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.

amazing!” I compliment watching him run around the room before I pick up

more like Mommy’s.” mile, “Oh, is it?” I say,

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

be open and not taught to keep secrets from such a

will not be able to contain their excitement once they have met him. Sebastian was

Sia says, pointing at some

say as Zion comes over to show his rocket.

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

need to attend a private meeting with Mr Harrison to discuss the contract itself. Thank him for the job, not to

and waiting outside

last night. My

know how I will face Sebastian

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

Floor number twelve…

it

man is wearing a helmet as he zooms closer at a speed that is way above the limit for

probably worried he’d dirty my clothes when suddenly the motorbike

gets hurt, he’ll die. I push him to

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

my bodyguards who was in a second car,

“Get her inside!”

“It’s too risky.”

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

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

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

One of the

off and he doubles over dead,

No…

to a meeting and instead,

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

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

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

fear beginning to crawl into me. At the bottom of the photograph, in bold black ink, is

HIM A WARNING

WILL BE YOUR BLOOD, ZAIA

COVERING

AWAY FROM

OR ELSE.

the killer as he 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 that I can see. With a thundering heart, I raise my arms. Ready

tell if he’s a

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

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

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