Chasing His Betrayed Luna novel Chapter 92

AURELIA

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Despite being back in the apartment, I still didn’t feel at peace. Yes, I was happy to have my son with me, hale and healthy. It gladdens my heart to see Kyle and Katie playing together again.

I was happy my daughter didn’t have to worry and my son didn't have to deal with trauma.

But a lot doesn’t seem right.

There was a void in the depth of my soul.

“Are you yearning to kill Larisa?” Inara asked, trying to understand the void in our soul.

She could feel it as well.

“I do but that’s not all. I have tons of questions, Inara.” I responded, confusion oozing off my pores.

Fortunately, Hazel entered the bedroom, saving me from myself as she uttered, “So when do we start packing?”

“Packing?” I asked, blinking my confusion away.

“Packing to go home, Aurelia. We have to return, right?” Hazel clarified.

I nodded quickly, “Yes, of course. We are going home. Jessica needs to be buried properly and in her homeland.”

Mentioning Jessica stirred buried emotions in both Hazel and me. I didn’t miss how her eyes fell in an attempt to hide her sadness from me. Kyle and Katie have been asking about Jessica and I couldn’t bring myself to tell them that she was gone.

I couldn’t break their little fragile heart. After all, I knew too well how that felt. Nothing compares to the pain of losing one’s loved one to death.

“So when can we leave?” Hazel muttered, her voice dropping.

I didn’t know how to answer that question. Left to me, I’d move out of the pack this instance but I wasn’t certain Kyle was fit to travel that far, and selfishly, I still wanted to hear more of Iris’s tale. If only I could get my hands on the journal she mentioned two days ago.

“Don’t let that keep you here. You can get answers from Tristan. He’ll willingly and happily help us out?” Inara’s words were meant to help me clear my mind.

But I found myself feeling angry after she mentioned Tristan. “You mean the same man I’ve been trying to reach but to no avail? The same man I called for help about five days ago and still haven’t heard a word from? He fucking ghosted me.”

I was mad at Tristan for the first time since we met.

I felt abandoned by him and I hated the feeling that accompanied that.

“He must have a valid reason, Relia. Don’t make assumptions.” Inara defended Tristan in a way that made me speechless.

She should be on my side in this case. Why was she always so defensive when it came to Alpha Tristan?

“I’m not always defensive, Relia. I’m just being logical. Your mind is clouded by emotions and I–”