Jai is currently staying here too. He has been here ever since we left on the business trip. Dad didn’t question why he has remained and I am grateful for it. “Ah, that smells so good! What’s cooking?” I ask. “Fish and fries!” Zion says, waving his fork. “Sit down, Mommy! I saved you a seat!” Sia
ZAIA. “You speak as if you care… not once have you allowed us or Sebastian to see the children. What was he doing with you anyway?” Aran replies. I frown. It’s not like they reached out determined to see the children. Perhaps Sebastian didn’t want them to, but regardless, it’s not like they tried.
I scoff in disbelief, my heart thumping. Ashbane…. That made it all… so much easier to accept… Why didn’t he tell me? I know why. “Because he’s trying to act noble or something. He is such a fool! Goddess, he might have won some points back.” I mutter. “Only I don’t think he wants that. He wants
ZAIA. I stare at my reflection in the mirror. Maybe I did take it a step too far… My hair is pulled back in a sleek bun, and my eyes are smoky with a nude lipstick. I’m wearing a navy dress, it’s plain, with a slight shimmer to it, and it reaches the floor with a string strap halter neck that le
Dad is still as he stares at her. “No. You should have told me! I could have done the right thing!” He suddenly roars as he stands up, his eyes blazing. “Could you have?! You could have died!” Dad scoffs as he backs away from Mom. What is going on? “You really are a horrible mother,” he whispe
ZAIA. The glimmering fairy lights and the lanterns twinkle in the night. The music is soft and soothing, the opposite of the storm that rages inside of me. I am still unable to fully process the information that Mom shared, and neither can Dad… Mom decided to stay home. She had originally been ext
“You need not worry, Luna. Dad knows I am capable.” I reply, taking a spoonful of my chocolate cake. She rolls her eyes, picking up her drink. “Well, as long as you are confident, what’s with the getup?” “I was trying something,” I reply simply. “Trying to look like a fool.” She mumbles under her
“Because she destroyed her sister’s house!” Dad thunders, making a tense silence fall over the gathering. Of course, people knew and have heard of what happened, but for Dad to address it himself… “He was mine first!” She retorts, her eyes flashing. I know Sebastian said it was never serious… but