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?

won’t fight him any longer, he slowly releases me. “What is it?” I ask, glaring at

necklace before he shakes

I reply, exasperated. “Let’s get

going anywhere

“No.”

glancing around.

my guards hurry into view

new ones since we lost the previous ones. Dad had assigned some more of his trusted men. Their

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

nods. “Very well.” The guards exchange a look before nodding and escorting me to my car. With everything going on, I can’t trust anyone, not even Atticus, and with the

back is fast and 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 are at the mansion,

over to where I stand on the front steps.

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

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

he shoves his hands into his pocket and exhales. “May I ask why you are wearing

something to you?” I counter. He looks down, clenching his jaw before his eyes meet mine before he speaks. “I know

I assume

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

walks over to me and, bending down, pulls up his trouser hem and pulls his sock down. My gaze

widen. “You got shot, Zaia.

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

That is the aim…

if Atticus was somehow involved, but this is

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

The Sable Triquetra?

What is that?

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

make sense of it all. It’s too much to digest… too much to understand. I place my hand on my head, closing my eyes. “I wanted answers and it seems like I got a few. What do you mean by the Sable and Sublime

forces, 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 you take

point stood for

each trifecta, Zaia, and that is you depending on what you choose.”

what else makes the

ask. “Revenge,

to deliver the right retribution. Yet you openly challenged them, showing them that you know what you are,” He says

Why hurt him? Does this mean the Sable Triquetra has the other two beings who complete it?” I ask as the thought

third?” He looks down and my heart sinks,

haven’t been able to find them.” He says quietly. Silence falls between us, and my mind is spinning even more. One

me anything when you