I Am The Luna

Chapter 1 A Devastating Notice

ZAIA.

"I have some good news, Zaia. Sebastian will be so excited. Congratulations, you're pregnant!"

The doctor's words rang in my mind as I stared down at the test reports once more, leaving the hospital.

"Sorry!" I said, avoiding bumping into someone. My heart skipped a beat as I placed a hand protectively over my stomach, hurrying toward the car waiting for me.

My driver, Ethan, stood beside the sleek black vehicle. He opened the door for me, nodding respectfully.

"Thank you," I said as I slid in gracefully.

"Where to, ma'am?" he asked once he was behind the wheel.

"Home," I said, unable to suppress my smile, excitement bubbling through me.

This was actually happening. I'd been trying for a baby for three years, and finally… finally, I was pregnant.

I wanted to shout it from the rooftops, tell everyone that yes! I was pregnant with the heir to the pack! But I contained myself. I needed to tell Sebastian the good news first.

Sebastian was the Alpha of the Dark Hollow Falls pack. It was one of the largest packs on the eastern side of the state.

However, with the large territory came dangerous borders that roamed with rogues, ready to tear apart anyone who got in their way.

Werewolves spent their entire lives searching and hoping to find their destined mates. As for me, I'd had a crush on Sebastian from the moment I'd seen him when I was eleven years old.

That crush never went away, and when he turned out to be my fated mate, it had been a dream come true. We married shortly after.

He desperately wanted an heir, and what Alpha didn't? I had just turned eighteen when I found him, but he was thirty-one at the time. Many other Alphas had sons who were already being trained to become the next Alphas by his age.

"Make haste, Ethan. I have a lot to do today," I said to the driver as I sat back against the plush leather seat.

Reaching our large gated mansion, I stepped inside and headed straight to the kitchen, my stilettos clicking on the wooden floors. I would cook his favorite pudding and place the reports underneath the plate!

"You may take the evening off. Get some rest," I said to the maid, Emma. "I'll cook for us tonight."

"Oh, thank you, Luna!" she said, placing down the dish towel she'd been holding. "I am certain Alpha will absolutely be so happy if you make him his favorite dessert! Not to mention he doesn't like sweet things, but your pudding is something he can't resist!"

I couldn't help but smile at her words. Yes, Sebastian didn't enjoy sweet things, aside from me—and the "cream pie" he loved.

My cheeks heated as I remembered the first time he'd told me that was now his second favorite dessert. In hopes of making his favorite dessert, I had asked him what his favorite was. Only for him to smirk and reply, "You."

I couldn't help but smile from ear to ear, the elated feeling creating a pleasant buzz around me as I got to work, wanting everything to be perfect for his return.

Hours passed, and when everything was almost ready, I changed into something pretty and set up the dining table with candles and the food.

"Almost 9 p.m…" He would be home soon.

With the troubles that had surrounded our borders, as well as having to run the business, Sebastian often worked until late into the night. But he would try to come home by 9:30 p.m. and continue working from home if necessary.

I sat down on the chair, watching the clock tick away, the sound loud in the room's silence.

Once again, I looked down at my stomach, smiling softly as I awaited the return of my mate.

Time passed slowly, and soon 11 o'clock came and went, but I wasn't deterred. Maybe I would reheat the food again…

I had just placed the reheated meals on the table when my head jerked up at the sound of footsteps, making my heart thud at the sudden noise. I looked toward the door excitedly.

Finally, he was home!

The front door shut, and a familiar faint scent of my mate hit my nose.

I cast a swift glance at the clock on the wall. To my surprise, it was past midnight.

I rushed to the hall, the excitement of finally being able to tell him the good news filling me. There he was, in the dimly lit hall. He still looked as handsome as ever.

Three and a half years on, he still made my heart skip a beat whenever I saw him.

He loosened his black tie as he placed his briefcase down, holding a few files in his hands as well. His bright blue eyes looked tired as they met mine, and I smiled.

"Sebastian!" I rushed over to him, wrapping my arms around his neck.

He caught me with one arm, but there was no enthusiasm. He must have had a really hard day. I didn't mind; I knew how stressful things were at work lately.

Placing me back on the floor, he raised a brow as he looked down at me.

"Why are you awake at this time?" he asked in his deep, rough voice.

"I was waiting for you. I wanted to have dinner together. There's something I wanted to tell you," I explained as I helped him out of his jacket, brushing a piece of lint from his white shirt that was no longer as crisp as it had been this morning.

"I've already eaten," he replied, surprising me as he headed towards the living room. "I have something to tell you."

"Okay, you go first," I said as he dropped onto the sofa, stretching his long legs and resting his arm on the back of the cushion.

I sat down beside him, knowing he would share something regarding the work meeting. After all, I was knowledgeable on these matters, and he'd often get my opinion on his ideas.

However, there was something off. There was a coldness in his eyes as he looked into mine.

Sebastian looked down at the file in his hands before he tossed it on the table. The loud snap as it hit the surface made me jump.

"Read it."

I took it uneasily and flipped open the blank file, but the red words in bold print at the top of the first page made my blood run cold.

DIVORCE AGREEMENT.

I gasped as I quickly scanned the document. That feeling became worse. This was a divorce agreement with our names on it… My entire body trembled as I looked up at him, hurt and confused.

"W-why?" I managed to blurt out as I looked at the man I loved with all my heart.

What went wrong?

"Annalise is back, and she's rejoined the pack."

I looked up sharply. It was suddenly hard to breathe.

"But I am your mate," I whispered. How could he still care for Annalise? She was his past. "We've been married for three years."

"Our marriage was a mistake from the very beginning. Back then, my father demanded that I marry my mate, but now I don't want to be bound by the Goddess's arrangement. I don't see the point of fated mates."

My heart clenched. I looked at his face, trying to understand what he was thinking, but there was nothing that revealed his feelings. He had his walls up, blocking the mate bond.

"But your father, he—"

"My mom is not my father's mate, but she still gave birth to me. She gave him a powerful Alpha son, and even after he found his mate, he stayed by her side, rejecting his mate. I will never understand his reason for wanting me with my destined mate when he himself is proof that you don't need your mate."

Those words were worse than being stabbed a thousand times, and I could feel my eyes prickle with tears, the agony my wolf was feeling consuming me.

Did he really think that was the truth? Annalise was my half-sister, and although she and Sebastian had dated, I knew her truth. The real her that she hid behind her pretty face and doe eyes.

"Annalise only approached you because you were an Alpha… Sebastian, she doesn't love you the way I do. She wants to be Luna—"

He kicked the solid oak coffee table, making me jump as it was thrown over with a loud crash, hitting the wooden floor with a deafening bang that made the ornaments in the glass cabinet shake.

"And what about you? You just want to be Luna, don't you! You knew that Annalise and I were in a relationship, yet you selfishly accepted the marriage anyway and betrayed your own sister by taking her man! You lied to me. She's told me everything!"

"No, that's not true. Let me explain—"

"Don't antagonize me, Zaia. You got what you wanted. You became my wife and Luna, but that wasn't enough for you. You forced Annalise to stay away from this pack because you knew once she returned, I would learn everything!"

Yes, I did want Annalise to leave, but I never made her leave. She left of her own accord once she learned Sebastian had found his mate, but now, it was almost as if she had been planning her return all this time.

Was she really enough to come between what we had? Sadly, I looked into his eyes, realizing he never trusted me. He was now judging and calculating everything I gave him with suspicion, as if I had played him to gain the position of Luna.

Didn't he realize I fell for him before I even knew he was an Alpha? Had he always been wary of me? That one person could come between us and ruin it all? Did he even, for a moment, truly love me wholeheartedly?

I couldn't understand it. Tell me, Sebastian… If you didn't want me, then why did you make love to me? Why did you touch me like I was the only woman who mattered to you?

Taking a deep breath, I asked him the decisive question. "Sebastian… Tell me, if it wasn't your father's request—"

"Then I would have rejected you, and even now, I will, for Annalise."

My lips quivered, remembering how my father hadn't been happy with me marrying him. He never liked Sebastian's family, yet I had given it all up for him.

My family… my inheritance and my position, but it was clearly not enough for him.

If he was able to cast me aside so easily, then what was my use?

He exhaled as if I were an irritating child and took out a lighter and a cigarette.

"Sign the papers soon. I don't want this to drag out," he said.

I stared down at the file as a single tear splashed onto the papers.

"What did you want to tell me?" he asked.

"It's no longer important… forget about it," I said, thinking he would never see the papers that currently sat on the dining room table.

"If you have any concerns regarding the alimony, let me know. Your expenses will be covered, and you are welcome to stay in the pack."

That hurt.

"No… there's no need. Everything is fine as it is. I will sign and have these returned to you immediately," I replied as I stood up, trying to hold myself together when my entire world came crashing down around me.

He paused for a second and simply nodded, uncaring of my heartbreak and agony that I knew he could feel through the bond. Could he really cast me, his own mate, aside for another woman?

The answer was in front of me, and although it was painful, the truth was yes. Yes, he could.

"You may remain here for tonight. It's late anyway. Annalise won't move in until everything is settled. I don't want her to feel uncomfortable."

I stared up into his handsome face, trying to recognize the man I fell for.

I smiled bitterly and nodded at him.

"Don't worry, I'll be gone. Say hi to Annalise for me."