I Am The Luna

73. A Memory

NEW YEARS DAY OVER FOUR YEARS AGO

VALERIE. “It’s so late.” I massage the back of my neck as I step into my apartment. We had left the Whispering Mountain Pack after midnight and the journey wasn’t too short.

I yawn, pausing as I stretch when I hear the faint creak of a floorboard, making me freeze. It’s not a violent stormy night that the wind would cause the apartment to creak.

I tilt my head, but there’s nothing more and I almost smile. Why am I being so paranoid? I walk to the fridge, grabbing myself a bottle of water; gulp it down and look through some papers. I have work in the morning.

I sit down at the counter, skimming through one of the reports of a big operation we have tomorrow when I think I hear something again.

Tilting my head, I pause, I really am imagining things. I shake my head. Well, I should shower and get to bed. I need to get out of this dress too.

I get up and walk to the bedroom. Sighing, I mull over everything with Zaia. I hate how life has done her dirty. I wish there was more I could do for her.

I’ll keep sending her the antidote, and I’ll keep checking her bloods but it’s just not enough. Fucking stupid alpha!

That stupid bitch Annalise!

Karma. Karma will bite their ass.

I walk to my bedroom, pausing when I see it standing ajar. Strange, I’m sure I shut the door when I left. I specifically remember trapping my dress in it and then opening it, pulling out the dress and then closing it…

I shake my head as I step inside and flip the light switch. Darkness. I groan in annoyance. “Do I even have a spare bulb?” Tonight is not my night!

I’m about to turn to leave the room when I see a slight movement from the corner of my eye. On reflex, I turn sharply, my heart dropping when I see the tall, masked man who stands in the corner behind the door. He’s in baggy clothing with his hood up, his head is lowered and in his gloved hands he’s holding… a hammer.

We move at the same time, and I instantly grab the small vanity table that stands beside the door, lifting it up and swinging it at him with all my might. He ducks, and the table goes flying against the far wall.

I turn, knowing I’m no match for him! I need to alert security!

I’m barely two steps out of the bedroom when he grabs my dress, yanking me back into the room and kicking the door shut. He grabs my hair and throws me to the floor.

“What do you want!” I scream as I hit the floor. Fuck, he’s strong! I’m about to shout for help, but his gloved hand covers my mouth. “I need to make sure you aren’t a Blood Born.” He hisses.

A what?

the wrong person!” I say as he grabs me by the arm and violently

envelops me as I struggle fruitlessly. “Don’t fight me and let me see if there’s a mark

you’ ‘re looking for, will you let me go?”

His hand wraps around my throat squeezing tightly. He pauses slightly, and at that moment I’m able to

ago. “If you really aren’t, then, of course,’ he says, caressing my cheek. “But one sound

blood runs cold, even though he’s speaking extremely low, it’s him. It’s Sebastian. But if I tell him I know… he might just kill

his anger rising as he

there it is…” he yanks my hair as his attention falls to the hammer that lies

I manage to throw him back. My eyes blaze and suddenly

It’s rare for a werewolf to be able to

my arm, yanking me to the ground. I grab the bed sheets trying to pull myself up but it’s futile and I only manage to drag the bedding

raising his hammer and then intense pain ricochets through my head. I let out a choked gasp and I grab my head, crying

keeps striking my head, bludgeoning it with the hammer. My ears

darkness and that silver light… is beginning

I can feel

my head is being split

the most excruciating pain

(PRESENT)

I look around the car, my heart hammering. I’m safe. I’m

ghostly pain in my head lingering.

quietly. “And no one would have thought much of the symbol at the hospital,”

her head had, there’s a possibility it was just hidden and once her hair began growing, we wouldn’t have noticed it,” Jai

entire ordeal to them in French, but it was too much, and I am left shaken. Zaia

found me… but at the same time, it’s obvious they could

I ask, wondering what they’ll say. “Someone peeped through the eyehole, but no one answered

I think we might have come

quietly. “It wasn’t Seb, Val, trust me.” Jai’s eyes are soft and full of concern

learn the truth, there’s no need to force her to believe us,” Sebastian says quietly. “I initially thought he had jumped but he

she trust Sebastian? I look at her, but I

you have a doppelgänger or a twin,” I say quietly. “You aren’t the first to say that,” Sebastian says quietly, I look up

killing countless people and several of my guards. I managed to get his visor up and

need to find out who has eyes like Sebastian’s,” Jai says. He looks at me with concern in his gorgeous eyes and I look away. I don’t

my own grandma and Dad had given up, but he refused to… he’s been the one who has taken care of me.. I’m not sure

was his voice that I heard the most… but I also didn’t know what to say… I owe him more than a thank

live together at my safe house. A place even the guards

a beat and I guess that answers my question. I can tell from the crazy pull between them that they want one another badly, and I