As the luna of the pack, luna Jasmine decided toe to see her mate off, despite her resentment


    toward him. She was still very bitter about the fact he had betrayed her.


    However, she had to keep what was left of her dignity intact and acted as the luna of the pack.


    That was when she saw Lc. She wanted to have herpany. Despite everything, there was time


    when she thought of her as her own daughter.


    Especially now when she was put into the same position like her. The betrayal of her own mate, made


    her understand what kind of pain Lc had gone through at that time.


    Watching Ruby to be with Aiden, unting her pregnancy without any trace of shame must be not an


    easy thing for her.


    Now, luna Jasmine felt her.


    “Long time no see, Lc,” luna Jasmine said. She smiled at her genuinely. After being in bad terms for


    this long, she felt a little bit awkward to have face to face conversation with Lc, but then the familiarity


    was still there.


    “Long time no see, luna Jasmine,” Lc greeted her the same way, she looked at the luna and was a


    little bit surprised to see how she was.


    For someone, who used to see her on top of her game and was very concern with her appearance, it


    was a shock for Lc to see her right now.


    She looked a few years older and looked very tired, as if she would copse any moment, as if she had


    to endure all the hardship in her entire life at the same time.


    However, Lc could mask her shock really well. She smiled at her too, as if the past few months had


    never happened.


    “I need to congratte you for your pregnancy,” luna Jasmine said. She nodded at her stomach, her


    eyes turned misty because she wished the baby was Aiden’s. It would be very beautiful. “How far long


    you are right now?”


    “Thank you, luna Jasmine.” Lc used to call her ‘mother, but ever since that day, she stopped it and


    there was this sadness in luna Jasmine’s eyes when she remembered that. “I am almost four months.”


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    Luna Jasmine nodded. “You need to take a good care of your health.”


    “Thank you.”


    After that, the situation became a little bit awkward as the carriage started moving. Lc didn’t know


    what to say and luna Jasmine didn’t say anything.


    But after a long stretched silence, luna Jasmine finally spoke first.


    “I feel you,” luna Jasmine started. “I feel what you felt when Aiden betrayed you.”


    Lc was surprised when she said that, because she didn’t expect luna Jasmine would bring up this


    topic. Of course, Lc knew what happened. Hunter told her everything, also about his n that ‘went


    too well‘ with luna Jasmine.


    Yet, Lc had to feign her knowledge about that. “What do you mean, luna Jasmine? Alpha James


    loves you so much. He is the best example of a faithful mate.”


    Lc didn’t mean to resent luna Jasmine, but the word just came out of her mouth, probably she was


    still holding a grudge about what happened without even she knowing it.


    Luna Jasmine chuckled lightly when she heard that. “I wished you were right.”


    But, after that, luna Jasmine didn’t say anything, which made Lc fell into silence again, the carriage


    was very quiet and as she stared at the sky that slowly turned brighter, she spoke softly to luna


    Jasmine.


    “Everything will pass, even the pain will pass too,” Lc said gently.


    “How can you keep up with the pain?”


    Lc turned her head and looked at luna Jasmine softly. “My pain can’t bepared with you, luna


    Jasmine. Aiden did not mark me yet when I rejected him and I didn’t have a child with him.” She took


    luna Jasmine’s hands. “But, I know that you are a strong woman. You deserved someone better.”


    Luna Jasmine shook her head. “I have spent myst twenty five years together with him. It’s toote for


    me to get away from this mess. I will be with him until the end.”


    “Even when you are being hurt?” Lc frowned.


    “You are right, Lc. Our pain is different and I think I will bring this pain to my death bed. Deep down,


    with or without the mate bond, I still love and care for him.”


    Even when her love for her son was bigger, but it didn’t mean, she could put aside the years she was


    together with James.


    “I understand.” Lc nodded.


    It meant, even when the pack went down and alpha James would face difficulty, luna Jasmine wouldn’t


    severe the mate bond between them. Somehow, Lc envied her determination.


    “I hope everything went well for you, luna Jasmine.”


    “Can you call me mother?” Luna Jasmine tried to keep her emotions in check, but she couldn’t. Her


    voice was slightly trembling when she asked this.


    For thest one year when Lc was under her tutge, she had grown very attach to her, which made


    her think as her as if she was her own.


    “Everything will be alright, mother,” Lc said, which made luna Jasmine hugged her. She didn’t cry out


    loud, but Lc knew that the luna was crying. She held her so tight, as if she was trying to put all of her


    trouble at rest for a while.


    This was the only thing that felt familiar for Jasmine. Lc gave her afort that she really needed the


    most at time like this.


    Thankfully, she was still sane enough not to ask Lc to persuade Hunter to change the n, like she


    asked James, because it would be very disrespectful.


    Luna Jasmine knew it would be overstretched to ask Lc for that favor and she didn’t bring Aiden


    often in this short conversation.


    “Thank you, Lc, thank you.” Luna Jasmine felt like everyone had left her, the mate that should be the


    shoulder to cry on was betraying her, the son that she wanted to see, turned to be a traitor for the


    whole pack.


    And the only thing that felt family was only Lc. She loved this girl. She hoped fate could change and


    she would have her again.


    After that carriage ride, Lc went separated way with luna Jasmine. She got off the carriage once they


    arrived at the pack house and after a few words, they walked away.


    “What were you talking about with her?” Raya asked out of curiosity, she followed behind Lc as they


    returned to her


    bedroom.


    “Nothing.” Lc couldn’t tell Raya about this, because actually, there was nothing important that they


    were talking about, all the conversation was more emotional.


    Raya pursed her lips. “You didn’t want to tell me anything now, you used to tell me everything. You are


    keeping a secret from me.”


    Lc chuckied. “There is something that you should keep to yourself, Raya,” she said calmly.


    “Well, you are right. But, I don’t like that luna after what she had done to you,” she said truthfully.


    “She had done bad thing, but she also did good thing. I am thankful that you are angry on my behalf,


    but you didn’t need to do that, because I am no longer angry at her.”


    Raya mped her mouth. “You are too kind, Lc. Sometimes, you need to be a little bit rude and


    vengeful to your enemy.”


    “She is not my enemy, Raya,” Lc said, she was frowning a little because she didn’t know where Raya


    wasing from with all of this hatred.


    She was thankful that she was angry on her behalf, but to feel vengeful on her behalf? That was too


    much.


    “Okay, you must be hungry! I will make you some cookies that you like! How’s it?” Raya pped her


    hands when she saw the way Lc looked at her.


    “Let me help you,” Lc said. “I don’t have anything to do.”


    “No.” Raya refused her immediately. “I don’t need any help. You need to get some rest, I know that you


    were having funst night, you must be very sore, right?”


    Lc blushed, she wanted to lie, but her face and expression didn’t want to cooperate. More so, Raya


    always refused her help whenever she made her these cookies.


    But, on top of that, Raya was actually right, because she felt a little bit tired. She wanted toy down


    and fall asleep.


    Probably it was because of the pregnancy, that was why she felt easily tired.


    “Okay.” Lc nodded.


    After that, Raya left Lc in the bedroom alone, Gavin and two guards stood in front of her bedroom to


    guard the area.


    Meanwhile, it didn’t take long for Lc to fall asleep. She was very sleepy, her anxiety toward Hunter


    was forgotten for a


    moment.


    But, before she could really fall asleep, she heard something. There was a rattling sound from the


    window, which made her furrowed her brows. Her bedroom was on the second floor, it must be the


    wind or the branch from the tree.


    However, she smelled this familiar scent,ing closer toward her, which forced her to open her eyes.


    “Aria?” Lc was immediately on alert, she sat down and looked at the door. Gavin and the warriors


    must be right outside, she could scream for their help and they would take care of Aria.


    But, Aria immediately pleaded with her to keep silence.


    “Please, don’t. There is something important I need to tell you.”