Rebirth of the Broken Luna A Second Chance at Luna's Heart novel Chapter 146

Chapter 146

I smiled at the thought, feeling some of my rage transform into anticipation and excitement for tonight act. He was going to be so

devastated that he would drink, which would lead to him getting drugged and drunk and I’ll be there for him comforting him with my

body.

“I’ll be the grieving mother who lost her precious son. The woman who needs his strength and support to get through this tragedy.

And in his guilt and sorrow, he’ll cling to me like a lifeline.”

We reached the outskirts of town, and I turned onto the winding road that led deep into the forest. The trees grew thicker as we

drove, their branches forming a canopy that blocked out more and more of the morning sun.

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“Lumina and Ollie will come back for your funeral, of course, I mused, enjoying the way Riley flinched at the mention of his real family. “But by then, Xenois and I will be united in our grief. He will see that I was the one for him who stood by his side while everyone left him. They’ll see that we belong together, that we’ve found comfort in each other during our darkest hour.”

The road grew narrower and more isolated, exactly as I’d planned. This was perfect, it was remote enough that no one would hear anything, but accessible enough that searchers would eventually find the remains. An accident, they’d say. A tragic case of a little boy wandering off and falling into the creek, or maybe getting lost and succumbing to exposure from harsh weather conditions or wild.

animals who feasted on his body.

“You know what the beautiful irony is?” I said as I finally pulled the car to a stop in a small clearing beside a rushing stream. “Your little act of defiance is going to be exactly what gives me everything I want. By saving Xenois from my influence, you’ve ensured that when I comfort him through losing you, it will be the real him who falls in love with me.”

I turned off the engine and looked back at Riley, expecting to see fear or desperation in his young face. Instead, he was looking at me

with something that looked almost like pity.

‘I know, Mommy,” he said softly. “I know what you’re planning to do.”

The calm acceptance in his voice made my blood run cold. This wasn’t how this was supposed to go. He was supposed to be scared,

confused, begging me to take him home.

‘And I forgive you,” he added, his voice sounded so small that I could barely hear him without straining my ears.

“Even though you’re going to hurt me, I still love you. Because you took care of me when no one else would.”

For a moment, I felt something crack inside my chest – something that might have been guilt or regret or the last remnant of whatever humanity I’d possessed before my obsession with Xenois had consumed everything else.

But then I thought about Lumina’s face when she’d stood in front of him on the night of their mating ceremony when I had snuck in, a last visit to convince Xenois to pick me instead six years ago, the way he’d looked at her with such love and devotion.

I thought about Ollie calling him Daddy with such complete trust and adoration. I thought about all the years I’d waited, all the

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