I Am The Luna

I Am The Luna by Moonlight Muse Chapter 45

Chapter 45 A Target

ZAIA. Mom and Dad are both silent. Bringing up a painful part of their past wasn’t my intention, but it was necessary.

“Then, if your decision is made, then what do you want from me?” Dad says quietly. This is the moment, the most important part…

“I need you to arrange the meeting with Sebastian. After all, I don’t wish to talk to him.” I say, surprising both Mom and Dad. But with it, I see them both visibly relax…

As planned. I’m sorry to lie to you both… but I need to keep up the façade, so if the enemy is close, they realise that we are not together…

“I see…” Dad says, far calmer than before. He sighs heavily and nods. “I guess I can arrange that.” “Thank you. Just say if he wishes to see the children, that I have agreed to allow that.” I say, thinking I’ll let Sebastian know, we will have to keep the act up.

Dad nods, patting my shoulder. “I may not like it… but I understand where you are coming from.”

I smile slightly and nod. Once he leaves, Mom looks at me, opening her mouth when I shake my head. “I don’t want to discuss it, Mom. Anyway, I need to go.” I say, picking up my briefcase.

“Zaia…”

“Mom, please.” I plead. Leaning over the table, I peck her cheek before I head to the living room, watching the children play. I walk over to them, picking Sia up. I kiss her cheeks tenderly.

“What are you two playing?” I ask as I brush a few strands of her hair back and she rests her head on my shoulder.

“I told you Mommy this morning I made a rocket,” Zion explains as he picks up his Lego rocket and begins zooming around the room with it.

“Oh, that is amazing!” I compliment watching him run around the room before I pick up the Doll Sia is playing with. “She has the same hair colour as Sia.”

“No.” Sia says with a small, Mine cute “Mine is darker. It’s more like Mommy’s.” mile, “Oh, is it?” I say, tickling her lightly, making het giggle before I place her dow” I “King I know I made the right decision.

I needed Mom and Dad to know because I didn’t want the children to meet him and then tell my children it must be kept a secret. I don’t want to instil that into them that if an adult tells you to keep a secret, you have to.

I want them to be open and not taught to keep secrets from such a young age.

I believe in honesty and speaking the truth…and I’m certain they will not be able to contain their excitement once they have met him. Sebastian was never one to mix with children, so I’m curious to see how he is with his own…

“Mommy, Grandad got us these yesterday,” Sia says, pointing at some new toys.

you are! I love them.” I say as Zion comes over to show his rocket. I play with them for a few minutes longer before I have to

as usual before I switch it off again. Hide it away and after locking my bedroom door, I head

private meeting with Mr Harrison to discuss the contract itself. Thank him for the job, not to mention apologies for my abrupt

and waiting outside and I get

thinking about last

how I will face

driver says, and I come out of my thoughts, glancing up at the building. He gets out, coming around to open the door for me. “Thank you,” I say as I step out and lo ok up

Floor number twelve…

loudly as it approaches makes me glance at the road,

closer at a speed that is way above the limit for this area and he’s headed right this

driver moves me back, probably worried he’d dirty my clothes when suddenly the motorbike careens off the

I push him to the side

guard, who has just got out of the front passenger seat, jumps out and rushes towards me as the biker turns violently and drives straight into the car that we were in moments ago. The crunch of

second car, commands as they form a human

“Get her inside!”

“It’s too risky.”

look up sharply, my heart

distorted voice! Is it the person who tried to

fill the air and I realise he’s begun shooting at random. I scream, as one of the men in front of me falls to the ground, dead. I’m dragged back and pushed into a corner as screams fill the air.

ok Ma’am.” One of the

say something more when the gun goes off and he doubles over dead, several

No…

I was meant to come to a meeting and instead, there’s a man with a gun on the

to protect others overtaking me and I grab one of the guns that the guards

my heart pounding as I step out, grabbing the piece of card

drops as I stare at it. It’s not a card, but a

down at the picture, fear beginning to crawl into me. At the bottom of the photograph, in bold black ink, is a

HIM A WARNING AND

IT WILL BE YOUR BLOOD, ZAIA TOUSSAINT AND THAT OF YOUR

CHILDREN COVERING

FROM SEBASTIAN

OR ELSE.

I need to stop him. I scan the

tell if he’s a

stand up and try to get closer. I haven’t used a gun in ages… but

busy aiming at someone hiding behind the bench and I’m almost close enough when he suddenly freezes and turns

jumps to the side, letting out a menacing growl when the bullet hits his shoulder.

I dart for cover behind the smashed car as he lets off a rain of bullets. I’m shaking. The fear of what is happening on this street which is

out, come out… oh if only you didn’t disobey me,” he hisses in that same distorted voice

There are people in the windows, people hiding… but

as he slams something into the car, making the crunch of a metal ring through the air. It’s so