I Am The Luna (Moonlight Muse) novel Chapter 460

VALERIE.

“Is your Dad here?” I ask Zaia, as I cuddle the little Kaia.

Goddess, Zaia and Sebastian make the cutest kids.

She sucks her fingers before I remove her hand from her mouth and smile at her, tapping her juicy cheeks.

“He is. He’s with Shelby,” she says quietly.

Of course, they’ve been together for a while, but since she’s taken ill she’s been staying here as Hugh is often dealing with work.

“I thought he wasn’t around because of Zade,” I remark softly. It’s still a delicate situation and even I’m not sure how things will go if they cross paths right now.

Zaia smiles sadly. “And that… but I don’t want to push Zade into facing more than he wants to.” She sighs softly.

“I think I’ll let him know that Hugh is here, just in case he finds that out himself.”

“That’s a good idea.” Zaia nods. “Dad is trying to stay out of his way, though.”

I smile. “Thanks.” We fall silent and I sigh, a wave of guilt washing over me. “You think about everything, Zaia. I wish that I was as responsible and reasonable as you...”

“No, I’ve made mistakes too, Valerie, we all do. But I worry for Dad… he is losing the one woman who genuinely loved him for him. The one woman who doesn’t simply want to use him for her own selfish means…” She sighs softly, and I remain silent.

His life has been cruel…

“I hope she makes it,” I say quietly. Shelby’s health isn’t looking good, her own cells are attacking her organs.

“So… did you tell Zade?”

I internally flinch at that question. “Yeah, and I…”