C17 Chapter 17 Pain And Jealousy

MAIA's POV

Hours passed and Lucius never came back. As I laid in my bed, a lonely tear fell on my pillow. That single tear opened the tear ducts that I had been trying to keep shut. No matter how hard I tried to pretend that I was okay, my eyes always betrayed me.

I placed my hand over my now empty stomach and silently prayed to the Moon Goddess