She Is The Luna

CHAPTER EIGHT

AVERY’s POV.

Not in my life did I think I would see Zachary Hills at the mall. I thought after two days I was getting better but seeing him back at the mall, it hurt me so much to see him with my sister and the way he spoke to me. One would think I was his enemy for the longest of time but I can’t blame him, he doesn’t even deserve the love I have shown him or anything I have ever done for him. I can’t believe I was mated to that kind of man, the type who would disrespect me in the presence of everyone like that.

Even as Naomi pulled me out of the mall, I can’t help but look back at him. I want to give him the middle finger but I hold myself. I won’t give him the satisfaction to see that he has gotten to me. Maybe I shouldn't have agreed to go to the mall with Naomi when she asked. I should have just stayed home and maybe read a book or something that would take my mind off of him.

By the time we get to the parking lot, Naomi is still fuming with anger while I try to keep my cool. There is no use getting upset over a man like him.

“Gosh, I am so upset right now” Naomi hisses in anger as she leans on the car, “why will you even get married to a dickhead like him?

“Technically the moon goddess gave us to each other” I tell her and she rolls her eyes.

“She should have given you someone who is worthy of you, not that man. Who the hell does he think he is? Coming at you like that and that lady.

“She’s my sister”

“What?” Her jaw drops.

“My half sister” I tell her, “but don’t give too much attention to her, she’s just a b***h”

“Selene!!” Naomi massages the space between her brows, “I would have made sure to dig my claws into her. What rubbish”

I am more upset than her but I chose to keep it to myself. Those two are not worth it.

“We should get out of here” I tell her, “it’s getting late”

“Yeah, and I still have to go to the pack house and meet Chris”

At the mention of Chris, my lips curl up. Chris is her mate and they have been together for five and the way she talked about him, he is down for her so bad. Naomi and I are both the same age but she is a bit bigger than me. Both in size and height but I have come to actually love her as a friend just after having one conversation with her.

“We should probably leave”

With one last look at the mall, we board the car and it zooms off the premises.

*******

As soon as the driver pulls up in front of the house, I bid Naomi farewell and she leaves for the pack house while my eyes shift to the man who is seated on the porch, his whole attention on me. For a brief moment, I can’t help but admire him. He looks so good to be true with silver hair cascading down his neck to this back. He is putting on a black robe which leaves part of his his upper body bare for my eyes to savor. This man looks so good, so good that he can give any other beautiful female a run for their money. Because now I am sure the moon goddess has favorites because what the actual f**k!

“Are you going to keep staring or come here, little woman?” His voice reaches my ears and I jolt out of my train of thought and I start walking towards the porch.

“How was your shopping?” He asks nonchalantly, his eyes not leaving me for even a minute.

“It would have been nice if I didn’t see Zach there” the words are out of my mouth before I can stop myself and I see how his face creases into a frown.

“Did he follow you?”

“He was shopping with Karen” I tell him, “I didn’t know he was in town and he had the nerve to speak to me. He… he…” my voice trails off as anger envelopes me again, remembering how he spoke to me in a condescending manner.

“What did that bastard say?”

“What else?” I plop down on the cane chair carelessly and Zayn springs up from his chair.

“Careful, little woman. Do not forget that you are pregnant”

Despite the anger inside of me, I chuckle lightly.

“I am the pregnant one and you are the one more worried”

“Of course” he grits, “so you must take care of yourself if you don’t want me to worry about you”

He cares about me, I can see it in his eyes. How I wish it is Zach in his stead, how I wish it is Zach that cares about me like this and not some other man. I shake my head to remove such thoughts. How can I compare him to Zach? Compared to him, Zach is nothing but a fraud and I hope the universe takes care of him and karma comes at him fast.

“So what did he say to you?”

“What more? To stay away from the property”

I see him ball his hands into a fist as a horn of anger appears in his eyes.

“He came by the office today” he tells me and I swerve my head to his direction almost immediately, “I asked him to come because I wanted to be sure what’s going on with him”

“What did you say?”

“I paid him triple the amount for the land”

“What?!!”

“Relax, little woman” he cuts me off, “if that will give you the peace you want. That’s your property and you can use it as you please”

“You didn’t need to pay him, that land doesn’t belong to him, Zayn”

“I know what I am doing”

“Maybe you should have asked me about it before since it is mine” I say while standing up, “that will give him the right to talk to me as he please”

As soon as I am done speaking, I turn around and walk into the house. I know I should be thankful to him for wanting me to keep that property but it’s not like I stole it from someone and he should have spoken to me about it before.

“Is this you feeling entitled?” My wolf asks me as I walk into the house, “you should be thankful to him”

“It’s not like I am not thankful” I say out loud, “but it’s mine and at least I get to say a few things in it?”

“Relax” my wolf tells me again, “do not forget, extreme anger is not good for you”

I roll my eyes at her words, of course I know and I have been abiding by that for as long as I can remember but that doesn’t mean anyone can do as they please.

“Little woman” Zayn’s voice halt me before I can climb up the stairs but I don’t bother to turn to him but I can already feel his huge frame towering above me.

“I am going to my room” I tell him.

“Why? Because you are upset?”

“No” I blurt and he chuckles lightly, before I can say anything, he encircles my waist with his hands and pulls me into his embrace. A gesture that makes me gasp.

“What do you think you are doing, Zayn?” I ask him, trying to wriggle out of his arms but he holds onto me firmly making it difficult for me to move away.

“Stay put, little woman” he warns, “don’t move too much it or I might forget that you are in the phase of losing your fucker of a husband and do what I have wanted to do since you stepped into my house”

My cheeks flush, why do I feel like I understand what he is trying to say? Is it absurd that despite what I am going through, I also think about him at times?

“No, Avery” I tell myself, I can’t do this, not now, not ever. He is the alpha king, the most feared wolf in our world, the highest in the food chain and I am just a wolf who has to keep her powers hidden because I could be killed if others find out that I was born with the powers of the moon goddess

“What are you talking about?” I force the words out of my mouth while he leans forward and places his head on my shoulder.

“I didn’t tell you because I didn’t want to upset you and I have my reasons for paying him twice the amount that he told me. Do you trust me?”

His hot breath is fanning my face and I can swear on the moon goddess that I can feel a tingly feeling in between my legs.

Fuck, am I supposed to be feeling like this? I mean, I just got out of a marriage and now….

“I am not upset” I tell him, “can I leave now”

“Stay like this for a while, little woman” Zayn, “the warmth from your body is comforting”

I bite down on my lips lightly and let myself lean into his embrace even though I know I shouldn’t be here in his arms right now”

“f**k!!!” I hear him curse under his breath lightly as he tightens his hold on me, “don’t move too much, little woman. You are going to make me more horny than I already am” he whispers into my ear and I stiffen in his arms.