The Rejected Luna (Avery and Kaden) novel Chapter 195

**Between the Wings of Twilight Lies the Memory of You** by Liren Ava Roen

That final, heart-wrenching line had been uttered by Steven in a past life, a time that seemed both achingly close and impossibly far away.

In the aftermath of *that* incident, when sorrow enveloped me like a suffocating shroud, he had gazed at me with eyes that were bloodshot and hollow, and with his words—cold and sharp as a dagger—he had pierced my heart.

**”Zephyra, I truly regret ever meeting you, let alone marrying you.”**

In that moment, I had felt as though my entire world had crumbled beneath my feet. Now, as I reflected on it, that memory felt like a fading echo of a life that had slipped through my fingers, a life that no longer belonged to me.

“What did you just say?” Steven’s expression twisted into one of pure fury, a pulsating vein on his temple betraying the storm brewing within him. He seized my wrist with a grip that was both possessive and threatening, pulling me closer, a humorless grin stretching across his face. “You think you’ll regret meeting me if I don’t divorce you?”

I struggled to free my hand from his grasp, but his hold was unyielding. I studied his strikingly handsome face, the refinement in his features, and a sudden surge of exhilaration coursed through me.

“What, so you’re allowed to have your regrets, but I’m not permitted the same?”

A flicker of confusion crossed his face, and I couldn’t help but let my smile broaden, relishing in the moment.

I understood the source of his bewilderment. This version of Steven had yet to experience the depths of our tumultuous past. The words I had spoken were echoes from a future he had not yet lived through.

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