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.

win this, Zaia?” he asks quietly as he turns back to

I will,” I say, and I don’t doubt it. I plan

before looking down

once and for all. If you need anything from me, I am Kere. But I will understand if you’d rather I not be involved. Get your injuries checked.” With those curt words, he leaves

the shelves just in case we missed anything. I take off

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

to wrap it around my waist when my vision spins,

can’t put it off any longer… I glance at the

“Hey.” He says.

now. I feel we might find something more in there.”

are you

I’m going to try to shift now, and then I’ll be home.”

please let Val check it over

Justin can get anything

want

Zaia, are you ok? I mean aside from

“Yeah, I’m good…”

feel like you’re beginning to

it?” His voice is hesitant, but he knows the answer to

have betrayed me. I can’t rely on blind faith

going to get better.

make my way down the stairs slowly. “I have worked too hard to fail. We

in pain, and

front door. There are a few guards still around, and Aran is

a nod as I step out and one of the men asks me if

my head, telling them

the mansion grounds, slipping into the shadows and dropping to

Fuck…

Ok, shift Zaia, focus…

frowning I try again. I can feel my aura surge forward, but I’m

I’m too weak? No,

down at my stomach. I need to let Valerie take care of me. I’ve

the car.

… Alpha?”

Huh?

So tired…

is it cold? So

shaking me… I

“Zaia!”

“Dad?”

to open my eyes, but I can’t…

“Valerie, she’s unconscious!”

Dad…

I’m here…

feel myself being rushed inside and placed

Valerie was adamant she

Dad before telling him to