Luna On The Run!

Clarita’s POINT OF VIEW

If Matt managed to strip me of my self-respect, believe me, what he did to me was nothing compared to Zane’s betrayal. Watching Zane beg for Ariel’s love, trying to force her to accept him into her relationship with Gorgio was heartbreaking.

Gorgio was willing to go to war to get Zane off his mate’s back.

Everyone knows he would remain a sore spot on Gorgio’s leg, always thinking of ways to get Ariel to be with him. And Gorgio does not want to risk Ariel running off again to avoid Zane, he wants his mate and his cub safe and unhindered with him. So he has arrived at Midnight Moon with his army to destroy the Alpha and the pack.

From my position in the car, I watched the whole drama unfold. My lover was not about to let Ariel go. That was until his position became unbearable due to the choker he had forcibly placed around her neck. The mating of Ariel’s sister with the Beta and Beta Jace with the Lycan girl mitigated his crime somewhat as it was a family affair.

I stood and listened to his words of love for Ariel.

That same man who promised to keep me in his life forever, told me how special I was to him and asked me to wait for him, no matter how long it took. Well, I would probably still be dying waiting if he could have had Ariel.

‘You are the best I have ever had. You are amazing, I already know I will never be able to let you go,’ he had sworn after a wonderful night of heavenly love together. Or was that just lust on his part? The night our baby was conceived. And then to stand there and listen to him trying everything to win over an unwilling woman was definitely hurtful. It was like a dagger being plunged into my heart, thrust deeper as he claimed Ariel.

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I came to Midnight Moon expecting that if Zane saw me again, his feelings for me would be rekindled. He would take me in his arms and I would tell him that we were going to be parents, that our baby was on the way. And then we would be together, he would ask me to marry him so we could have a family of our own. Ariel would be a thing of the past.

And once again I was blindsided.

I was dumped once more, rejected for the second time by the man I had lost my heart to. Only this time I was not left alone. I have Serene now and my baby is on the way. So I won’t be lonely. But my encounter with Ariel was unexpected and still painful. I hadn’t expected to meet her there.

I once knew what it was like to be betrayed, and now I am the traitor. Fortunately, my friend has Gorgio, who loves her unconditionally. She will not be alone either, thank God. Zane will have to live with his lies and the consequences.

He tried to convince me to stay with him by claiming I was his second-chance mate.

Of course, now that Ariel is officially out of his reach, he is looking for a replacement. But I am not a spare for the original good. I want a man who genuinely loves me, who chooses me the first, second and third time. I’m not one of those hideous baby mamas I see on unrated reality TV shows pleading to get back into a man’s life.

“Clarita, are you sure you made the right decision to reject Zane?”

Serene snaps me out of my miserable muses. After Ariel, she is the only one who really understands me. And she has stood by me all this time, ever since we left Eclipse Howl.

“Of course I have. You’ve seen for yourself where his heart lies. He lied to me. He never intended to keep me with him, his heart was always with Ariel. He did not wait a minute to have her back when he heard that it was not she but Alexis with whom he had exchanged a rejection.”

“But he finally agreed to accept her rejection. And then you turned out to be his second chance mate. What a coincidence,” she replies almost excitedly. Her eyes sparkle as she claps her hands several times in joy. “It will all work out, Clarita. Give in to the Alpha and your life will be so much easier.”

I shake my head stubbornly.

“I can’t ignore his betrayal. I have already been betrayed once and I cannot go through that again. Zane can forget about the mate bond and find another woman who is as easy to manipulate as I was.”

Serene shakes her head in pity. Keeping her eyes on the road, she drives back to Human Town. “Do you know what you will do now? You’ve severed all ties with Eclipse Howl and Midnight Moon. Do you have a plan for the future?”

She is right, I am on my own again. I need a plan before the baby is born. We need a place to live, as close to the hospital as possible. And then I need to get a job, my credit card won’t last much longer.

“Do you want to go back to Eclipse Howl? You must miss your family there,” I ask her. She is silent for a moment, staring blankly ahead. I can feel that something is troubling her.

“Eclipse Howl is no longer my home. I am a werewolf, Clarita. My home is where my mate lives. And he is not in my pack.”

“Your mate? You never told me that you had a mate. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have allowed you to come with me.”

She laughs mockingly.

“If I hadn’t come with you, I wouldn’t have met him. But now that I know who he is, I can’t possibly go to him. At least not until you get your affairs in order. I can’t leave you alone with the baby.”

I squeeze her hand gratefully. I know I need her help, even if it seems selfish.

“You will understand better later, Clarita. But you are my Luna and it is my duty to protect you with the Alpha heir. Until it’s time”.

Astonished, I turned to her.

“You speak in riddles. And I am no Luna. You heard me reject Zane. Besides, I’m human, I don’t have to follow werewolf traditions.”

She is silent and we drive back to the hotel in silence. ..