The Luna refused to defend herself in a room full of snakes. She knew her last statement to Lucas meant nothing. He chose to believe Ayla over her. Again. How many times had Elaine made these mistakes?
She knew there was no family in that room for her. Harriet was still trying to hold everyone back.
Wiping at her mouth again, eyes never leaving Lucas’s, Elaine cleared her throat. “Reject me then, Lucas.”
Rejection? Why was she bringing that up again? He felt uneasy, like something in the back of his head told him to shut his mouth. But he knew something was off. Something really was bothering his Luna. He continued to believe it was fueled by jealousy. Was that the truth, however?
Knowing Elaine was waiting for an answer, he narrowed his eyes at his wife. “What does rejection have
