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 it?” I ask, glaring at him. “Do not

necklace before he shakes his head. “Really

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

not going

“No.”

mutters, glancing around. “Trust me… not out

my mansion.” I state, just as my guards hurry into view and I

of the guards, says in relief when he sees me. He’s one of the new ones since we lost the previous ones. Dad had assigned some more of his trusted men. Their bodies falling so easily as they were shot down is something that still

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

me to my car. With everything going on, I can’t trust anyone, not even Atticus, and with the way he’s behaving it’s making

uneventful, but I don’t miss the way those who accompany me are on edge the entire way. Alert and ready for anything to happen. When we

a few moments before Atticus’s car drives in and he gets out, walking over to where I stand on the front steps. “Can

to the drawing room. Two guards flank us when I stop them at

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

his head, refusing me before he shoves his hands into his pocket and exhales. “May I ask why

something to you?” I counter. He looks down, clenching his jaw before his

assume you

one, and someone wants me gone.” I state as if it’s the most ordinary thing to say.

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

Zaia. You could have

in with my skin.

That is the aim…

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

your symbol years ago, but it was obvious neither you nor your family knew what it meant and I

The Sable Triquetra?

What is that?

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 the Sublime Triquetra. I tried… and everything was going perfectly fine since you left Sebastian, but

all. It’s too much to digest… too much to understand. I place my hand on my head, closing my

us all… The Sublime’s aim is to bring our people back to

I thought each point stood for Redemption,

same in each trifecta, Zaia, and

what else makes the

“Revenge,

He nods. “Yes, and they want you to deliver the right retribution. Yet you openly challenged them, showing them that you know what you are,” He says quietly as he glances towards the

why do 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

Sublime, who is the third?” He looks down and my heart sinks, so we are still missing a

and my mind is spinning even more. One thing I do know is

prepared for all of this. You didn’t tell me anything when you had enough