THE FORGOTTEN LUNA

ADESSA.

"Did the accident really happen? Did he lose his memory, or was that an act to force divorce on you because he no longer wanted you?" Father asked all this in one breath. "But he changed his mind when he found out you could be of Royal blood." "He had an accident! If you researched him, then it should be here!" My voice was higher, and my hand slammed on the folder as I fought my tears-everything he said kept piercing my heart.

I could take anything. I could take the divorce talk. I could take looking at photos of him and Desiree embracing and laughing. But my heart couldn't accept that he didn't love me as he said.

"It is here." The King took out documents and pushed them in front of me.

My eyes watered as I looked at the papers-some of them I was familiar with as they were handed to me while he was in a coma.

All these documents were signed by Dr. Carlitos, the one who attended to him because Dr. Gideon was not around.

"The doctor who saw and attended to him was not a legitimate doctor. Tell me, Adessa, how would I believe he did forget about you?"

My mouth hung open as my head slowly tilted up and met his eyes. But I didn't find the answer I was looking for.

I was so stupid not to ask anything about Dr. Carlitos. I desperately wanted him to wake up and just let them control everything, as I thought Miranda and Dexter knew better.

I didn't even check if he was a real doctor or not. But I knew he was in a coma. I was there almost 24/7 with him. I would know if he were faking being asleep.

Unless they made him fall asleep all the time.

No. No.

I was struggling with the many thoughts running through my head.

"Was everything making sense now?" Father asked after a while.

"You hate him." I blurted out, my voice laced with animosity.

"I didn't. In fact, before all this, I liked Kael. But the moment I realized he divorced you, I had already begun to dislike him. So I had to get details about you and him. I didn't expect that there was more to this than just a regular divorce. All this is more reason not to want him for you. The Royals uphold family values, Adessa. Divorce and separation was never an option."

I pushed my chair back and stood up as anger surged in me. "And yet you had me with someone else and not with your Queen! Tell me, King Essak, what family value is that?"

"Adessa!" Esmaeel exclaimed as his coiled hand slammed against the table. "Apologize!"

"I want to leave the room, Your Highness," I mumbled. I tipped my head down so they wouldn't see the tears streaming down my cheeks.

"We are not done with our discussion."

"I don't think I can take more."

"Father, why don't you use your King's Command to make Kael say everything? Hear the truth from him." Esriel suggested, and my head snapped to look at him, grateful to him.

"I can, but the question is, is Adessa ready to hear the whole truth?"

He shattered my heart again.

What if he was right? What if Kael was lying all along?

He told me not to believe everything they would say about him, and ite made me wonder if he knew they would find out something that would make me doubt him. Was this it?

IMS

I swiftly turned around, ready to bolt out, not caring anymore that I was not permitted to leave.

"I want to talk about Draco." The King said.

I stopped in my tracks and swung my body around, nose flaring as I spoke. "He wanted me to become his slave! His sex slave!" I blurted it out. "He wanted you to be his Luna."

"And you believe him?" I was dumbfounded and upset. I couldn't even explain the exact thing I was feeling.

"I used a King's Command on him. I

asked him what he wanted from you

before he found out you were my daughter. He wanted you for his

Luna. It was the reason he didn't enoveldrama

divulge you were Adessa, the one who killed his brother when Miranda asked him. He wanted to take you away from Kael and offer you to be his mate, but you kept slipping from his grasp."

I moved back, shaking my head.

I could protest and say all other things about Draco, but what would it do when the King already said he used a King's Command on him unless the King was lying?

But then he would surely not protect Draco if he confessed he wanted me as his sex slave.

So, were Draco's words real? He was out chasing me to take me as his Luna?

I rushed to the door and opened it, not giving anyone time to hold me back.

I wiped my tears as I walked the long hallway, trying to find my room. I smiled and nodded at the people along the way.

On the outside, I looked calm, which was too different from how tangled my mind was.

I felt like I was just floating, waiting to explode.

I didn't know who to ask or turn to. I wanted answers.

As much as I loved Kael, I didn't like the doubt running in my head.