Alpha's Discarded Luna (Talia) novel Chapter 110

Alpha’s Discarded Luna

Chapter 108

Talia’s POV

The applause still rings in my ears as Robin and I descend from the stage. My heart pounds with triumph and relief… we did it! We actually did it.

That’s when I see him.

Aires stands in the pathway ahead, a solitary figure in the dim light. He’s watching me with an intensity I’ve never seen before–his dark eyes fixed on my face like he’s seeing me for the first time.

Robin, perceptive as always, squeezes my hand. “Ms. Perseus, I’ll wait for you over

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there. Take your time.”

I nod, watching him scamper away. Then I turn to face my husband.

“I didn’t know you could play like that.” His voice is low, rough with something I can’t identify.

“I can.”

A pause. “Why didn’t you ever tell me?”

I laugh softly, bitterly. “Did you ever ask?”

He has no answer.

“When I wanted to return to work after

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couldn’t be trusted. You told me my place was at home, with our child. My career, my dreams, my identity… none of it mattered to you. So no, I never mentioned it. You never gave me a reason to.”

The silence between us is heavy, accusatory.

He never asked. He never cared. And now he stands here, looking at me like I’m a stranger, because that’s exactly what I’ve always been to him.

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I straighten my spine, meeting his gaze. “The competition is over. According to our bet, Imema owes me my mother’s

necklace. I assume she’ll honor the

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consequences, as always?”

His jaw tightens. “You always assume the

worst of me.”

“And you always assume I’m the one hurting Imema.” I tilt my head. “We’re

even.”

He’s silent for a long moment. Then finally says, “I’ll take you to her.”

I don’t trust him, I don’t trust any of them. But I follow, discreetly texting

Felicia as we walk.

If they try anything, at least I won’t be facing them alone.

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Imema’s POV

The lounge is suffocating. Heavy silence presses down on all of us, broken only by Athena’s nervous muttering. No one meets anyone else’s eyes.

The woman we dismissed, the woman we mocked, just destroyed us. Publicly. Completely.

Nick clears his throat, attempting to salvage something from this wreckage. “Imema, don’t take this too hard. Talia only won because of beginner’s luck–that piano, Di Lian, it probably carries some magic or something. You were only 0.1 points behind her. That’s nothing!”

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He glances at Aeson, eyes narrowing. “Really, Aeson, this loss is on you. Robin played better than you did. That tiny margin–that was your fault.”

Aeson’s face crumples. He stares at the floor, and I watch his small shoulders

sag. When he speaks, his voice is barely a whisper. “I’m sorry. I let Ms. Volkov down.”

Nick nods, satisfied. “Exactly. Without you holding her back, Imema would have won easily. So really, Imema didn’t lose. Talia just had better luck with her partner.”

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with that nonsense, but everyone here heard the truth. Talia played better. Significantly better.”

Nick flinches. “Mrs. Perseus, I didn’t mean to blame Aeson, he’s obviously talented. I just don’t want Talia getting arrogant. The bet was between Imema and Talia, but if we admit Imema lost, we’re admitting Aeson lost too. Do you want Talia coming here to gloat? To humiliate her own son?”

Diana’s expression shifts, calculating. She

hates Talia more than she loves truth.

I stay silent, my fingers wrapped around the necklace at my throat. The pendant feels heavy suddenly. Foreign. Like it 14:27

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already belongs to someone else.

A knock. The door opens.

Aires enters, and behind him, is Talia.

The room freezes. Every eye fixes on her like she’s an invader, an alien presence in sacred space.

She doesn’t flinch, doesn’t falter. Her gaze finds me immediately.

i

“Ms. Volkov.” Her voice is calm,

unhurried. “I’ve come for my mother’s

necklace.”

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hide my face.

For one wild moment, I consider destroying it. Tossing it out a window, hiding it, claiming it’s lost. Something… anything, just to keep her from having it.

But Aires is here. Watching. If I do anything obvious, he’ll see. He’ll know.

Nick jumps in before I can respond. “Talia, don’t get ahead of yourself. You didn’t beat Imema, you beat Aeson! The loss is his, not hers.”

I lift my head slowly, meeting Talia’s

The necklace burns against my skin.

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I have no choice, not really.

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