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.

run around the room before I pick up the Doll Sia is playing with. “She has the same hair

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

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 keep a secret, you have

be open and not taught to keep

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,

yesterday,” Sia says, pointing at some

what lucky children you are! I love them.” I say as Zion comes over to show his rocket. I

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

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

act so impulsively! The car is ready and waiting outside and I

last night. My cheeks burn

I will

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

Floor number twelve…

motorbike roaring loudly as it approaches makes me glance

closer at a speed that is way above the limit for this area and he’s headed right this

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

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

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

of my bodyguards who was in a second car, commands as they form a human shield around me

“Get her inside!”

“It’s too risky.”

from behind the helmet of the biker. I look up sharply, my heart plummeting as I hear the sound of gunshots go off and I’m pushed behind

tried to harm Sebastian on the way back from Atticus’s

random. I scream, as one of the men in front of me

of

gun goes off and he

No…

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

me and I grab one of the guns that the guards had

if it’s loaded, my heart pounding as I step out, grabbing

drops as I stare at it. It’s not a card, but a photograph.

into me. At the

A WARNING

WILL BE YOUR BLOOD, ZAIA TOUSSAINT AND THAT OF

CHILDREN COVERING

FROM

OR ELSE.

I need to stop him. I scan the

tell if he’s

slowly stand up and try to get closer. I haven’t used a gun in ages… but

I’m almost close enough when he suddenly freezes

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