I Am The Luna

In the Night

ZAIA. I stare down at the mark. It’s almost the same as mine, Val’s and Atticus’s, but there’s one thing that sticks out to me. The triangular point is facing downwards… Where all of ours has an upside-down V that forms a triangle shape, his is like an inverted version of ours. More so, somehow it just looks more… sinister? 1

I’m not sure if it’s the correct word, but deep down I feel as if something isn’t right. This mark was not on him before. I’ve seen this man naked countless times, kissed his neck right here so many times…

Unease flits through me as Sebastian watches me intently. “How is this…possible?” I murmur, trying to mask my concern. Why is it different? 3

Sebastian rubs the back of his neck as I trace the mark, slowly ignoring the shiver that runs. down my spine.

“I don’t know… but when the three of your touched, I felt a sharp pain, and I heard a voice, something like ‘Forgive me and how I’m the wildcard?’ I’m not sure… I fell unconscious after that. Maybe I imagined it all or maybe it’s linked ” he says quietly, lost in thought. 1

I stare at him for a moment before getting off his lap and slipping my coat on. “What do you mean, you heard a voice?” I ask sharply, looking down at him.

He sighs frustratedly as he sits-back. “I might have forgotten to mention it with everything going on. We got caught up with a lot of crap going on,” he says as if that explains it away as he observes me intently. His words only irritate me.

I can’t read him, he’s wearing one of his sharp shrewd businessmen expressions and I can never make out what he’s thinking when he’s like this.

“How do you forget to mention something so vital? It literally takes two minutes to share something like that! I mean, it doesn’t even take a minute! That’s not something you can just brush off, Sebastian!” I say, wringing my hands, exasperated. “At this rate, who knows. what else you might have forgotten to mention!” 2

I don’t know why I’m so annoyed, but I can’t deny that the mark has left me shaken. He frowns deeply, looking up at me. “Nothing. else, relax Zaia, why are you overreacting?” 5

Excuse me? “Really? Are you actually saying I’m overreacting?” I frown back at him, trying to calm my irritation.

maybe I am…

it,” he growls. “Well, it surely means something,” I murmur. The difference in the design is what’s getting to me the

sure you’ll figure it out,” he says, standing up. I look at him sharply.

his nose. “Sorry … I just mean not everything is necessary to share. Some things are

sting. Are they

I ask accusingly. “No. I’m

team… I’d have thought that meant sharing everything.” I say

answer, and the atmosphere in the room is suddenly cold. “Well, goodnight… I’ll work on getting

do this, Zaia,” he says quietly, gripping

I say, looking at him over my shoulder. “I just don’t

don’t know what I want to say or how. Once

to lose you… Let’s

and close my eyes, allowing him to hold me for a few moments. I just wish he understood that right now,

“I’m just worried about everything, Bastien…

are… you’ve always been the better

that supposed to

it’s

before letting go. “It’s late. You shouldn’t be out

but

a gentle kiss on his cheek before I tighten my belt. The unease inside of me is growing and I feel restless,

there, and I wonder if they heard anything. Well

I don’t want to see him handcuffed again.

looking at any

the room, his eyes are glowing silver but he’s not looking in

sure the mark has concerned him too, maybe he

voice is in my head. ‘I love her, I can’t keep hurting her.’ s I spin around but he isn’t there. I frown,

Alpha Sebastian is inside.” One of my men says politely concern etched

moon. It’s not a full moon but the urge to

driver opens the door and I get in, although

extremely painful, and it left me bedridden for days but deep down I feel if I shift now, something will be different… I