I Am The Luna

An Explanation

ZAIA. “Well goodnight, Ms Toussaint. I am thoroughly impressed with how far you have come. Oh, and…” Alpha Robert leans forward. “I hope you are recovering well.”

“Thank you, I’m fine,” I say, touching my shoulder lightly. It’s obvious no one wanted to openly mention me being shot; not wanting it to take away from the celebration at hand.

knowing that despite surviving and experiencing that, it means someone did try to kill me. I also know that it made people think highly of me; the whispers I have heard occasionally proved that.

“That is excellent to hear. You are a hero and so brave.” He walks away and Atticus approaches, hands in his pockets.

The expression on his face clearly shows he is a man on a mission. “Not now Atticus, I’m heading back,” I say quietly. The night is over, and I just want to return home to my family.

Dad said he had things to deal with and I’m sure he means the mother-daughter duo that left earlier. He is leaving now too, and most people have retreated. Some of the pack members remain and the staff will soon clean up.

“Zaia, I need to talk to you, Now.” His words are sharp, and he suddenly grabs my good arm, pulling me towards his car.

“Atticus!” I’m about to shout for him to unhand me when his hand clamps over my mouth, stopping me and an arm wraps around my waist. He glances around before pulling me into the shadows.

“Stop struggling. If you are smart, Zaia… don’t cause a scene…what you did tonight was incredibly stupid,” he whispers, his lips.

brushing my ear.

My eyes flash and I’m about to hit him with my head when I pause. My heart is still thumping violently but I’m more curious about why he has been off all night and he had said he wanted to talk to me. Does he know something?

any longer, he slowly releases me. “What is

falls to my necklace before he shakes his head. “Really Zaia?

tell me what it is?” I reply, exasperated. “Let’s

going anywhere

“No.”

glancing around. “Trust

state, just as my guards hurry into view and I step out of the shadows before

had assigned some more of

take you home, Ma’am,” Neil, another guard says. I glance at

my car. With everything going on,

miss the way those who accompany me are on edge the entire way. Alert and ready for anything to happen. When we are at the mansion, the car is searched before we are

and he gets out, walking over to where I stand on the

I motion him inside and lead him to the drawing room. Two guards flank us when I

we will be right outside,” Leon says firmly. I nod. “Thank you.” I close the door behind me, motioning him to take

shoves his hands into his pocket and exhales. “May

I cock a brow. “Does it mean something to you?” I counter. He looks

assume

watch him. Nothing is surprising me anymore. “The Blood Born. I am one, and someone wants me gone.” I state as if it’s the most ordinary thing to say. I cross my arms,

and, bending down, pulls up his trouser hem and pulls his sock down. My gaze falls to a symbol that is almost identical to my birthmark I’m stunned, how… how is that

“You got shot, Zaia. You could have been killed if they wanted you dead.

in with my skin. He sighs and I look down. “You need to be

That is the aim…

when I wondered if Atticus was somehow involved, but this is not what I was

obvious neither you nor your family knew what it meant and I know the Sable Triquetra needs you and we can’t let that

The Sable Triquetra?

What is that?

Atticus?” I ask sharply. He runs his fingers through his styled hair, messing it up as he looks at me, “I was told by my father before he passed away that you are the final piece of the puzzle to complete the Triquetra and that I must protect you at all costs to determine you chose

to digest… too much to understand. I place my hand on my head, closing

one of which will decide the future. The Sable will purge the land of us all… The Sublime’s aim is to bring our people back to the Goddess. You are the final piece. Whatever you choose, the path

thought each point stood for

is the same in each trifecta, Zaia, and that is you depending on what you choose.” He

else makes the Sable

ask. “Revenge,

retribution. Yet you openly challenged them, showing them that you know what you are,” He says quietly as he glances towards the window. “You are

they want me separated from Sebastian? Why hurt him? Does this mean the Sable Triquetra has the other two beings who complete it?” I ask as the thought fills me with

you… the Sublime, who is the third?” He looks down and my heart sinks,

mind is spinning even more. One thing I do know is that he had so many chances

You didn’t tell me anything when you had enough time to do so, Atticus.” I