Abandoned Luna Now Untouchable (Cecilia) novel Chapter 378

Author’s pov

Cecilia knew objecting would be futile. They would keep pushing until she agreed, and she couldn’t win an argument against Alpha Sebastian… so why not go along with it for now ?

“Fine,”she conceded with a convincing display of reluctance. She let her shoulders drop slightly and sighed, as if accepting defeat. “I’ll go.”

Inside, she was already planning her escape route. The party was in two days. She’d just call in sick when the time came. They’d worry about her health, and since she wasn’t essential to their plans, they wouldn’t drag her there anyway.

Alpha Sebastian’s eyes narrowed slightly, as if he could sense her underlying thoughts, but he said nothing.

When the meeting concluded, Alpha Sebastian escorted Cecilia away.

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The following afternoon, Alpha Yardley arrived in Colorado Springs with York.

The Elder Luna Black had come with them but, thanks to years of bad blood with Mabel, decided to stay at a hotel instead of dealing with family drama.

After landing, Elder Luna Black headed directly to her hotel, while Alpha Yardley and York went straight to the Lawson estate.

The moment Alpha Yardley walked in, Philip whisked him away for a private chat, with Luna Regina tagging along.

Meanwhile, Zaria cornered York for her own little heart-to-heart.

Sebastian, hearing his dad and brother had arrived, brought Cecilia and the others to greet them.

After cooling their heels in the foyer for about thirty minutes, Alpha Yardley finally emerged from Philip’s study with Luna Regina at his side.

Cecilia greeted them politely. “Alpha Yardley , Luna Regina .”

Alpha Yardley frowned at the formality, his eyebrows drawing together in mock disappointment. “We’re not at the office now. Just use our names.”

Cecilia smiled and amended, “Yardley, Regina.”

Her tone was warm but careful, like she was testing the waters of this new dynamic.

Luna Regina studied Cecilia’s calm, pleasant smile and felt a pang of concern. The smile was perfect – not too eager, not too distant – but it didn’t quite reach her eyes. There was something guarded there, something that made Luna Regina’s maternal instincts kick in.

But Luna Regina didn’t hold it against her.

She’d been having coffee with Yvonne lately, getting the full story about Cecilia’s past. Luna Regina usually stayed away from gossip, and all she’d known before was the messy end of Cecilia’s secret marriage to Alpha Xavier.

After hearing everything, she realized Cecilia was even tougher and smarter than she’d thought. The woman had incredible backbone. While listening to her story, Luna Regina couldn’t help thinking that if Rebecca had shown the same guts in leaving that bastard Zane, maybe she’d still be alive. Maybe she could have had a second chance too…

She understood that Cecilia’s emotional walls were just self-defense. The woman didn’t trust marriage anymore, didn’t want to risk getting her heart broken again. And honestly, after what she’d been through, who could blame her ?

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