I Am The Luna

Chapter 0224

ZAIA.

I know I should have listened to him, but I truly believed I was doing the right thing. I honestly didn’t think things would end up this bad.

The festering thoughts aren’t easing up, and I feel mentally exhausted.

“Go with him. Show Atticus his room. I’ll clean this up.” I tell Valerie gently. She’s shaken by it all, and I know she’s going through a lot. I hope she at least realises she does love him.

Everyone deserves a second chance, right?

She nods and I give her a smile, watching Atticus lift him carefully.

“You did amazingly. Now go with him.” I whisper to her.

She’s about to say something, but instead, she simply smiles and nods before she helps Atticus with Jai, supporting his head. She’s got blood in her hair and over her clothes, but like me, she has far bigger things to be concerned about.

They leave the room and my smile fades as I slowly drop into one of the chairs, my face falling. No longer able to keep the mask of strength on my face.

Everything went wrong tonight… This was not what I was expecting to happen. I wanted to make things right between the rogues and us, to prove that they were just like us… But they’re not, and the painful truth is they don’t like us and never wanted to create an alliance of peace.

Then Jai, Jai shouldn’t have gotten hurt… He almost died because of me… How many more people’s lives will I be responsible for in the war that I have created?

with no hesitation and the most

look down at my blood–covered hands. Look at the blood

am I

even recognise myself?

hating what I’m

me into his arms and tell me it’s going to be ok… or

his back on

place my head in my hands, brushing my hair back

with tears but I can’t cry. There’s so much

“Zaia…”

when Atticus enters the room and I quickly sit

“Hey…”

the pain for when he wakes up. I’m

and

here.” He

ones who helped us escape and stopped those wolves that refused to pledge their allegiance to me.

go there and figure out how I’ll protect them.

lose?” I ask

something I realise is a reflex to hide his