ana'

prised to find Gallagher already there. It was the first time sin

t dark circles under his eyes.

nd ate my break

ng of silverware against plates. The atmosphere

ly broke the silenc

to you about." I wiped m

is voice wasn't loud, but it was filled

I was afraid of him, but because I wante

ause of Carson, isn't it?" he ask

t else? Is it because you've been so good to me that I'm overwh

and I are just friends. I only feel

d's biggest joke. "Gallagher, can you look me in the eye and

a vulgar word to describe Carson. Gall

slammed his hand on the table and stood up. "S

protect, while I, your tough-as-nails Luna, deserve t

!" he fumed, pacing back a

e. "The only one being unreasonable here is th

gain. He seemed to be co

squeezed out a sentence I had been wai

ng to be like this, the

ither bound for eternity or severed their ties through "The Rejection."

od for me. It was my ul

ings weren't strong enough. I couldn't leave th

to r

ly letting my face show the

dealt a massive blow. "Gallagher, how co

a sense of control. He thought he h

p causing trouble, we don't have to go down that road

was pale. I shook my head, my

n. "I will never get a divorce. I am your Luna, the mate c

d. The annoyance and anger in his eyes gradual

thout him. He thought all my tantrums and drama would ult

pposed to do," he said, satisfied, before turn

on my face dissolve. The tears in my eyes v

will make you pay a price a thousand times more p