Chasing His Betrayed Luna novel Chapter 100

AURELIA

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“Come sit with me,” I muttered to the twins, feeling the weight of the past crushing my mind as I let the painful memories flow.

“Are you sure you want to tell them?” Inara asked me, worried about the same thing I have been worried about– Protecting the kids from the darkness I experienced in the past.

“If not all, they still need to know some. I can’t keep lying to them. Especially Katie. She already thinks Raiden is her Hero.” I snorted, feeling a bit jealous.

Was I doing this because I was jealous of the relationship the kids were building with Raiden? Maybe.

Despite the few good he had done during our forced stay, I still didn’t want him to steal my kids from me. The Raiden I married always had an ulterior motive. I was finding it difficult to believe that he had really changed.

I moved some of the clothes on the bed to another side, creating a place for me and the twins to sit. Katie had stopped crying but her eyes were wet and Kyle stared at me with interest as he sat beside me. I pulled Katie closer as well, feeling the need to show her love after scolding her like that.

After all, she was still a kid… my kid.

“When I found out your dad was my mate, I was the happiest girl because he was a good man. I knew him to be a good man but he changed after he realized that he wouldn’t be ending up with the woman he loved.” I began the tale.

“Do you mean Larisa?” Kyle asked, holding my gaze.

“Yes, baby. Your dad and Larisa were a couple before we both discovered that I was his mate. Your dad didn’t like that but he was forced to marry me and chose me over Larisa but he never liked me or marked me like most mates do to their partner.” I explained, trying my best to not reveal any traumatizing details to the kids.

“But you are a beautiful, kind, and brave person. Why didn’t he like you?” Katie asked with a frown.

“Sometimes, we can’t choose who our heart wants to love but we can always choose to be kind to others regardless of who we love,” I muttered, cleaning my daughter’s wet face.

Katie’s frown deepened, “But Raiden wasn’t kind about it. He was bad to you.”

“Sadly, yes,” I confirmed. “I tried to express my love to him but I was met with a brick wall. He kept being mean even though Larisa was sent away from the pack. He blamed me for the separation and immediately went back to her the second she returned to the pack three years after your dad married me.”