I Am The Luna

Chapter 45 A Target

ZAIA. Mom and Dad are both silent. Bringing up a painful part of their past wasn’t my intention, but it was necessary.

“Then, if your decision is made, then what do you want from me?” Dad says quietly. This is the moment, the most important part…

“I need you to arrange the meeting with Sebastian. After all, I don’t wish to talk to him.” I say, surprising both Mom and Dad. But with it, I see them both visibly relax…

As planned. I’m sorry to lie to you both… but I need to keep up the façade, so if the enemy is close, they realise that we are not together…

“I see…” Dad says, far calmer than before. He sighs heavily and nods. “I guess I can arrange that.” “Thank you. Just say if he wishes to see the children, that I have agreed to allow that.” I say, thinking I’ll let Sebastian know, we will have to keep the act up.

Dad nods, patting my shoulder. “I may not like it… but I understand where you are coming from.”

I smile slightly and nod. Once he leaves, Mom looks at me, opening her mouth when I shake my head. “I don’t want to discuss it, Mom. Anyway, I need to go.” I say, picking up my briefcase.

“Zaia…”

“Mom, please.” I plead. Leaning over the table, I peck her cheek before I head to the living room, watching the children play. I walk over to them, picking Sia up. I kiss her cheeks tenderly.

“What are you two playing?” I ask as I brush a few strands of her hair back and she rests her head on my shoulder.

“I told you Mommy this morning I made a rocket,” Zion explains as he picks up his Lego rocket and begins zooming around the room with it.

pick up the Doll Sia is playing with. “She has the

“Oh, is it?” I say, tickling her

Dad to know because I didn’t want the children to meet him and then tell my children it must be kept a secret. I don’t want to instil that into them that if an adult tells you to

want them to be open and not taught to keep

honesty and speaking the truth…and I’m certain they will not be able to contain their excitement once they have met him. Sebastian was never one to mix with children, so I’m curious to see how he is with

yesterday,” Sia

as Zion comes over to show his rocket. I play with them

him tonight at the same time as usual before I switch it off again. Hide it away and after locking my

Mr Harrison to discuss the contract itself. Thank him for the job, not to mention apologies for my abrupt

I didn’t act so impulsively! The car is ready and waiting outside and I get in, thanking the driver as he shuts the door

unable to stop myself from thinking about last night.

know how I will face Sebastian

glancing up at the building. He gets out, coming around to open the door for

Floor number twelve…

it approaches makes me glance at the

he zooms closer at a speed that is way above the limit for this area and he’s headed right this way. My heart skips

clothes when suddenly the motorbike careens off the road and

and if he gets hurt, he’ll die. I push him to the side and I jump back just as

jumps out and rushes towards me as the biker turns violently and drives straight into the car that we were in moments ago. The crunch of metal fills the sky and I back away, just as he tosses a card

in a second car, commands as they form a human

“Get her inside!”

“It’s too risky.”

biker. I look up sharply, my heart plummeting as I hear the sound of gunshots go off and

Is it the person who tried to harm

I scream, as one of the men in front of me falls to the ground, dead. I’m dragged back and pushed into a corner as screams fill

Ma’am.” One of the guards says. “Stay

the gun goes off and he doubles over dead, several bullets in his

No…

is going on? I was meant to come to a meeting and instead, there’s a man with a gun on the loose shooting at

up, my heart thumping, the urge to protect others overtaking me and I grab one of the guns

my heart pounding as I step out, grabbing the piece of card from the ground with shaking

not a card, but a photograph. Sebastian and I… against the wall in my room, last

to crawl into me. At the bottom of the photograph, in bold black ink, is a message. One that makes my

HIM A WARNING

BLOOD, ZAIA TOUSSAINT AND THAT OF

COVERING THE

FROM SEBASTIAN

OR ELSE.

right before me. I need to stop him. I scan the front grounds. There are at least five other bodies that I

can’t tell if he’s a werewolf or

my heels, not wanting to be heard as I slowly stand up and try to get closer. I haven’t used a gun in ages… but I have been trained with one. I need to know his identity!

the bench and I’m almost close enough when he suddenly freezes and