I Am The Luna

Chapter 37

A Symbol

ZAIA. “Zaia, what’s wrong? Do you want me to come down there? Because I swear if you don’t tell me, I will.” Sebastian’s growl makes me blink. “I… it’s my birthmark.” I say quietly, brushing back a few wet strands of my hair.

“What?” “My birthmark. There’s the old book I’ve been going through of old practices like healing, and I just saw the symbol.

“Are you serious? I’ve looked for it all over, and never found anything.” He asks, sounding uncertain.

“Yeah… it’s exactly the same…” I murmur, staring at it. The very same mark that is on the side of my breast, with the upside down V and the symbol…

“What does it say?” he asks, his voice hushed as I drag my eyes away from the symbol and scan the page. Trying to read it, whilst my head spins.

“Blood Born,” I say, reading the title, before I look at the first line of the small text. “The Blood Born symbol graces the ones born of the Celestial Lunar… within their blood is the fire to quench the earth and moon of all life. Beings or monsters, we know not, but fear them, we do.

For it is said that they are the judgement upon the people. By the warning of our Goddess, recite her words; Forget me and I will send my Blood Born, and that is when it is time to end my creation, for they will have forgotten me and I… I will bring an end to their time…and forget them.”

There’s silence as I quietly reread what I just read out loud. Pushing my hair back, I tuck the phone between my chin and ear as I check the next page, hoping for more.

this stuff is real.” “We exist, Sebastian, we’re werewolves. How can you say

Why should we be praying daily to a god that probably

know that. Maybe she’s moved on. I don’t think there’s a god or goddess watching down on us,” Sebastian

she’s real because WE exist. The paper you have read ‘Beware the ones that wear the mark of discord,

there more?” he asks. I scan the rest of the symbols and drawings. There’s not much I can make out and part of

talented bilingual Zaia Toussaint doesn’t know the language, that’s a first.” He says, but despite his words, his tone is

than I ever learned with regards to your birthmark, and I’ve been looking.

It was in one of the old boxes in the safe room. They’ve not been touched for years.” I reply, staring at the symbol. Even the smallest flick to the symbol in the centre matches the birthmark I

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no harm in it, and see what he says because you are his daughter and bear

anything else of that, too. I’ll get them

that. “You know that’s my project. Why would you

deal. My only intention is to be near you and perhaps I’ll score another kind of

and the words slip from my lips before I can stop them.

shouldn’t. Why does the heart want what it shouldn’t? “The kind

from him, but either he is behaving or he knows

“Sebastian…”

Ah, there he is, ever the businessman. I

laugh, but get

Anything you give me will be worth it for sure, but no violence better be

“Fine. I promise.”

might need to return the favour with a spanking session.” He says arrogantly. “Oh please, you wish. You really don’t back down.” I say,

how right now, but I figure something out.

the painful thought away. Tilting my head, I stare at the book. I know Sia has not yet attained her wolf, she’s only a child, but maybe

my genes. Regarding the birthmark, don’t worry too much about it. We’ll figure it out.” He says

The no- nonsense Sebastian who

if I’m not by your side.” I’m silent. That ache in my chest is

did you ask Payne?” “He denied remembering or doing it on purpose,” I say. “Be

liked him.” I reply, frowning slightly. I know he

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