Abandoned Luna Now Untouchable (Cecilia) novel Chapter 65

Cecilia

The knock rattled the door, sharp and insistent.

I didn’t have to look through the peephole to know who it was-my chest tightened the moment I sensed him.

Alpha Xavier.

Harper caught my gaze, her jaw set. Without a word, she reached down and slipped my phone beneath the sofa cushion, her movements brisk, purposeful. The tiny click of the recording app still echoed in my head even after she straightened up.

“Stay put,” she whispered, her eyes flicking to me before she crossed the room.

I sat rigid on the sofa, heart hammering, every muscle braced.

When Harper opened the door, Xavier pushed his way inside without hesitation, his presence flooding the apartment like a storm.

“Cecilia.” His voice carried straight to me, low and raw, his gaze locking on where I sat.

He took a step forward, and I could feel the weight of it in my chest.

“I didn’t know about what happened this morning,” he said, each word clipped, like they’d been scraped out of him.

1 forced my expression to stay calm, though inside, every nerve was screaming. The recorder was running. That was the only thing keeping me steady.

“And?” I replied coolly. “What exactly did you come here to say?”

Xavier sat down beside me on the sofa, his familiar cedar scent washing over me.

Without hesitation, I rose and moved to sit opposite him, creating a physical barrier between us-just as I’d been creating emotional ones since discovering his betrayal.

Xavier’s jaw tightened at my rejection, the Alpha in him clearly displeased by my dismissal.

“IIl issue a personal statement tomorrow,” he finally said, “explaining everything that happened today.”

I arched an eyebrow. “Explain? How exactly do you plan to explain this? Will you contradict the false accusations your mother fabricated? Or will you admit to your affair with Cici?”

The silence that followed was heavy with unspoken truths.

“That kind of ambiguous explanation will only confuse people and generate even more speculation,” I said, voicing what I knew he was thinking. “You’ve always been brave enough to make mistakes, Xavier, but never brave enough to own them.” Xavier leaned forward, his posture dominant-a classic Alpha move designed to intimidate.

*If we reconcile, given enough time, those rumors and speculations will naturally disappear.”

A cold laugh escaped me. “Your affair with Cici isn’t a rumor. The filth your mother tried to splash on my reputation-that’s the rumor. Either tell the complete truth, or say nothing at all.”

My challenge left him speechless. Like most wolves, he was instinctively drawn to protect his reputation and status within the pack.

Admitting to his betrayal publicly would undermine his standing as Alpha.

Harper, who had been listening silently, casually interjected, “So, Xavier, from what you’re saying, you’re acknowledging that Luna Dora’s accusations against Cecilia this morning were completely fabricated?”

Xavier’s dark eyes shifted to her, forest-like and stormy. Something flickered across his face-knowledge he didn’t want to reveal-but he nodded reluctantly. “Yes.”

*Your mother was nearly imprisoned because of Cici’s schemes, yet now she’s speaking in her favor. Don’t you find that strange?” Harper pressed. “Could the Shadow Pack be behind this? Or more specifically, could Cici be orchestrating it all?”

“Perhaps,” he admitted. “It’s all possible. I don’t know.”

“So you’re acknowledging this is the most likely scenario?”

“…Yes.”

“So to summarize,” Harper continued smoothly, “your mistress Cici was publicly shamed because of that airport video that went viral. Seeking revenge and wanting to clear her name, she either threatened or bribed your mother. Together, they fabricated these damaging rumors about Cecilia, using your mother as the mouthpiece to simultaneously clear Cici’s name while smearing Cecilia’s reputation. Is that correct?” ..t is,” Xavier sighed deeply before raising his hand to stop Harper’s next question.

“Counselor Harper, I believe you’ve recorded enough evidence for your purposes.” Harper’s expression turned sheepish. She’d been caught.

I wasn’t surprised Xavier had noticed-he wasn’t Blood Moon Pack’s Alpha for nothing. His senses were sharp, his mind equally so. What shocked me was his willingness to be recorded, to provide evidence against his mother and his lover.

[He’s trying to earn forgiveness.] I studied Xavier, conflicting emotions swirling within me.

Eight years together, four as secret mates, and this was what remained between us-strategic maneuvers and recorded confessions.

“Let’s end this, Xavier,” I said finally.

“If we don’t end this properly, Cici will never let go,” I continued, meeting his gaze directly. “Today she manipulated your mother into slandering me. What will it be tomorrow? The day after? You may not be killing me directly, but I’m dying because of you all the same.”

I took a deep breath, steeling myself. “Whether you truly regret what happened or still have feelings for me, a mistake is a mistake. We can never go back to how things were.

What’s the point of the three of us remaining entangled like this?”

“Once we’re officially done, she’ll have no reason to keep coming after me. Whatever happens between you two afterward will have nothing to do with me.”

“Think about it,” | finished, my words devoid of emotion.

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