Rejected Luna Returns with Secret Twins (Lysandra) novel Chapter 187

Yes, Tratan. You heard me coffectly. I will be their mother.”

I stared at her, trying to process what she was suggesting.

1 didn’t want this. Not for Orion and Lyra. The thought of Selene taking on the role of their mother felt… wrong. She didn’t understand what the was getting into. These weren’t just any children—they were my children. More importantly, they were Lysandra’s. And despite everything, I knew how fiercely she loved them.

“Selene, you don’t understand what you’re saying,” I replied, keeping my voice low. “They’re not puppies you can adopt. They have a mother They adore.”

mother who kept them from you, Tristan. I would never do that.”

My mother cleared her throat, drawing my attention.

Tristan, why are you opposing this?” she asked, tilting her head. “It would be good for the children to have someone looking after them. Someone who cares about you.”

I felt a flash of irritation. “Mom, you don’t understand.”

And she truly didn’t. None of them did. I didn’t love Selene–not the way a man should love the woman he intends to mark as his Luna. My woll had never fully accepted her Even if I eventually marked her out of obligation, it would be a compromise, not a choice made from love or desire.

My father’s expression remained blank as he studied me. “I had thought to give you another option,” he said finally, his voice carefully neutral. “But your partner has presented you with a solution. Therefore, the decision is yours, and I have ceased interfering in your affairs.”

I knew exactly what he meant. He wanted me to go back to Lysandra. The thought made something dark twist inside me. That woman deserved nothing from me but rejection and anger after what she’d done.

Tl think about it,” I said curtly, standing up.

I left the room, feeling Selene’s eyes on my back as I walked away. The hallway felt too confining, so I headed toward the gardens, my steps quickening as I approached the French doors leading outside.

I paused at the entrance to the courtyard, my gaze landing on my children. Orion sat on a stone bench beside Lyra, his small hand patting her head in a gesture that seemed oddly adult for a five–year–old.

“We’ll get back to Mom,” he was saying, his voice carrying the absolute confidence only children possess. “Don’t worry.”

I watched him, noting how he held himself–back straight, shoulders squared, chin up. Mommy’s good little boy. My jaw clenched, a cold feeling settling in my chest as I made my way toward them.

The twins spotted me approaching and immediately stood up from the bench, clearly intending to leave. I quickened my pace.

“Stay,” I said, my voice firm but not harsh. “Sit back down.”

They hesitated, then reluctantly returned to the bench. I knelt before them, bringing myself to their eye level. Both children avoided my gaze, Grion staring stubbornly at a point over my shoulder while Lyra examined her shoes.

“Are you two angry with me?” I asked directly.

Orion’s eyes snapped to mine for a brief moment. “You’re not our dad,” he said, his voice breaking slightly on the last word.

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Chapter 187