Chapter 0246
“I'm sorry Sia...” He says guiltily.
She shakes her head and smiles up at him.
“I'm sorry too, Zion...”
| can’t help but smile at them both as Zion takes her hand and gently leads her to the bed. “Con, let's get
ready for bed then.” He tells her. “Mommy Sia’s medicine!” he adds before hurrying towards the large cabinet
against the far wall.
“Mommy will get it. Here, you two put your pyjamas on.”
“Ok, Mommy.” He says as he hurries back to me, and | smile down at him.
Always take care of your sister for me.
An hour has passed and I'm staring at the ceiling. The lights are off and both are asleep. | stare at the ceiling;
the shadow created by the trees outside the window.
Can Moon Dust locate things as well as humans? Like the location of a cure.
If Gerard really has one...
| glance down at Sia. If only it could leadto the cure... | know Valerie was trying
and had sent samples out, but | know she is no closer to finding an answer than she
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was when she started.
| look at the children once more, slowly easing out of bed. | will sleep with them
tonight but before that, there's something | wanted to do... just in case...
Returning to the room where Sebastian and | once slept together, | take out
something | had spotted from Dad's office earlier today.
A large yet simple hourglass.
| get to work unscrewing the wooden base and carefully emptying the sand into a bowl. | then wipe it down and
opening the pouch carefully pour the Moon Dust into
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the now empty hourglass.
As | pour, a vibrant pinky glow swirls around my hands, the hourglass sending a wave of power through me.
With my heart...
| tense as that sudden thought enters my mind and shake my head, suddenly feeling extremely lightheaded.
| look down at the glowing dust that now settles back into the grey powdery sand that it looked like moments
ago. The pink glow disappears.
With my heart? Was that a hint on how to use it?
My heart is racing as | stare down at the Moon Dust, tempted to try it out, but tonight
| promised the children to stay by their side.
Tomorrow I'll try to use it to find Dad, and if it works... the cure and the Sable will be
next.
| grab a small plastic packet, placing a little dust in there to attempt tomorrow before.
screwing the bottom of the hourglass back on.
| place it on one of the shelves next to a clock. Hidden but in plain sight.
| pour the sand from the hourglass into the pouch and place it in my safe.
Why did | do that?
| pause as | stare at the pouch.
Because I'm scared of my own friends betrayingtoo... | feel guilty at the thought,
but do | have any other option?
No. | do not.
I've trusted far too much.
| return to the children’s room and pick up my phone. The messages to Sebastian
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remain unread and my heart squeezes, but | refuse to dwell on that pain because | know it will crush the fragile
state of my heart. | exit the chat and look at the new
message from Atticus.
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Atticus: Goodnight Zaia, don’t let their words get to you. We all respect your decision. The first training session
starts at 5am. I'll see you then.
Zaia: See you then.
I'm going to do this. I'm going to find Dad, find the cure, and destroy the Sable for everything they have done to
The Goddess is a woman who needs no mate... so who said a woman needs a man?
We don’t... and I'll prove that.
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Chapter 0247