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.

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

this is modern times. Why should we be praying daily

she’s moved on. I don’t

do though, and I know she’s real because WE exist. The paper you have read ‘Beware the ones that wear the

the symbols and drawings. There’s not much I

just some smaller drawings and a language I do not recognise.” “The talented bilingual Zaia Toussaint doesn’t know the language, that’s a first.” He says, but despite his words,

That’s more than I ever learned with regards

had it. 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

know more then,”

it, and see what he says because you are his daughter

some pictures of the page and if you find anything else of that,

of disbelief, remembering that. “You know that’s my project. Why would you do this?” I ask icily. “I

deal. My only intention is to be near you and perhaps I’ll

words slip from my lips before

want what it shouldn’t?

expecting something a lot dirtier from him, but either he is behaving or he knows exactly what melts my

“Sebastian…”

sexily. Ah, there he is, ever the businessman. I roll

but

sure, but no violence better be involved.”

“Fine. I promise.”

He says arrogantly. “Oh please, you wish. You really don’t back down.”

the children. I don’t know how right now, but I figure something out. He deserves to see them… and with Sia being sick; I want

head, I stare at the book. I know Sia has not yet attained her wolf, she’s only

the birthmark, don’t worry too

and he means it. The no- nonsense Sebastian who will

have your back, even if I’m

“He denied remembering or doing it on purpose,” I say. “Be careful of

course, you’d say that. You’ve never liked him.” I

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