I Am The Luna

75. A Reunion

ZAIA. My heart thuds as the King’s turn to the man, and the first thing I notice is the change in Aran’s attitude. He swallows, glancing at Sebastian, then at Agatha, almost uneasily.

The anger that was displayed on his face seconds ago is gone. “Gerard… you’re here…” Agatha looks stunned as she glances at Aran, who is emotionless and then back at the man. Gerard smirks slightly as he looks between the two.

“I thought I was welcome at any time, but perhaps now is not the right time?” he asks lightly, shoving his hand into his pocket as his sharp eyes flit between Aran and Sebastian and then snap to me. My heart skips a beat and I feel uneasy.

This man looks to be in his forties, which means he’s possibly in his late fifties. But what gets to me the most is that he eerily reminds me of Sebastian in more ways than just those eyes.

Instinctively, I grip onto Sebastian’s jacket, not knowing who he is. He is obviously familiar with the family if he was let in just like that… but in the years I was married to Sebastian, not once have I seen him. Who is he?

“Not at all! You are always welcome, but you could have told us so we could have come to collect you from the airport and had a feast prepared! First them, now you! I need to go tell the cooks to prepare a feast!” Agatha says, going over to him and hugging him tightly.

The man smirks, hugging her back.” No need. I had business to tend to first, anyway.” Aran and the man shake hands before he turns to Sebastian, who doesn’t move from where he’s sitting. “And you are?” Sebastian asks, cocking a brow. The man mirrors his move, cocking his own brow.

“Gerard King?” “Is that supposed to mean something to me?” Sebastian asks arrogantly. The man looks at Aran, curiosity in his eyes. “Aran’s cousin, a shame you haven’t even told your son about me,” he says with mock disappointment before he chuckles.

“Well, you aren’t one to take pictures, but Sebastian does know of you,” Aran says, surprisingly far calmer than before.

“Oh, does he?” Gerard says as he saunters into the room and takes a seat on one of the armchairs, his piercing eyes on Sebastian.

asks his father. “I mentioned to you about your grandfather’s brother’s family?” Aran says,

You have your own pack in France. Correct?” Sebastian asks. “That is correct, that is correct,” Gerard says, nodding slowly. He reminds me of Sebastian. His mannerisms, his way of

dark, almost as dark as Sebastian’s, but he has a dusting of grey could he be the

suddenly, now turning to me. Sebastian growls lowly. The man chuckles. “Oh, don’t worry, you are like a son to me, so that makes this woman my daughter-in-law? Correct?”

course it does!” Agatha responds, smiling politely as she glances at Aran, who says nothing. “So, you know who

that much. After all, us Kings are possessive,

“We are not married, Mr King.” I remind him politely, making him clench his jaw. Gerard is watching us casually, but something tells me

sound familiar… Ah yes, the Toussaint empire, now I know where I have seen you before. For a moment I thought we have already met, but I think I

but I am not so easy to forget if we met. In fact, I’m surprised that’s where you remember me from. I was involved in a mass shooting that happened outside a hotel a short while back. I was almost killed. Everyone remembers me from there. Especially

but I don’t really watch the news, especially when it’s always so dark. The world really needs to be cleansed of all the scum ruining it…” he

more,” I say. Didn’t he say he doesn’t watch the news? Everything else seems to fade and if

feel he is the shooter… It has to be him… and if so, does he know that I recognise him? Sebastian places his hand on my thigh

about to go down was diffused for now.

jaw. “Oh, don’t stop on my behalf, and I wouldn’t consider myself a guest… but as you wish,” Gerard says. “Or… perhaps while you both have your… conversation, maybe Zaia could keep me

Sebastian, who is frowning sharply, and I reach up and

Sebastian nods, glancing at Gerard before looking at his father and jerking

door. Sebastian glances back at me, before frowning at the man opposite me and leaves the room.

SEBASTIAN.

the coldness back in his voice the moment. the door of his office shut. “No, it can’t. What

none of your business! Sebastian, enough!” Dad threatens. “No. I want to know because whatever it is, is what has caused issues, preventing the Toussaint’s from accepting

know what the reason is, it’s

opinion matter?” Dad spits. “It does when it’s the parents of my woman. Their behaviour towards me has always caused tension. I want to know why that

at me. “We accepted Zaia, did we not? Why do you need their approval? You are here, in this pack! This is where you belong. Their

I’m constantly being lied to! There are things I should know, but I