I Am The Luna

Well, I'm ready to do what he wanted Anthony to do. But to do that, I need to get out of this hall.

Somehow.

And fast.

I look around, trying to assess which door to use when all exits are surrounded by queues of people panicking as more gunshots are fired.

"You can put on any front you like, Owen. It will not change your fate."

"What front? we all know that you're a killer! You are a werewolf amongst us who isn't even chipped. One who was imprisoned by his own kind! No one is safe as long as the likes of you are around. For our people, I will do anything I need to do! I'm willing to protect them from you! So stop pretending to be a hero!"

A soft chuckle leaves Zade, one that makes me pause and look back at him. "Hero? Who said I'm the hero? I am not Zaia Toussaint, Sebastian King, or Atticus Payne... I don't play nice. Fuck with me and I will retaliate..." his voice is soft yet clear above all the thundering hearts, the whimpers of fear from those stuck in this room and fearing for their lives.

I watch as Zade advances towards Cassian, unbothered by the men that are closing in on him. Not bothered that they hold weapons, his blue aura shimmering around him.

"The thing is... I am the one who brought down the system that controlled those microchips. You see, Doc, we are not test subjects for you to do with as you please.... you can try to control us, yet even the weakest of the weak can rise as one, and us? We are not weak. We're the superior race."

"But you are alone. I made sure of that," Cassian sneers, but he steps back raising his gun.

"That's a shame for you," Zade murmurs as all the men open fire. 'Go.' His command to me rings in my head, the gunshots, the screams and the shrill sound making my vision darken.

I want to go back to him, to shield him as that night from years ago returns to me. I look back at Zade, trying to calm down.

He's ok... He has his aura surrounding him like a barrier.

I need to get out of here!

"Find the woman!" Cassian grunts as I hear something break and something heavy crashing to the ground.

"And kill her," another sinister voice mutters. It comes from the dark shadows on the other side of the room.

'Be safe, my Sexy Stallion,' I say to Zade through the mind-link as I silently keep my head down and make my way towards the room where the auctioned items are kept. There was another door in there, and a window. I'll find a way to get to the security

room.

'You too, Baby Girl.'

I glance back to see the blur of figures as the main doors are thrown open and more men enter.

The guests' screams ring loudly as they try to get out. Pushing and shoving, fear making them irrational.

"Everyone will be searched before they can leave. We need to find the enemy that is amongst us. Please cooperate!" one of the men shouts.

I need to be fast.

Zade's words from that morning replay in my mind and I wonder if he knew things would go downhill fast. We were on a conference call with the others and the plan was to just scope it out. If anything happened, the order was to get out of there...

(FLASHBACK)

"And if we can't?" Zade cocks a brow.

"you can. We can't risk anyone getting hurt," Sebastian replies, frowning. "We have to wait for you to get access to those chips and bring the system down."

"I don't plan to bring that system down. I'm aiming to destroy it, completely. Fuck it up so badly they can never fix it."

"Zade, that's not wise. I'm certain they will reach out to us to diffuse matters," Atticus adds.

"It's gone too far beyond that point now. They don't deserve a chance to negotiate. It's time we set our own rules."

"That can cause more trouble," Zaia murmurs.

"Don't really care. What if I manage to breach their security before the ball?" Zade asks quietly.