I Am The Luna

Chapter 0416

“It’s all I could find. Let me know if you need anything else,” he says, bending down and kissing my cheek.

I look up, my heart skipping a beat, and nod. “Thank you.”

“I’ll be back to bandage her up.” Our eyes meet before he leaves the room.

“Will she be ok?” Adriana asks just when I see the bullet wound on the side of her neck. It missed but… barely.

“I’ll try my best. How long has she been unconscious?” I ask, dreading the

answer.

“Days…” Adriana’s voice is weak, and I glance at her. She’s scared. Deep down she knows I might not be able to do anything. “I tried, I really did, but they said they won’t see her because she wasn’t chipped… that by law they can only attend to someone who was legally chipped. I know I failed her.”

“You didn’t. Our system did,” I reply quietly.

One that needs to be abolished and I will make sure it is. No matter what.

My eyes flash as I continue working on Ada, time passing painstakingly slowly for the others, but for me, it’s a race against the clock, as everything I do is adding to the stress that her body is under.

when he picks up a bandage and walks towards

good,” she says

ask, glancing up at

anyone…” she murmurs as Zade

fucking time,” he says quietly.

I say firmly and she hesitantly lifts her top slightly and Zade deftly wraps the bandage around her.

jealous. I know I should, but his love for me… after last night… I don’t feel insecure at all.

He IS mine.

again and I continue the painstaking slow job of removing all the shards.

+15 BONUS

told, asking if I

sends tingles of sparks through me.

need to rest for a moment,” he says quietly.

but

he’s not letting on, he’s becoming increasingly on edge. I can smell gasoline from the hall and I wonder what

at least her

the waning light and the exhaustion, I can’t afford to stop working on Ada, time is running

unease washing

Something isn’t right.