Rebirth of the Broken Luna A Second Chance at Luna's Heart novel Chapter 136

Chapter 136

XENOIS

The word hit me like lightning, stopping my breath in my lungs. That voice, so familiar and innocent, the voice I’d been dreaming about every night since they left.

“Daddy, is that you?” Ollie’s voice came through the phone, sounding slightly distorted because of the connection but there was no

doubt that it was who I thought it was.

“Ollie?” I whispered, sinking back into my chair as my legs gave out, hope flaring in my chest that I prayed that I was not dreaming.

“Baby, is that really you?”

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“Daddy!” The joy in his voice made tears spring to my eyes, as I wiped them furiously, pressing the phone to my ears to hear what he

has to say.

“I missed you so much! I’ve been trying to call you but Mommy said I couldn’t and I was so worried about you and I’m sorry I bit the nice man who was helping us and I want to come home!”

The words came out of him in a rush, and I could hear the tears in his voice.

My own tears were falling freely now, and I didn’t care who saw them.

“I miss you too, son,” I managed to say, my voice filled with emotion that I couldn’t describe. “I miss you so much it hurts. Are you

okay? Are you safe?”

“I’m okay,” Ollie said, but his voice was shaky, as he was sniffling before he added.

“But Daddy, I don’t like it here. I want to come home. I want to see you and hug you and I’m sorry we left you standing in the rain.”

My heart shattered completely, hearing this from him as I realized that Ollie must have been traumatized seeing me and leaving me

there.

“Baby, you don’t need to apologize. You didn’t do anything wrong.”

“But I did!” Ollie protested. “I got scared and confused and my wolf came out and I hurt that man and then we left and you were all alone and wet and sad and I should have told Mommy to stop the car but I didn’t and-”

‘Ollie, listen to me,’ I interrupted, my voice firm but gentle, stopping him from filling his head with guilt.

“None of this is your fault. Do you hear me? Ollie I need you to listen to me. You are just a little boy, and none of this is your fault.”

“But I miss you,” he sobbed, and the sound broke something inside me.

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‘I miss you and I want to come home and sleep in my own bed and have you read me stories and teach me about being an Alpha like you promised.”

‘I want that too, baby, I whispered. “More than anything in the world.”

“Daddy?” Ollie’s voice got quieter. “Are you mad at Mommy for taking me away?”

The question caught me off guard, as my eyes widened in surprise.

Through all my anger and hurt, I hadn’t considered how this looked from Ollie’s point of view.

“No, son. Mommy was trying to protect you. She thought she was doing the right thing.”

“But she was wrong, wasn’t she?” Ollie asked. “Because you love us and you wouldn’t hurt us and you were chasing our car because

you wanted us to come back.”

“Yes,” I said, my voice breaking. “I was chasing you because I love you more than life itself and I never wanted you to go.”

“Then why didn’t you stop us?” The innocence in his question cut deep, bringing out something in me that I wasn’t ready to answer.

Was it worth it? Not risking a war to get to my son?! Would I been called a simp? Would I have been dragged down from my position as

the Alpha? Was I ready to bear the loss of lives this might later come to, all because I was selfish?

“Because sometimes grown-ups make mistakes,” I admitted to him, giving him a simple answer without complicating it for him. He

didn’t need to hear excuses, but the truth. He deserves that much from me.

“And I made a very big mistake that hurt Mommy’s feelings and made her think she had to leave to keep you safe.”

“What kind of mistake?”

I closed my eyes, trying to find words a five-year-old could understand.

‘I forgot to trust Mommy when she needed me to, that was the first mistake I made. I became confused about what I was seeing and what she was trying to tell me. I also let other people make me doubt her, and that made her very sad.”

“Oh.’ Ollie was quiet for a moment, probably thinking about it, before he continued speaking.

“Can you say sorry? When I make mistakes, you tell me to say sorry and then we hug and everything gets better.”

If only it were that simple, then I would have done it a thousand times. “I want to say sorry, baby. I want to say sorry to both you and

Mommy. But first, you need to-

A loud crash echoed through the phone, followed by a thud and then Ollie’s sharp cry of pain.

“OLLIE! I shouted, jumping to my feet. “Ollie, what happened? Are you hurt?’

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The phone seemed to clatter and I could hear muffled voices in the background. My heart was beating so hard I thought it might give

out again.

“Ollie!” I called again, panic flooding my body as I was beginning to have horrible thoughts about what had happened. ‘Someone

answer me!”

There was some rustling going on, and then a different voice came on the line it was soft, familiar, and beautiful.

“Xenois?” Lumina’s voice was shaky but calm, trying to calm me down while forcing down her fear at the same time.

“He’s alright. He climbed on a stool to reach Zade’s desk phone and fell when he got excited talking to you. He just bumped his head,

but he’s okay.”

“Lumina.” Her name came out softly, barely hearing it. Just hearing her voice after days of silence was like water in a desert.

“Are you really both okay?”

“We’re fine,” she said quietly. “We’ve been… we’ve been looking for him for the past hour. He snuck into Zade’s office somehow and

managed to call your direct line.”

“I’m so glad he did,” I said, my voice filled with emotion. “I needed to hear his voice. I needed to know you were both safe.”

There was a long pause, and I could hear Ollie crying softly in the background, probably from his fall.

“Xenois, Lumina said finally, her voice barely audible to be heard, “I-”

“I love you,” I interrupted, the words coming out before I could stop them.

“Both of you. More than anything. And I’m so sorry for everything that happened.”

The line went quiet except for the sound of my own ragged breathing and my son’s soft sniffles in the background.

I waited, hoping, praying she would say something – anything – that would give me hope that my family could come home.

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