Diane's POV
“I can’t believe the Moon Goddess would be so cruel,” she whispered. “Taking your mate from you before he even knew about his child… it’s just not fair.”
I covered my face with my hands, my shoulders shaking as if I were crying. “I feel so lost without him.”
The maid sniffled and wiped her eyes. “You can talk to me, you know? Sometimes, sharing your pain helps.”
I took a deep, shuddering breath. “It’s just… everything happened so fast. One moment, we were happy, planning our future. The next, I was running for my life.”
The maid squeezed my hand again. “Did you see who attacked him?”
My heart skipped a beat.
Clever. She was trying to trip me up.
I bit my lip, my eyes darting away as if the memory was too painful. “It was chaos. Blood everywhere. I didn’t even get to se
