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 compliment watching him run around the room before I pick up the Doll Sia is

It’s more like Mommy’s.” mile, “Oh, is it?” I say, tickling her lightly, making het giggle before I place her dow” I “King I know I made

then tell my children it must be kept a secret. I don’t want to instil

them to be open and not taught to

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

these yesterday,” Sia says, pointing at

to show his rocket. I play

message Sebastian that I will call him tonight at the same time as usual before I switch it off again. Hide it

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

act so impulsively! The car is ready and waiting outside

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

I

The driver says, and I come out of my thoughts, glancing up at the building. He gets out, coming around to open the door for me. “Thank you,” I say

Floor number twelve…

it approaches makes

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

I push him to the side and I jump back just as the

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

was in a second car,

“Get her inside!”

“It’s too risky.”

voice from behind the helmet of the biker. I look up sharply, my heart plummeting

person who tried to harm Sebastian on the way back from Atticus’s pack years

scream, as one of the men in front of me falls to the ground,

One of the guards says. “Stay

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

No…

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

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

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

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

head is ringing as I stare down at the picture, fear beginning to crawl into me. At the bottom of the photograph, in bold black ink, is a

GAVE HIM A WARNING AND HE

YOUR BLOOD, ZAIA

COVERING THE

AWAY FROM

OR ELSE.

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

can’t tell if he’s a werewolf

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

busy aiming at someone hiding behind the bench and I’m almost close enough

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