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.

them.” I say as Zion comes over to show his

at the same time as usual before I switch it off again. Hide

contract itself. Thank him

is ready and waiting outside and I get in,

stop myself from thinking about last night. My cheeks burn at the fact I gave

don’t know how I will face Sebastian

out of my thoughts, glancing up at the building. He gets out, coming around to open the door for me. “Thank

Floor number twelve…

roaring loudly as it approaches makes me glance at

he zooms closer at a speed that is way above the limit

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

gets hurt, he’ll die. I push him to the side and I jump back just

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 metal fills the sky and I back away, just as

in a second car, commands as they form a

“Get her inside!”

“It’s too risky.”

robotic voice from behind the helmet of the biker. I look up sharply, my heart plummeting as I

tried to harm Sebastian on

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. Copper, I can smell

One of the guards

off and

No…

spinning. What is going on? I was meant to come to a meeting and instead, there’s a

heart thumping, the urge to protect others overtaking me and I grab one of the guns that the

hadn’t used it, but I will. I check if it’s loaded, my heart pounding as I

It’s not a card, but a photograph. Sebastian and I… against the wall in my room,

me. At the bottom of

HIM A WARNING

YOUR BLOOD, ZAIA

CHILDREN COVERING

AWAY FROM SEBASTIAN

OR ELSE.

as he shoots manically, his back to me. He’s right before me. I need to stop him. I scan the front grounds. There are at least

tell if he’s a

I slowly stand up and try to get closer. I haven’t used a gun in ages… but I have been trained with one. I need to know

aiming at someone hiding behind the bench and I’m

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

cover behind the smashed car as he lets off a

hisses in that same distorted voice that sends a sinister

There are people in

as he slams something into the car, making the crunch of a metal ring through the