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.

exist, Sebastian, we’re werewolves. How can you say that this doesn’t mean something? And

times. Why should we be praying daily to a god that

don’t know that. Maybe she’s moved on. I don’t think there’s

because WE exist. The paper you have read ‘Beware the ones that wear the mark of discord, mischief, and death.’ This

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

are just some smaller drawings and a language I do not recognise.” “The talented bilingual Zaia Toussaint doesn’t know the

but don’t overthink it. That’s more than I ever learned with regards to your birthmark, and I’ve been looking. Where did you get

in the safe room. They’ve not been touched for years.”

more then,”

I say. “Yeah, in a casual manner, there’s no harm in it, and see what he says because you are his daughter

some pictures of the page and if you find anything else of that, too. I’ll get them from you next week when we meet

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

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

the words slip from my lips before

giving him an opening to flirt, and I know I shouldn’t. Why does the heart want what it shouldn’t? “The kind where I win a smile

dirtier from him, but either he is behaving or he knows

“Sebastian…”

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

laugh, and I don’t mean a scornful laugh, but get

will be worth it for sure, but no violence

“Fine. I promise.”

otherwise I might need to return the favour with a spanking session.” He says

but I figure something out. He deserves to see them… and with Sia

has not yet attained her wolf, she’s only a

isn’t in my genes. Regarding the

now, and he means it. The no- nonsense Sebastian

you,” I say quietly. “You aren’t alone. I’ll always have your back, even if I’m not by your side.” I’m

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

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

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