"Watching them together was unbearable," Liana continued, her voice shaking slightly. "Richard was different around her. Softer. Happier. He became the man I had always hoped he would be, but he wasn't that man with me. He was that man with her."
A bitter laugh escaped Liana's lips, and she shook her head. "I had spent my entire life preparing to be his Luna, to be the one by his side. And yet, in the end, it wasn't me he wanted. It was her. That human girl who had no idea the power she held."
"What happened after that?" Anne asked gently, wanting to understand more.
Liana's gaze hardened once again. "It became clear that she would be the one to give Richard a child. I hated it, but I had to accept it."
