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?

him any longer, he slowly releases me. “What is it?” I ask, glaring at him. “Do not

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

tell me what it is?” I

going anywhere with

“No.”

He mutters, glancing

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

lost the previous ones. Dad had assigned some more of his trusted

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

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 way he’s behaving it’s making

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,

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

room. Two guards flank us when I stop them at the door. “We’ll be ok,” I

you.” I close the door behind me, motioning him to take

his hands into his pocket and exhales. “May I

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

assume

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

trouser hem and pulls his sock down. My gaze falls to a symbol

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

in a skin-coloured wrap to blend in with my skin. He sighs and I

That is the aim…

Atticus was somehow involved, but this is not what I

ago, but it was obvious neither you nor your family

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 place my hand on my head, closing my eyes.

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

I thought each point stood

point is the same in each trifecta,

makes the

ask. “Revenge, Rebirth and

openly challenged them, showing them that

mean the Sable Triquetra has the other two beings who complete it?” I ask as the thought fills me with unease.

who is the third?” He looks down and my heart sinks, so we

haven’t been able to find them.” He says quietly. Silence falls between us, and my mind is spinning even more. One thing I do know is that he had so many chances

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