Chapter Ninety - The Stargazer

Out on the balcony, Luna raised her head up to the night sky and took in a deep breath. The sky was dark and full of dotted stars, Luna smiled as she stared at them.

Nothing like infinite space just floating up in the air to make a person feel like he or she is just a little drop in the vast ocean that is the universe. And that thought puts things in perspective, like how everything that’s happening around a person is way bigger than just that person.

Luna placed a hand over her belly. Just like her baby. The baby growing inside her was hers, and for now while nobody else knew of her secret but her, hers alone. But when he or she comes into the world, his or her purpose would be bigger than her, than anybody else, even her child. And that thought just makes keeping the pregnancy secret look like an irrelevant exercise that wouldn’t even matter in a few years to come.

Luna let out a breath, still staring at the sky. That didn’t mean it made telling Justin the truth any easier. Be