I Am The Luna (Moonlight Muse) novel Chapter 35

I Am The Luna by Moonlight Muse Chapter 35

A Dinner 

ZAIA.  “I love this place,” Atticus says as he sits back as the waitress walks away after taking our orders. We are in a dimly lit, stunning restaurant that serves a variety of cuisines; the booths are covered with lush green velvet and the woodwork is all a deep mahogany.

Chandeliers hang above each table and we both head to the back into one of the semi- permanent booths which are covered from three sides.

I nod, glancing around before I lean back against the lush seats. “We do come here often,” I say, adjusting the strap to my dark blue dress.

He nods, watching me. His eyes soften, and I feel his eyes skim over me. “You look beautiful tonight, but when don’t you?”

I look up at him, my heart skipping a beat as tension falls between us.

“Thanks.” Today is the first time we’re meeting properly alone since the proposal. I am so lost in my own thoughts and what I am going to ask him tonight that I forgot that part.

“We do come here often.” He says, clearing his throat. “Yet I still never succeed in wooing you.” I smile. That is one of Atticus’s talents. He can lighten the mood easily.

Tilting my head, I raise an eyebrow. “Are you certain you’re in your late twenties? Because I think you might be younger than me with the things you say.” I tease. ” Wooing? Who uses that word?”

“I do.” He says, smiling slightly. There’s a sadness in his eyes but although I feel sorry for him, there is nothing I can offer him. I don’t feel the attraction that he does for me.

Sebastian… is someone who causes a storm inside of me, even when I thought I was done with him. Deep down, I know I still have feelings for him.

Even if our relationship is beyond repair, I can’t help the trouble that settles in my  mind. “Sebastian, I have a question for you.” I begin slowly. “Will you promise to tell me the truth?”

I look across at him, only to realise he’s staring at me, a frown on his face as if he’s seen a ghost or something. “What?” I ask.

“You called me Sebastian…” He says looking down. My heart skips a beat. Did I? “I… Sorry, it could possibly be because of everything going on.” I say, trying to cover my tracks.

He cocks a brow.

“Oh? And what exactly is going on?” He’s annoyed, that much I can see, and I’m relieved when the waitress puts the two glasses on the table and pours us both a glass of wine before she leaves.

“I found out that my friend from my previous pack is in a coma. I spoke to Jai, Sebastian King’s previous Beta, and I guess it’s what he said that makes me think about everything that happened between Sebastian and me.” I push a strand of my hair behind my ear. “I see, Jai O’Dell, correct?”

I nod.

“Did you speak to him or Jai?” “Jai, I just told you, Jai reached out to me, actually regarding my friend,” I say, his reaction surprising me.

“Which friend is this?” He asks. “She came to the New years’ eve party, Valerie Scott. She’s a doctor. She’s been in a coma for the last three years.” I say quietly, taking a sip of my champagne. He frowns, but there’s nothing on his face that gives away he knows, but it’s been a while…

When I spoke to Jai earlier, he said to make sure I made it out that he had told me and that he had been the one that reached out to me, asking if I wanted to say goodbye to her. “I see. I’m sorry about that,” he says, picking up his glass.

I nod. “Yeah, it happened to her that night she came to the ball. On New years when they returned from your pack, she was found at her apartment with the head injury.” I explain. Just the thought sends shivers down my spine.

He’s about to reply when the waitress is back carrying a large tray and begins to place the plates on the table in front of us. Once she’s gone, he sighs.

“I’m sorry, I never knew.” He says, shaking his head.