I Am The Luna

ZAIA.

I look at the eight men who now crowd my office at the pack house; I don’t know what to say. Five of them are meant to be some of our most trusted, for them to simply allow Annette in like that…

The door shuts after the last one and I place my chin on top of my clasped hands, my elbows resting on the desk. “I don’t know where I should start,” I say quietly.

I’m a little restless as I haven’t been able to contact Dad either. I hope he has been able to take a little time alone to clear his head, but I do need to speak to him. 2

I just hope he got my voicemail since he wasn’t opening any of his messages. “I do apologise, ma’am, for everything. I never should have let the Luna onto the property but…” one of the men trails off.

“But what?” I ask the guard, tilting my head. “I am truly disappointed in the lack of security. This woman was shouting at my mother, and you all stood by.”

“She said there would be consequences if we didn’t let her pass.” Another said, and I sigh in exasperation.

“Consequences? So, if someone is going to blackmail or threaten you, will you simply step aside and allow them to do whatever they wish?” I ask in disbelief. “This is absolutely ridiculous! Why apply to be a guard, then?”

I turn my attention to Annette’s three guards. “You may work for the Luna, but if there is ever an issue where your family is threatened you know you can come to me. Furthermore, please write up a report of Luna threatening your family. This is something that I can assure you my father will not tolerate. Please do so now, outside. Whilst I talk to my own security team.”

I motion with my head for them to leave the room, when the door shuts behind them, I stand up, looking at the five men before me as I begin to pace behind my desk slowly, the sound of my heels loud in the silent room.

“My father hand-selected all of you because he trusted you.” I begin.

understand they may not be as seasoned.

threats that we face. No one is a friend, and the enemy can be anyone among us and the pack. No one is to be let onto the premises of that property without my or my father’s permission. That is an absolute

my children are there! Sia can’t handle stressful situations, she needs as much calm as possible. Anything could have

tell my men about the Blood Born. We need to

Alpha, it will

came with it when you accepted the

one of the previous ones – are now shuttling or lowering their heads like children being

Calm down, Zaia….

a word,” Gaspard says as he steps forward. “I take full responsibility for this, and you are correct, it was a dangerous mistake, one that never should have been made. Whatever you decide, Alpha Zaia, we will accept it. However, I would like one more chance, if you will. We will work harder on this, Luna’s wording was… innocent, but we have learned

to me, and I frown.

life. From this day forth be alert… as for what the Luna said, I want written statements, rest assured you will be under mine and the Alphas’ protection. If the Luna is threatening her own pack members, that is

files for them to write their

the other men. They look at him curiously, but I nod, dismissing

it?” I

who can summon forth their wolf at any given

witnessed it and I actually came to believe that it was just that, a myth. Until I saw you today, my Alpha. You are a true Alpha…” He smiles and lowers his head. “And I

our wolves, there are those who genuinely want to cherish the blessing it is to have a wolf. I

their

lost, Alpha. I’ve battled a few and they don’t

there a report from several months back about rogues in a pack? That’s new, they don’t really reside in packs usually. Can you have some of their locations

a nod. “Excellent, gather the reports from the others and call a pack meeting for tomorrow. There is something I need to share with everyone. You may leave, thank

leave and I sit

Born… Atticus and Sebastian need to talk. I don’t know how that will go

it up. “Hello,” I say, it’s the man

“Hello, Ma’am.”

“Have you found him?”

he’s down at the Atomic bar,” he says

That isn’t like Dad…

to him.” I say, ending

and I can just picture him. I can hear the children

to go get Dad. He’s down at the local bar here. It’s at the edge