I Am The Luna

Chapter 0434

We walk side by side and head down the winding stairs, only to spot Atticus waiting at the bottom of the stairs, pacing restlessly.

“We’re not late, are we?” Valerie asks.

“No, not at all,” he answers, glancing behind us before he turns and leads the way out of the front doors and takes a left, where I can see there’s a smaller side building.

“Has Zaia arrived?” Valerie asks Atticus.

“She has, about twenty minutes ago.” He now turns and smiles at Valerie. He seems a little more relaxed than he was moments earlier.

What’s his issue? Is it because he’s housing me? Or is this meeting stressing him the fuck out? If it’s the first issue, I would willingly stay elsewhere.

“Great, and Sebastian, he’s here too, isn’t he?”

can both agree he wouldn’t allow Zaia to come here without him. He’s insecure,” his whispered words are full of mockery, making Valerie

She shakes her head and looks at me. “Atticus and

why is that?” I ask, not interested in them, but always

the

Zaia?

Really?

fated though, right?”

‘Well, yes.

your brother should back the

a long story that I will fill you in

look forward to it.‘ I pull her close for a second, squeezing her waist. For her, I’d listen to anything she wants to tell me. Watching her and hearing

love her.

the hum of talking, but the moment we step into what is clearly a

at least thirty men and women there. Every man is in a suit or, like Atticus, in pants and shirts. I’m the only one here dressed down, but I don’t really care, as long as they

eyes are on us, and no one speaks until a certain redhead

hurries around the people * standing around and comes over

can hear them breathe in this quietness. The uneasy tension settling amongst

closing the gap between them as she hugs her. Zaia smiles, hugging her back, but her eyes are trained on me.

smoothly look away after a moment, my time as their prisoner rushes back and as much as I