His Rogue Luna is a Princess (Mia and Derek) novel Chapter 154

Chapter 154

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es, watching Aiden throw his head back in joy as he sped around the rose bushes, hair flying behind him and

“helmet finally strapped tight—I couldn’t deny the truth of what I’d said.

Derek had done something for him today that I never could have.

And it mattered.

Derek stayed quiet, the gravity of our conversation sinking in

I turned to look at him fully. “I was thinking maybe you’d like to take him for a weekend.”

His eyes widened, hope flashing through them so fast it made my stomach twist.

“You mean it?”

“Yes.”

The word had barely left my mouth before he stepped forward, instinctively reaching for me like he might pull me into a hug.

I stepped back.

Not far. But enough.

His arms dropped to his sides again.

He cleared his throat. “Thank you. Really. That means more than I can-”

“It’s not about you,” I said, more harshly than I meant. “It’s about him. And what he deserves.”

He nodded, chastened. “Understood.”

We stood there for a moment, watching Aiden circle the yard with the kind of joy only a six–year–old boy could

muster.

“I’ll come pick him a week from Friday,” Derek said. “After school?”

“That’s fine.”

He smiled again, just a little. “We’ll get meatballs. Maybe go camping.”

I snorted. “Don’t spoil him.”

“No promises.”

After he left, I found Aiden in the packhouse, a juice box in one hand and his helmet still half–strapped to his head.

“Wear it properly or you there will be pieces of little werewolf all over the lawn,” I muttered, tightening the strap before he could run off again.

As he took off down the hall, we nearly collided with Logan.

Aiden lit up. “Logan! Did you see me on my bike?”

Logan grinned. “Your bike?”

“Yeah! Derek taught me how!”

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I saw it then. Just a flicker. A tightening of the law, a tenslot in the eyes

Bukto Alden, he was all smiles.

“That’s amazing, dudel Congratulations!”

Aiden beamed. “Thanks!” He ran off again, yelling something about needing to do a “ramp jump” off the curb.

I rubbed my temples. “Helmet!”

I turned back to Logan, who was still staring after him.

“So,” he said slowly, “that’s going well, huh?”

I gave a little shrug. “Derek’s been… trying. And he’s good with him. Better than I expected.”

We stood quietly for a moment. “I’m letting him take him for a weekend.”

Logan’s brow creased “Joint custody?

I glanced at him. “Eventually, maybe. It’s not off the table.”

He didn’t say anything for a second.

Then: “You know the rogue attacks lately have only been hitting Moonstone, right?”

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