Divorced Ex-Luna Returns With Triplets
CHAPTER SEVENTY-SIX: The Father Of His Kids

Maurene'S POV

Minutes later, Grayson still didn't call me back which got me more worried than I was before. Jas he met his father hey?

I was currently caught in the traffic, of all the times I should be. The pounding of my heartbeat against my ears drums increased every second. I checked my phone for the umpteenth time and didn't feel relieved at all. Has he seen him already? Was Grayson faster?

Several thoughts roamed my head as I tapped my index finger against the steering wheel. I closed my eyes briefly, imagining how Heit would be feeling now. It was either he was feeling scared because he was all alone or he was feeling happy that he finally met his father. Either way, I was worried that Grayson might not have been able to get to him faster. Come what may, I must protect my son.

Finally, the traffic was resolved. I increased the speed of my car as I drove for Nathaniel's pack. They could arrest me for that crime later but now I needed to save my son. The moment I got to the gate, it slid open and I immediately went to the pack house. Some guards tried to stop me but I ordered them, pulling the Luna card once again. On getting there and pushing the door open, my son's familiar laugh rang out, and I froze, my bones froze. Was that Heit? He was laughing?

Has he met his father? That would be possible, right?

My heart hammered against my chest as I stepped in. I met with Nathaniel's familiar amber eyes and my son's which were glowering at me.

"Mommy?" He called, adjusting properly on Nathaniel's lap and not even attempting to run up to me like he always did anytime he saw me.

At the same moment, Grayson barged in, pausing when he saw me then flicked his gaze to where Nathaniel held Hiet to himself and arched his brow at me. He appeared calm. Like he wanted this to happen and it did. "Kai?" I signaled that he should come over but he looked up at his father, then back at me as he shook his head.

My heart dropped in my belly but I tried to hide how his denial hurt me. This was the reason I didn't want them meeting him.

"You are here? I was thinking of calling you since your... Or our son found his way to his father's pack. Maurene, how do you want to explain that to me?" He asked, lifting Heit up with him as he sent a glance across to Grayson who stood still. I noticed the way the muscle in his jaw jerked. Like he was trying his best not to let his anger show because of our son. He had better controlled it.

I blinked, swallowing hard. "Hand over my son to me," I stated firmly.

Amusement passed in his eyes as he threw his head back, laughing then tilting it to scrutinize me. He flicked his gaze to Heit then a maid stepped forward, taking Heit from him.

I reached forward but the icy glare he sent my way made me halt to a stop. "You will not take my son away from me." My hands hung mid-air as the Heit settled into the maid's arms, staring at me and not saying anything. "Start talking, Maurene. Because I will like to know the reason you hid my kid from me!" He bellowed angrily.

My gaze hardened almost immediately at his demand. I watched as the maid carried my son away while I faced Nathaniel who had his brows arched in question.

I stepped further into the living room, tightening my fist as I glared daggers at him. "And why should I start talking? Why should I explain to you the reason I hid my kids from you? What right do you have to demand such an answer from me?" I bit out.

"You don't deserve to be part of their lives at all, Nathaniel." I shook my head. "You do not deserve to know their existence at all! Not only were you a horrible husband, you are also a horrible father and I will not allow my kids anywhere close to you!"

"Wait? What? Horrible? Horrible to the kids I was unaware of? You must be kidding, Maurene. If you had not run away with the kids, I would have been taking care of them!" He hissed.

I scoffed, staring at him in disbelief. He really thinks that. "I am not the one who sent out his wife in the cold of the night! I am not the one who refused to love his wife for years! And now I am being blamed for keeping my kids away from the monster of their father? Really?" I scoffed.

"Nathaniel!" I cried out, taking steps toward him as tears glistened in my eyes. "Answer me! You were the one who chased me out of your pack! You chased out a pregnant woman! You chased out the woman who has always loved you. I chose to stay with you even when I had to chance to run away!"

"I didn't know that you were pregnant!" He countered, and a tear dropped from his eye. "Did you know how I felt when I saw him standing before me? Do you know how my heart shattered into pieces when I realized that you hid them from me? Your present actions just show that you never planned on telling me. Am I right?" He ground his jaw, closing the space between us.

"Yes. I never planned to." I bit out. "If I could, I would keep them away from you! That is your punishment for what you did five years ago!" My chest heaved with rapid breaths.

"Really? Was I the one who forced myself on a man who does not love her?" He tilted his head to the side. "You just wanted to justify the fact that you hid our kids from me! Because of your anger and hate toward me, you robbed our kids of their fatherly love and gave it to some imposter!"

"Yes. I would rather choose an imposter than you, Nathaniel! I hate your guts. Hate everything you are."

His face fell as he clapped, stepping back away from me. "Really? You hate my guts. Was that why you chose to marry Liam? You were oblivious to the fact that he hid his things. Do you even know what else he is hiding? Do you know what he is hiding from you?"

"All these while, you have been hating me and keeping my kids from me. You put my kids in danger while he was with you. My kids were never safe with him and you were foolish not to see that."

"Maurene, I own up to my mistakes but you... you run away from them. And yes, I will not allow my kids to reside with a liar and an imposter!" He sneered.

I laughed out maniacally. What was I expecting? That he would go down on his knees and beg me for forgiveness? Oh, I must have been delusional.

"You, Nathaniel." I stepped closer, using my finger to poke his chest. "You do not measure Liam's worth. And what is the nonsense about keeping things from me? At least, he saved me that night you sent me out. Helped me become who I am today and provided the kids with so much more than they could have received if they were with you. Tell me, would there have been any difference had it been I was still in your pack?"

"My only fault was sending you out, Maurene and I regretted that decision. I swear to the moon goddess. Till the minute, there has not been any decision that I have made that was not as stupid as that. But you... you hid my kids from me. I understand from your perspective but we meet again. Now I missed out on their lives. Why?" He snarled, his eyes reddening with tears.

Nathaniel was crying. I wanted to scoff. I wanted to call him bluff but the way the tears slipped down as we locked gaze paralyzed me. The hurt in my chest pierced deeper as I watched his lips tremble. He took two steps away from me, reaching to clean them away with the back of his palm. I have never seen Nathaniel cry. Not even when he lost his grandfather. Not once but here he was, crying that he was not part of his kids' life. Was I wicked?

"I know!" We both froze. The air in the place shifted.