I Am The Luna

I move back, almost falling, but I aim a kick at his shin before backing away to regain myself.

“If this is about why | never cto find you, | never knew you made it... Your mother had an entire story

made...”

He throws his head back, letting off a bitter laugh. “You really are a fucking loser. | know the truth. | know that

you ain't my fucking father. Adam Toussaint was my father. Hate to break it to ya if you didn’t know that shit!” he

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Who told him that?

They are my children... there is no doubt about that, but someone clearly manipulated the truth.

| see Jai move from the corner of my eyes, going for a discarded gun. As much as | know Zade is dangerous, |

need him to know the truth.

“Whoever told you that was lying! You and Zaia are mine,and your mother were fated mates! You are my

son!”

“I don’t buy your bullshit. | know you killed my father!” He snarls as the knife slices through my shoulder, pain

burning throughas | jump back, breathing hard.

How much distrust and hatred have they embedded in him?

“I am not lying, I am not saying forgivebecause | should have seen through Melanie's lies... but | don’t want

you to find out later and Jai pulls the trigger and Zade ducks, his aura raging around him as he turns on Jai,

sending a blast in his direction that sends him flying to the ground, but Jai still shoots again and this tit

connects. Zade grunts as he touches his left leg and looks at the blood on his fingers.

“Nice strategy to play decoy.” He says mockingly, ignoring Jai and turning his eye on me. | wonder what

happened to his other eye?

I doubt he'll want to share that with me.

“I'am not playing decoy or trying to distract you. Jai... leave this to me.” | say quietly as a few more of the

enemies’ men rush forward to assist Zade, but the others intercept them.

Zade’s powerful aura is swirling around him dangerously, and no one is managing to get close.

| see Jai try, concern in his eyes as he watches me, but I'm more concerned about his state. He needs medical

care, but he refuses to back out as he gives commands to sof the men.

A good beta.

“Too late to pretend to care. | need to get this over with so | can go grab my nephew.” He says

mockingly, tilting his head to the side. Unease floodsand | shake my head.

No... Zaia has ctoo far for this... far too far. | will never let anyone hurt her or the children. again!

“Then | will have to stop you. Son or not.” | say quietly.

“Don’t antagonise me!” he snarls as he rushes at me, far too fast forto duck this time.

| grab his wrist as he plunges the knife into my stomach.

“Alpha Hugh!” Justin, Zaia's other beta, shouts.

| can see the blinding light around us build higher, stopping anyone from getting close enough to assist me.

Zade is powerful, extremely powerful, and he is a trained killer. He has no remorse. There's an arrogant smile on

his face as he pushes the knife deeper into my stomach.

“Are you really so far gone that you do not realise this is wrong?” | grunt, ignoring the pain as | try to push him

back, my hand still holding his tightly.

He looks up atand cocks a brow. “So far gone? Really? I've worked my entire life to get rid of scum who don’t

deserve to be called alphas!” he hisses. “Your death will help cleanse the world of trash and scum.”

“No... it won't. You won't win this because you chose the losing side!” | shout as | slam my shoulder into his

chest and from the bottom of my heart, I will myself to transform.

This is not something | have done in years... Pain rips through me, spreading like poison from a bite and for a

moment I'm paralysed by the pain, feeling my bones break and transform.

| growl at Zade, who watcheswith a small smirk.

“You aren't as weak as | presumed,” he murmurs.

‘No, | am not.” | reply, forcing my voice through the mind link that | know I have with him. He is family and no

matter what he believes, he is not Adam's son.

His eyes flash as he shifts and launches himself at me. | meet him head on, throwing him aside, only for him to

turn and swipe his claws across. my jaw.

| snarl at him as blood splatters the ground beneath us before we begin to circle one another. ‘See the world

through your own eyes, see that this is wrong! Do not let this night be the last one you will ever see through.’ |

try again. | don’t know why | think he'd listen.

“You're one to talk,” he snarls. “This will make the world a better place and I can finally live free from the pain

and secrets. After this day, even the humans will know that we are greater! We will control not only the

supernatural but the real world. We are the superior species!”

Madness.

His words are delusional... he is blinded and with cold clarity, | realise that he will not listen to me...

“Alpha Hugh! Get the hell out of there! Alpha’s Zaia’s orders!” Jai growls at me, his eyes blazing as Zade

advances on me. This the’s ready for the kill and his aura blazes higher around him.

| can’t move as it clamps down on me, creating an invisible prison around me.

Move!

But no matter how much I try, | can’t fight his aura. It’s strong, but even then | know that there are two other

auras | have felt that are stronger than his...

The true leaders of our kind...

Zaia and Sebastian.

| smile internally, realising why they were paired... a force to be reckoned with...

‘Zaia...’

‘Dad!’

My heart skips a beat at the pain in her voice. What is happening? Why is she so devastated?

I don’t have the tto ask...

Jai and Justin are hammering against the prison around me.

‘Dad, I'm coming!’ Zaia’s voice comes in my head, full of desperation and pain. 2

‘No, don't, child. Focus on what you need to do. Zaia, | know that you and Sebastian have had every force in this

world try to tear you apart, but he loves you. You love him. Give each other one final chance. | love you, child.”

‘Dad! Don’t you dare make this a farewell!” Her voice breaks and | close my eyes as Zade sinks his teeth into my

neck, ripping a chunk of my flesh right out, but he is not done.

Even through the pain and shouts, all | see is the hatred in his one good eye as he launches himself atonce

more... Is this it?

The end?

At the hands of my own son?

| see him raise his blood-covered claws, hackles raised, his eye blazing with rage and hatred as he launches

himself atand | await the final blow...