I Am The Luna (Moonlight Muse) novel Chapter 459

She lied. Lied about the fucking pregnancy just to get a reaction from me?

There’s no child… that makes me feel fucking weird when I had just made up my mind that there will be a kid and now she’s angry at me for fucking not being ecstatic before telling me she lied.

“Well, I am, I have things to do,” she replies, sounding defeated.

Frowning, I look at her. There seems to be more to it… “Valerie… do you want a kid?” I ask quietly.

She pauses, her eyes flickering with pain as she looks down. Her heart is racing, and I see the telltale sign of her lip quivering. “I’m thirty-five years old… yeah, one day I do.”

“There’s more to it,” I state quietly, and I know there is.

She looks up at me, her eyes glittering with tears. “I was pregnant once… way back when I was first dating Jai… the day he was set up was the day I found out… and a few days later I miscarried.” Her voice breaks at the last word.

My frown softens, and I tug her into my arms, hugging her tightly. I hate that she’s been through a fucking lot.

“Hey… that doesn’t mean you will never be a mom.”

“I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have said I was, I just-”

“It’s cool. You didn’t keep the fucking charade up for long but yeah don’t do that shit again,” I say, and I do fucking mean it.

She looks up at me and nods, guilt glimmering in her eyes.

“Still, I’m sorry.” She leans up and kisses my cheek. “I am…” she sighs heavily, wrapping her arms around my waist.

I hug her back, rubbing her back and wishing she didn’t feel the way she did. “You’re still young, Little Mate, maybe… in the future sometime you will get to be the Mom you’ve always wanted to be. Maybe - not maybe… I think the word I’m looking for is one day. I get you want this, and we’ll get there.”

It’s hard for me, but I’m certain there will come a fucking time that I will be ok with it. I know I will. I don’t think I’ll make the same mistake my mother made with me. Perhaps a talk with Hugh is something I need… to let go of the feelings bottled inside and to get the closure I need.

“Really, you think so…” her heart races with hope.

“Yeah, I know so. So, cheer up, trust me you really aren’t missing much,” I say just as we hear a child laugh.

What the-

“The children are here!” Valerie exclaims, her mood clearly lifting.