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?

slowly releases me. “What is it?”

before he shakes his head. “Really Zaia? You

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

not going anywhere with

“No.”

Not here.” He mutters, glancing around. “Trust

home. We’ll talk at my mansion.” I state, just as my guards

of his trusted men. Their bodies

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

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 me

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

only a few moments before Atticus’s car drives in and he gets out, walking over to

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

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

shoves his hands into his pocket and

cock a brow. “Does it mean something to you?” I counter. He looks down, clenching his jaw before his eyes meet mine before he

assume you

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

and, bending down, pulls up his trouser hem and pulls his sock down. My gaze falls

got shot, Zaia.

go to my shoulder. I had wrapped it in a skin-coloured wrap to blend in with my skin. He sighs and I look down. “You need to be careful. Tonight was

That is the aim…

if Atticus was somehow involved, but

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

The Sable Triquetra?

What is that?

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? By wearing that symbol, what did you think

to understand. I place my hand on my head, closing

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

thought each point stood for

Sublime Triquetra does…. Only one point is the same in each trifecta, Zaia, and that is

what else makes

“Revenge, Rebirth and

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 window.

anywhere… 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

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

even more. One thing I do know is that

for all of this. You didn’t tell me