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.

compliment watching him run around the room before I pick up

“Oh, is it?” I say, tickling her lightly, making het

children to meet him and then tell my children it must be kept a secret. I don’t want to instil that into

and not taught

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

us these yesterday,” Sia says, pointing at

over to show his rocket. I play with them for

I switch it off again. Hide it away and after locking my bedroom door, I head

meeting with Mr Harrison to discuss the contract itself. Thank him for the job, not to mention

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

thinking about last night. My

I will face Sebastian

I come out of my thoughts, glancing up at the building. He gets out, coming around to open the door for me.

Floor number twelve…

of a motorbike roaring loudly as it

is way above the limit for

moves me back, probably worried he’d dirty my clothes when suddenly the motorbike careens off the road

the driver. He’s human and if he gets hurt, he’ll die. I push him to the side

guard, who has just 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 away, just as he tosses a

who was in a second car, commands as they form a human shield

“Get her inside!”

“It’s too risky.”

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

it the person who tried to harm Sebastian on

fill the air and I realise he’s begun shooting at random. I scream, as one of the men in front of me

of the guards says.

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

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

heart thumping, the urge to protect others overtaking me

check if it’s loaded, my heart pounding as I step out, grabbing the piece of card from the ground

drops as I stare at it. It’s not a card, but a photograph. Sebastian and I… against the wall in my

ringing as I stare down at the picture, fear beginning to crawl into me. At the bottom of the photograph, in

A WARNING AND HE

YOUR BLOOD, ZAIA TOUSSAINT AND THAT

COVERING

AWAY FROM

OR ELSE.

shoots manically, his back to me. He’s right before me. I need to stop him. I scan the front grounds. There are at least five other bodies

can’t tell if he’s a

closer. I haven’t used a gun in

and I’m almost close enough

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