I Am The Luna

ZAIA.

Agatha had to be knocked unconscious because she refused to go silently and until the cameras were all found, I did not trust her trying to alert someone on the way out, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they had already gotten wind of what had happened.

Aran and I are now in Agatha’s room as he looks at the items around the room. Some of which I had commanded two of my guards to pack into a box; including the cards and some memory sticks, whilst I had Jai take her laptop to pass to Atticus to see if there is anything else on it.

Aran has not said a word and I am waiting for him to start the conversation, and as important as this is, I am losing a lot of blood, but he looks too distracted to notice.

“It’s hard to believe,” he finally says, as he sighs heavily.

“It is… even I didn’t want to believe it,” I reply quietly.

“It has become exhausting. I knew Sebastian was a bad egg from the start.” He says

contemptuously. “Who knows how long he and Agatha were planning this, or if he was the one who manipulated his mother to do this?”

“I don’t think so. She was clearly in on this before Sebastian was even born, and she is also Gaultier’s biological mother. I’m assuming it was probably via surrogacy unless she has been pregnant more than once?”

“Another child… No, I think surrogacy makes sense. She has not been pregnant aside from with Sebastian. But she has been sick for a while. I would never have thought she’d be doing anything but enjoying her life and living in peace…”

“What exactly is she suffering with?” I ask.

“The doctors aren’t sure of the cause, but she was told to take it easy and not to take any pressure.” He says.

“Hmm, it might be true, but she definitely used it to appear more vulnerable,” I reply.

He nods as he looks around the room. “In all my years, this is the first time I am seeing this place. It was her space and I respected that, but to think she was sitting here and plotting…

He sighs again as he takes a book off the shelf.

you win this, Zaia?” he asks

and I don’t doubt it. I

looking down at the

will understand if you’d

off my jacket and pull

go to the closet and pull out a bedsheet. They’re still kept where they always used

when my vision spins, but I need to get it

put it off any longer… I glance at the lounge and take out my phone,

“Hey.” He says.

every inch of Agatha’s lounge right now. I feel we might find something more in there.” I say, pressing the fabric to my

it, Zaia, are

going to try to shift now, and then

please let Val check it over

will. See if Justin can get

I want it

Zaia, are you ok? I

“Yeah, I’m good…”

feel like you’re beginning

I imagining it?” His voice is hesitant, but

have betrayed me. I can’t rely

that, but keep trusting in good. It’s going to get better. We’re finding

say with fierce confidence as I make my way down the stairs slowly. “I have

in pain, and it’s just getting

guards still

and one of the men

my head, telling

slipping into the shadows and dropping to my knees, groaning at

Fuck…

Ok, shift Zaia, focus…

try again. I can feel

is it because I’m too weak? No, I have

my mouth and look down at my stomach. I need to let Valerie take care of me. I’ve wasted enough time. It’s definitely poisoned or it wouldn’t

picking up my phone, I walk out onto the road and call my guard, asking them to bring the car. I stand as

… Alpha?”

Huh?

So tired…

it cold?

is shaking me…

“Zaia!”

“Dad?”

eyes, but I can’t… I feel someone lift

“Valerie, she’s unconscious!”

Dad…

I’m

myself being rushed inside and

that Valerie was adamant she

hear Valerie giving orders to Dad before telling him