper than

Elara's POVMy teeth clenched tight, hard enough that my jaw ached with it.I could truly feel a surge of power within my body, a sensation as if something was awakening.But I didn't have time to think too much about it, because what lay before me was Celeste's entire vicious plan.Every step of this had already been part of her plan.She'd been certain the whole time that I had no choice but to walk right into whatever trap she'd built for me.And I had."Keep these people alive. Nothing else matters." A voice said in my mind, "You are right, Elara."It was mysterious, divine, and filled with warmth.It made me want to embrace it.I finally let go of Celeste.Under Celeste's direction, we gathered every woman who'd received her formula, one by one, working our way down the list. We injected our version into each of them, keeping the explanation simple.A supplemental treatment, we told them, one th

Elara's POVIt's ironic. When he finally wants to hear me out, I can't give him the truth he's looking for. So be it, Orion. In your mind, I'll be the perfect villainess.I smiled, calm, without a shred of regret in it. "Thank you for the patience, Alpha Orion. But I don't have an explanation to give you. Something she did disgusted me. So I hit her. That's the whole story. No misunderstanding involved."Orion looked stunned. "You're telling me you actually hit her? That's not possible."I smiled wider, unable to help it. "Why not? Every other time, you were completely certain I'd hurt her, no evidence required, no questions asked. Why stop believing it now? All it took was one laugh out of me?" I shook my head slowly. "No, Orion. Don't get sentimental about this. I'm still the bad woman you've always thought I was. Nothing about me has changed. Nothing needs to."His expression twisted, something conflicted and sad moving through it, real enough t

Elara's POVNeither of us bothered answering. We just watched him, calm.The truth was, the moment he'd first chosen to believe Celeste's absurd excuse about a misplaced number, he'd already proven exactly how little sense he had. One afternoon of clarity didn't buy back six years of the opposite.Orion sighed, finally giving up the fight. "Fine. We do it your way."Victoria and I exchanged a look, no need to twist the knife further. This outcome was already better than either of us had expected walking in. No point disturbing it now. Whatever came next for Orion was his problem, and I already suspected Celeste wasn't going to give him a moment's peace once we were gone.I said goodbye, told him his beta could coordinate the rest with our company's office directly, and turned to leave.He followed me out."I'd like a word with you alone. If that's alright, Elara."Given how rare it was for him to actually have his head on strai

Celeste's POVI froze. I hadn't imagined for a second that Orion would refuse me this decisively, not after everything, not after tonight. Everything was coming apart at once, sliding out of my hands faster than I could catch it."Ori, don't say that." My voice cracked on it. "Just promise me you'll think it over a little longer, okay? Please believe me. I never meant to hurt anyone."He pushed me back, his expression settling into something calm enough to be frightening, calmer than I'd ever seen him even in the worst of our arguments. "I believe you. I'm not refusing to marry you because of any of that. I'm refusing because marriage should come from love, and we've never had that between us."I broke down completely, meaning every word of it. "Orion, how can you say that? You know I love you. I'll keep trying, for however long it takes, until you love me back the same way."Impatience crossed his face, the first time I'd ever seen it directed at