I Am The Luna

thundering hard.

| can smell the fear from her and it’s as if she’s seeingfor the first time.

“I never believed it, but | see it now...” she murmurs to herself, but there's an understanding in her eyes.

“Believed what?”

“Someone once was adamant that you would choose Sable because you had the fire within you to wreak havoc

upon this earth... | see it now ” she says quietly.

“I have the fire to wreak havoc upon those who have done nothing but cause discord.” | correct her, my eyes

burning with the hunger for vengeance. “What is Zion the key to?”

She knows I'm not playing.

“The triquetra.” She says, her jaws clenched.

“The triquetra? Not enough, try again.” I snarl, my command burning through my voice as | press the barrel of

my gun against her neck.

“Th- the SublTriquetra... the key to turn back tand give everyone a second chance!” she spits.

It doesn’t make full sense, but it’s clear he holds the power of something that the Sable did not want to become

a reality.

“And so you tried to kill him...”

“| tried before that! | made sure you didn’t get pregnant! And that stupid trip Aran planned tookaway from

here. Those | relied on clearly failed to make sure you were taking the correct dose of drugs to stop you from

conceiving!” she snarls, trying to free herself, but her gaze keeps returning to the gun.

That revelation hitshard.

Before | even got pregnant, | was being poisoned “So, all that about lovinglike a daughter was all fake, was

it?” I ask quietly.

Agatha smiles, a smile that no longer looks innocent.

“Of course, you servedbetter than a servant and since Sebastian did not give up on you, | had to tolerate

you anyway! | have sacrificed so much in life for the right cause, so much! We are doing this for the world! |

wanted you to choose the Sublbecause | knew if you did, my son would becthe rightful Sable Blood

Born. You bent over backwards to make others happy, so | simply took advantage of it!”

Her words hit hard, but I'm unable to process exactly how I feel so | simply stare at her, unbothered.

“Gaultier, who is he?” | ask. Wondering if his mother was also part of the Sable. She tenses at that before she

glares at me. “How do | know the answer to that?”

“The truth, Agatha.”

My eyes blaze as my command weighs down on her.

She seems to contemplate what | asked, and | clench my jaw.

My patience is gone, and | pull the trigger, making her scream as the bullet zooms past her ear, grazing her

cheek in the process. It didn’t touch her, but it was millimetres away. The extrproximity making her flinch.

“I am not playing,” | answer the unspoken question that | know is on her mind.

She glances down the stairs, almost as if she wants to scream for help, but | can already hear the sound of

backup approaching.

“Gaultier, is he your son, Agatha?” | ask, wondering if my sudden assumption might be true. After all, the rest of

us were full siblings...

Her eyes flash as she glares at me. | did not cheat on Aran if that is what you are trying to insinuate!” She snarls.

“So, the answer is yes. Does Aran know? Or is he part of this all? Were you disloyal to him?”

“I did nothing but be loyal to him!” she sneers. ” But | picked the wrong King...for | knew that | would be the one

blessed to birth two of the most important people for the future of the world.”

| have not heard anywhere that she had ever been pregnant aside from with Sebastian...

| frown. “Are you and Gerard mates?” | ask, narrowing my eyes.

“Like | said, | have been loyal,” she hisses, her gaze dipping to the gun in my hand.

| frown deeply. “But | am correct, am | not? So only true mates can birth the members of the Triquetras... Well,

that answers something.” | say coldly.

“But you have no way to prove anything, and | am still the elder Luna. | hold power here...” she says quietly

before her eyes brim with tears just as the front door is brought down and several guards rush inside.

“She doesn’t need to prove anything when | have heard enough.”

We both turn to see Aran standing behind us. Agatha’s heart thumps as she begins shaking; this woman was an

excellent actress.

The guards cto a halt, looking atfor their next order.

“Aran, don’t believe her!” she whispers, but despite her best efforts, she’s unable to hide the fear in her voice.

“She tried to kill me!”

“And yet... she is the one who is bleeding. What is going-"

“Aran, she’s lost her mind!” she cuts him off.

“I said, what is going on?! And | want Zaia to answer that question!” His eyes blaze as he raises his hand as

several of the guards rush through the door.

“Zaia!" Jai is at the front, his heart thundering as he looks up at me.

“Stand down, Zaia, let's talk this out,” Aran says.

“How about | show you instead?” | say as | reach into my pocket, keeping my gun pointing at Agatha as | pull out

my phone, stopping the auand playing it from the beginning.

| forward it to the moment we entered her private lounge, letting every single person here hear our entire

conversation, only skipping the part where she tells the reason why she was targeting Zion. That is something

everyone doesn’t need to know.

Silence falls as Agatha stares at Aran as if trying to deduce his reaction and, with every passing minute, | can

sense his anger building.

| let go of Agatha moving back as I clutch at my waist. I'm bleeding, but it would be far worse if the bullet wasn’t

still lodged inside of me.

“Aran please, it's not true, there's more to it.

Letexplain.”

“You have been on Sebastian's side even after his departure! This is the final straw, | have had enough!” His

words are cold, and | just wish | could tell him that Sebastian only did what he did to protect our daughter.

“Agatha King, on the charges of liaising with the enemy: Poisoning an unborn child, poisoning me, so | could not

conceive. Framingfor a false kidnapping by making a fake transfer from my bank. Endangering the pack and

its people by placing cameras for the enemy and for being a traitor. You are found guilty and will be tried and

punished for every single cryou have committed.” | say, my voice strong in the silent hall as | lean back

against the rail.

Another traitor caught...

Agatha stares at me, but | have no remorse for her.

“You can’t do that...”

“Oh, I can, and | have. You will never be free.

Not for what you have done.” | reply coldly.

“Aran! No! Tell her. You know me!”

“The Alpha has spoken. It is up to her, Agatha...

but | wish | knew why. Did | ever really know the real you? Seems not.” Aran says. | see the pain in his eyes

before he turns his back on us.

“Take her away, Jai, and make sure she is given more wolfsbane just in case she tries to mind link.”

“You got it Alpha, but you need to go to the hospital, alright?” he says, glancing at my hand, which is now

covered in blood.

“I'll be fine. I'll shift, it'll push the bullet out and I'll heal faster,” | say quietly. “Mr King, may | have a word?”

Aran glances atand nods. “I think it’s high twe have a proper talk.”

“I think so too.”