Divorced Ex-Luna Returns With Triplets

Maurene'S

POV

I walked into the garage as the words Liam had told me last night echoed in my head. "You didn't think the work we do is clean, do you?" He had asked me. I was confused. What did he mean by that? Was it not clean?

We were building orphanages in different packs and it was for the great cause, right? That was what I believed. They didn't.

"What do you mean by that?" I asked him.

He let out a scoff, taking a step closer to me. "You don't get it, do you?" He arched a brow.

"Get what?"

He inclined his head to the side, appearing to be amused by what I was asking. Well, I was confused for a fact. "Tell me, Liam!" I urged him.

"Alex wants Nathaniel's pack! Don't you get it? He wants his pack because although the Alpha King's pack is large, Nathaniel's pack still remains the largest and it once belonged to the Alpha King until a psychotic ancestor of the Alpha King lost it in a duel with Nathaniel's ancestor." He explained the story.

"And if you think that he didn't know who you were when you first met, you are wrong. He already knew you were divorced and were once married to Nathaniel which makes you the best representative to convince Nathaniel to allow him to continue the project on his pack." He said.

Oh, so... That was it. That was why he wanted to meet me the other day. He wanted to see who Nathaniel's ex-wife was. I let out a snort. Me? The best candidate to convince Nathaniel? I was the wrong candidate.

I rolled my eyes. "So what? I declined the offer. What now?"

"You cannot decline the offer, Maurene. You have to take over." He insisted, taking my hands.

I jerked away from him. "I don't want to get into whatever it is that is going on. I would rather not accept such an offer and Nathaniel? Never! I can't convince him for you all. The only bond we have is the kids and that is all we stand for, Liam." "So he found out about the kids, huh?" He blinked up at me.

I looked away, feeling the bite of the coldness against my skin.

"How?"

"It does not matter, does it now?" I raised my brows.

"So you and Nathaniel are now co-parenting?"

"Apparently. The kids wanted it so I allowed it. And yes, about our contract marriage. We should cancel." I suggested, folding my arms.

His brows twitched. "Why?" His question threw me off balance.

"Why not?" I countered. "There is no reason we should pretend to be married when Nathaniel already found out about the kids. It would only complicate things further for the kids."

"The kids. Are you sure that is the reason you are doing this and not for any other reason?" He asked quietly.

I narrowed my eyes on him, trying to understand what he meant. "And what other reason is there for me, Liam? Tell me. My kids are my life and I will protect them as long as I can." I stated firmly.

He nodded, licking his lower lip. "But why?" He asked all of a sudden.

"Why?" I was getting more dazed by his questions at this point.

"Why don't you see it?" He took steps toward me.

"See what?" I blinked, my heart palpitating in my chest at the change of topic.

"Why don't you see the love I have for you, Maurene? I have done everything to make you love me. I took you in. I took care of your kids. I became the father for them when they had none. I... I protected you." His voice came out strangled. I have never seen Liam thus conflicted in my life. He was always comported and organized but this... It was too much to watch.

"W-What are you saying, Liam?" I stuttered.

"I love you, Maurene!" He yelled. "I love you so much that it hurts when I see you with Nathaniel! When I think that the kids are not mine! When... when you do not look at me that way." His voice softened as he uttered the last word.

I stilled in shock.

Oh, my gosh! Liam... once upon a time, I had once wished that Liam was the father of my kids. In fact, I had wanted him to be the one I had fallen in love with but now... I was no longer sure of that thought.

It was as if a lot had changed and we were no longer the same people anymore. I didn't want the present Liam as the father of my kids or my lover.

"Maurene, you are not saying anything." His voice brought me back.

I swallowed hard. This was definitely not the way I planned my evening to go. Definitely not Liam confessing his feelings for me.

"Liam," I breathed out. "I think you are mistaken somewhere. There is no way... we can't be together. You know that right?"

"Is it because of the kids?"

"Huh?" My mouth parted in shock.

"Is it because of the kids? You think they would not accept me? Maurene, they would. They already consider me their uncle and I am okay with being that." He took my hands into his, giving me a convincing look. "Honestly, I am okay with Nathaniel meeting them. Don't deprive yourself of the happiness you deserve, Maurene. I will be patient with you all of the way." He pleaded.

I wanted to tell him yes. I wanted to say yes to him but I couldn't. I didn't know why. But my heart and my head were not in agreement with what he was saying. They wanted something different now. I didn't know what it was or maybe I was scared to know it and didn't want to acknowledge but it was definitely not Liam.

"I'm sorry." I freed myself from his grip, looking up at him. "Liam, you... you have been my person from day one. You have been the person I ran to when I had issues. You... and I will only be disasters to each other." "Maurene,"

I turned around to leave.

"It is because of him, right? You don't want to give us a chance because you are still in love with him! You tell yourself that you are not in love with him but that is a lie! You still love Nathaniel! You still want him!" He yelled at me.

I halted to a pause, closing my eyes briefly as his words hit me with a blow. A stray tear slipped down my cheek as I twisted my head to him. The pain his words caused was evident in my eyes as I walked away from him. "Maurene!" He called after me.

I thought I would be able to reconcile with Liam yesterday but the fact that he chose that moment to throw my fears into my face, I knew he was the reddest flag.

I finally reached Evangeline's house. The guards could recognise me now but at the same time, they did their usual search and led me into the living room.

I waited for a few hours before she finally made her way to meet me.

"I didn't expect you to come." She said, a smile taking over her lips.

A tentative smile took over mine as well. "How are you doing?"

She bit her lower lip. "Well, fine to a point." She shrugged.

I looked at her with great care. She was going through a lot.

"What of Alex? I don't see him anywhere." I glanced around.

She pursed her lips into a thin line, shaking her head. "He is... quite strong, you know. He needs a lot of rest."

I offered a sympathetic smile.

"Anyway, why are you here?" She asked, the glow now back to her eyes. "Have you thought about it?"

"I... I won't be accepting the offer." I said, shaking my head.

Her brows twitched. "Why?"

"Because..."

"Did Liam tell you anything by chance?" She cocked her head to the side. I remembered what Liam had said and I gave her a negative shake of my head. "No, he didn't. I just thought that I did not want Liam's position. It won't sit well with me."

"Maurene, I think you should think about this well-"

I rose to my feet. "I have and my answer is no, please relay this to Alex."