I Am The Luna

Chapter 45

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.

I pick up the Doll Sia is playing with. “She has the same hair colour

a small, Mine cute “Mine is darker. It’s more like Mommy’s.” mile, “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

taught to

honesty and speaking the truth…and I’m certain they will not be able to contain their excitement once they have

got us these yesterday,” Sia says, pointing at some new

as Zion comes over to show his rocket. I play with them for a few minutes longer before I

at the same time as usual before I switch it off again.

contract itself. Thank him

and waiting outside and I get in, thanking the driver as he shuts

I am unable to stop myself from thinking about last night. My cheeks burn at the fact I gave in to my

don’t know how I will

at the building. He gets out, coming around to open the door for me. “Thank you,” I

Floor number twelve…

loudly as it approaches makes me

a helmet as 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 a

probably worried he’d dirty my clothes when suddenly the motorbike careens off the road and is now zooming straight

hurt, he’ll die. I push him to the side and I

got out of the front passenger seat, 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

my bodyguards who was in a second car, commands as

“Get her inside!”

“It’s too risky.”

helmet of the biker. I look up sharply, my heart plummeting as

mentioned a distorted voice! Is it the person who tried to

I realise he’s begun shooting at random. 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 the air. Copper, I can

Ma’am.” One of the

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

No…

was meant to come to a meeting and instead, there’s a man with a gun on

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

heart pounding as I step out, grabbing the piece of card from

it. It’s not a card, but a photograph.

at the picture, fear beginning to crawl into me. At the bottom of the photograph, in

GAVE HIM A

YOUR BLOOD, ZAIA TOUSSAINT AND

CHILDREN COVERING THE

FROM

OR ELSE.

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

can’t tell if he’s

be heard as I slowly stand up and try to get closer. I haven’t used a gun

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

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