Chasing His Betrayed Luna novel Chapter 99

AURELIA

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I was invited to the public execution of Larisa’s parents but since the scene wouldn’t be appropriate for kids, I decided to stay back at the apartment and pack in preparation for the journey back home.

Hazel was helping me pack while Katie and Kyle played a game in the corner of the room.

“What do you think he’d do to them?” Hazel asked me, folding her clothes into a duffel bag,

Instantly, I figured she was talking about how Raiden would handle Larisa’s parents. I wasn’t certain but after Ronald’s death and Iris’s near-death experience, I knew Raiden wouldn’t go easy on Larisa’s parents.

Was I okay with their possible death?

Yes, I was.

Larisa was okay with killing my friend and almost killing my son and me, so why should I care about what happens to her crazy parents?

“I hope he kills them. The world doesn’t need people like them and Larisa deserves to feel the pain that comes with losing someone she loves. She damaged so many families.” I said to Hazel.

But she snorted, “Liar. You don’t want anyone dead no matter what they could have done. You are Aurelia–”

“Well, I’ve changed. I no longer care about people who would hurt me at any length or stab me in the back.” I retorted.

I wanted to correct Hazel by telling her that I was Lia but I realized it’s high time I accepted myself. Aurelia was who I was after all. Lia was just a small part of the whole– Aurelia.

Hazel moved uncomfortably, shifting on her feet as she muttered, “If you say so.” I thought of asking her if she was okay but she blurted before I could, “So what day have you chosen?”

My brows furrowed, “Day?”

“For the journey, Lia. When will it be?” Hazel uttered precisely.

I thought about it for a minute. I had gotten the journal from Iris, and even though I hadn’t read it, I knew it would help me. Kyle was in very good shape, which meant he was fit to travel back to the Black Fur Pack.

Nothing was holding me back now.

I still wanted to find Larisa and watch her suffer for what she did to my son and Jessica but I could do that from home. In fact, becoming Tristan’s Luna would give me the power I need to fish Larisa out and with Iris’s journal, I could take my abilities to the next level.

“I believe tomorrow will be a good day to journey back home,” I uttered, smiling at Hazel whose face dropped as shock took over her body.

“Seriously?” Hazel gasped.

“Yes, Hazel. We’re going home tomorrow.” I confirmed, laughing at Hazel’s facial expression.

Oh, she learned something from that after all.

If Katie wasn’t on board with anything silly, I knew Kyle wouldn’t dare disobey me. Kyle looked at me with questions in his eyes and I knew he didn’t have memories of what happened after he followed Larisa to her lair.

And I hoped he would never remember.

“Whereas, your dad might be a good father to you both but he was terrible to me,” I added the last straw without batting a lash. They needed to know. It’d hurt them but at least they would finally understand me. “Your dad never treated me right and that was the reason I had to leave the pack in the first place. To protect myself and you both. Don’t make me the bad guy just because I don’t want to stay with him.”

I was done covering up for Raiden or hurting internally while my kids fell in love with him. Yes, he was changing but that doesn’t change shit.

For the first time since the scolding began, Kyle spoke up, asking me emotionally, “Did he hurt you, Mama?”

I sniffled but answered, “Yes, baby. He hurt my heart, my body, and my soul.”

Was I breaking my kids?

Most likely.

But it’s now or never.