I Am The Luna

ZAIA.

Pain sears through my waist, spreading like fire through my entire body.

I look down, realising I’ve been shot. In my shock at Agatha’s words, I ended up lowering my guard and losing control of the barrier on the door.

My ears ring with a shrill whistling sound just as Agatha lunges at me. In a flash I react, kicking Agatha back and sending her flying.

I raise my gun and shoot at the three guards who are almost on top of me, the one on the left who had shot me raising the gun again, but I pull the trigger, firing a shot square through his head.

My eyes blaze as he drops to the floor, dead.

The other two are alive, but they won’t be getting up for a while. I kick the gun into the corner of the room just as I spot Agatha running to the door. She isn’t getting away, not when I need answers.

I see the butler’s body slumped on the ground in the hall and I don’t sense a heartbeat… did one of the guards kill him?

“Agatha!” I shout as I chase after her. She’s fast but not faster than me. I reach her just as she reaches the stairs and I grab her shoulder. “We aren’t done!” I growl.

“I am!” Agatha hisses as she grabs my arm and yanks me roughly, trying to push me down the stairs. The tug makes a sharp spasm of pain rush through me again and I feel nauseous. I grab the bannister, yanking free from her hold as I grab her arm.

“Enough!” I shout, glaring at the woman I have a hold on. My aura flares around me, rushing off me like a tidal wave, making the chandeliers.

tremble and the lights flicker.

She tenses as she looks around and I think I see a glimmer of fear in her eyes as I regain my balance fully and yank her closer.

“I am not the woman you knew. I am ready to fill the rivers of the underworld with the souls of your people. Push me further, Agatha, and I swear on the lives of my beloved children that I will kill you.” I snarl, my heart thundering hard.

I can smell the fear from her and it’s as if she’s seeing me for the first time.

“I never believed it, but I see it now…” she murmurs to herself, but there’s an understanding in her eyes.

“Believed what?”

“Someone once was adamant that you would choose Sable because you had the fire within you to wreak havoc upon this earth… I see it now ” she says quietly.

fire to wreak havoc upon those who have done nothing but cause discord.” I

knows I’m not

says, her jaws

my command burning through my

Triquetra… the key to turn back time and

he holds the power of something that the Sable

tried to kill

made sure you didn’t get pregnant! And that stupid trip Aran planned took me away from here. Those I relied on clearly failed to make sure you were

hits me

I was being poisoned “So, all that about loving me like a daughter was all fake, was

a smile that no longer

doing this for the world! I wanted you to choose the Sublime because I knew if you did, my son would become the

words hit hard, but I’m unable to process exactly how I feel so I simply stare

is he?” I ask. Wondering if his mother was also part of the Sable. She tenses at that before she glares at me. “How do I know

“The truth, Agatha.”

as my command weighs down

seems to contemplate what I asked,

past her ear, grazing

am not playing,” I answer the unspoken question that I know is on

scream for help, but I can already

is he your son, Agatha?” I ask, wondering if my sudden assumption might be

flash as she glares at me. I did not cheat on

Aran know? Or is he part of this all? Were

the wrong King…for I knew that I would be the

anywhere that she had ever been pregnant

Gerard mates?” I ask,

she hisses, her gaze dipping to the

true mates can birth the members of the Triquetras… Well, that

have no way to prove anything, and I am still the elder Luna. I hold power here…” she says quietly before her eyes brim with tears just as the front door is brought down

doesn’t need to prove anything when I have

Aran standing behind us. Agatha’s heart thumps

a halt, looking at me for their next

best efforts, she’s unable to hide the fear in her voice. “She tried

is the one who is