Divorced Ex-Luna Returns With Triplets
Chapter EIGHTEEN: Meeting Him

Maurene'S POV

I instantly dialed Liam's number, anxiety seeping through my skin in my veins. How could he...

There was no way I would go back to that pack without someone coming with me. Nathaniel took me to the place that day because he had to, not because we were going to discuss business, alone. Fear filled me as he might finally find out I was lying to him and I was the real Maurene.

I did not want to regard the way he still affected me and I was still filled with the fear that he would do something to me. Something I might regret.

The call disconnected automatically and I dialed his number again and this time, it did not ring. I bit my lower lip anxiously as I began to pace to and fro. What can I do?

This was not my best friend sending me to meet a business partner. This was my boss telling me to meet a business partner to finalize a deal and I have to do as I am told because he pays me well. Even more than enough. Gosh, I rubbed my sweaty palms against the apron I was still wearing and paused to take a seat, half expecting Liam to give me a call and tell me it was a prank. I tapped my foot against the floor impatiently and after waiting for like ten minutes, I realized Liam meant business.

I rose to my feet, my chest falling and rising at every breath I took. I headed for the stairs and went into my room. Opening the wardrobe, I scanned through my dresses. Disgust coiled at the pit of my stomach as I wished I had a dress that had a veil sewn into it. A veil that will shield me from Nathaniel 's tactics.

I finally picked a yellow gown and paired it with black heels, carrying my bag and making sure I had taken all I needed for the meeting. I did not want to look like I was incomplete.

I let my hair cascade down my shoulder then I applied a little makeup and stared at my reflection in the mirror. I saw the panic. The fear. The worry. In a quick blink, they disappeared and I schooled my face into indifference. I will not show Nathaniel how weak he has made me.

Exiting the bedroom, I walked down the stairs and informed Diana that I was leaving already. She nodded her head sleepily and I stepped out of the house.

I got into the car Liam had sent to pick me up. Thankfully, he didn't let me find my way to the pack all by myself. I would not go and would just apologize to him.

As I settled into the back seat, I gazed outside through the window, feeding my eyes with the busy scenes of the road before we got to the pack. I didn't wait for the driver to inform me that we had gotten there already, I knew it. I could feel it in my bones so I stepped out of the car before heading for the gate. No one was there. I entered and some members were chattering under a shade. I clashed my gaze with one of them and his eyes widened. He recognized me.

I looked away, the muscles in my legs tensing up as I reached the door of the pack house. I pushed it open and there he was. Grayson was sitting on the couch, going through something on his phone. He lifted his gaze and craned his neck to look behind me before rising to his feet. A sign of respect to his ex-luna. Whether he was aware of it or not.

"You are thirty-four minutes late." He mused, glancing at his wristwatch.

I did not know what to say so I just said, "I was caught up in the traffic."

After giving me a long stare, he looked away. "You can come with me. Liam isn't coming?" He asked the obvious.

"Yes, he has to attend to some things," I responded as I followed him to Nathaniel's office.

I held my tongue from asking Nathaniel 's whereabouts. I did not really care about where he was. In fact, it would be my delight if I didn't get to see his face today.

He pointed to the chair where I should sit and I did. Not wasting time, I pulled out the paperwork. "I am very sure Nathaniel would have gotten the edited paperwork through the mail. This is just a copy of it." I stated before lifting my eyes to see Grayson's boring one. He was literally staring at me as if he was trying to unravel me.

"Maurene," My name left his lips like he knew who I was. Grayson and I did not have a close relationship when I was Luna. In fact, he just did as he was told and stayed off Nathaniel's and I's business. I remembered I had once asked about Nathaniel's favorite stuff and he just gave me a shrug, saying he didn't know. I realized that he meant Nathaniel would not have acknowledged it by the way, why waste my time?

"Yes, Mr. Grayson?" I responded and he blinked at the formality I added.

"You... Nathaniel will be the one to respond to the edited paperwork. I am just to show the part of the pack we will be using for the project." He explained and we both rose to our feet at the same time. He led me through the corridors and we finally got into the deeper part of the pack where there was vast land.

Nathaniel 's pack was the largest in the city, even larger than that of the Alpha King, so I've heard. I was not surprised when Liam proposed building the hospital here. God knows why! We soon reached a place that was already undergoing clearing.

"This is the place Nathaniel has decided. You let your boss know that." He said and went on to explain why they chose the part of the pack and how beneficial it was.

"So Luna, I will say-" He stopped before he continued as my eyes widened at what he called me.

"Grayson, have you-" Nathaniel paused in his walk as he noticed the state Grayson and I were in. I returned my gaze to Nathaniel as he stared at me, eyeing me from head to toe. "Maurene," The way he called my name was so soft and I clenched my thighs as an unusual sensation ran through my veins. "You are here."