The Sickened Luna's Last Chance novel Chapter 505

Chapter 505

“Ella, please.” Tony took a step forward. “Let us explain.”

“Explain what? That you’ve been lying to me this entire time? That you never actually cared about helping me or anyone else, and that you just wanted to use me to get your daughter back?”

“That’s not true,” Anthony said. His voice broke. “We do care about you. But you’re right. We… we did lie. About the procedure. About what it was for.”

I wanted to scream at them. I wanted to shift and tear this entire lab apart. But Maria’s words echoed in my mind.” Please don’t be angry with them,” she had said. “They’re grieving. Grief makes people do desperate things.”

I took a shaky breath. “Maria didn’t want to come back.”

Both of them froze.

“She told me,” I continued. “She said she lived her life, and even though it was short and painful, it was hers. She didn’t want to steal someone else’s body. She wanted to rest.”

Anthony made a sound that was somewhere between a sob and a gasp. He turned away, pressing his hand to his mouth.

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“She also told me to tell you that she loves you,” I said quietly. “And that she forgives you.”

Tony’s eyes filled with tears. “She… she said that?”

I nodded. “Right before she gave herself up so I could come back.”

“What?” Anthony whirled around. “What do you mean?”

I explained everything. The cliff. The sea of souls. Maria’s offer. The way she’d dissolved into light and been absorbed by the crystal. By the time I finished, both of them were crying openly.

“So… She’s gone?” Tony whispered. “Completely?”

“Yeah.” My throat tightened. “I’m sorry. But she wanted this. She was tired of being stuck between worlds. She wanted to let go.” I pressed my hand to my belly. It felt normal now, that warmth I’d briefly felt gone. But I couldn’t stop thinking about it. I couldn’t stop wondering…

Anthony sank into a chair and buried his face in his hands. His shoulders shook with silent sobs. Tony moved to his husband’s side and wrapped an arm around him.

I stood there for a moment, watching them grieve. Part of me was still angry. Still hurt by their betrayal. But I understood it now. They’d lost their daughter and spent years trying to claw her back from death. Of course they’d been desperate. Of course they’d been willing to do anything.

If Lucien had been in that position, then I might have done the same.

“I forgive you,” I said.

Both of them looked up at me in shock.

“I shouldn’t,” I ground out. “You lied to me. You tried to use me. But Maria asked ine not to be angry with you, and I’m going to honor that. Just… Tell me that the procedure worked. Tell me my mate bond is restored.”

They looked at each other.

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“We’re… Not sure,” Anthony murmured, wiping his eyes and standing. “How do you feel? Any different?”

I touched my chest. The crystal felt warm, and I felt like I was going to puke, but other than that, I felt the same. I shook my head.

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