38 A Verdict or I Am The Luna Chapter 116 By Moonlight Muse , ZAIA. , Pain sears through my waist, spreading like fire through my entire body. , I look down, realising I’ve been shot. In my shock at Agatha’s words, I ended up lowering my guard and losing control of the barrier on the door. , My ears ring with a shrill whistling sound just as Agatha lunges at me. In a flash I react, kicking Agatha back and sending her flying. , I raise my gun and shoot at the three guards who are almost on top of me, the one on the left who had shot me raising the gun again, but I pull the trigger, firing a shot square through his head. , My eyes blaze as he drops to the floor, dead. , The other two are alive, but they won’t be getting up for a while. I kick the gun into the corner of the room just as I spot Agatha running to the door. She isn’t getting away, not when I need answers. , I see the butler’s body slumped on the ground in the hall and I don’t sense a heartbeat… did one of the guards kill him? , “Agatha!” I shout as I chase after her. She’s fast but not faster than me. I reach her just as she reaches the stairs and I grab her shoulder. “We aren’t done!” I growl. , “I am!” Agatha hisses as she grabs my arm and yanks me roughly, trying to push me down the stairs. The tug makes a sharp spasm of pain rush through me again and I feel nauseous. I grab the bannister, yanking free from her hold as I grab her arm., “Enough!” I shout, glaring at the woman I have a hold on. My aura flares around me, rushing off me like a tidal wave, making the chandeliers. , tremble and the lights flicker. , She tenses as she looks around and I think I see a glimmer of fear in her eyes as I regain my balance fully and yank her closer. , “I am not the woman you knew. I am ready to fill the rivers of the underworld with the souls of your people. Push me further, Agatha, and I swear on the lives of my beloved children that I will kill you.” I snarl, my heart thundering hard. , I can smell the fear from her and it’s as if she’s seeing me for the first time. , “I never believed it, but I 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… I see it now ” she says quietly. , “I have the fire to wreak havoc upon those who have done nothing but cause discord.” I 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 I press the barrel of my gun against her neck., “Th- the Sublime Triquetra… the key to turn back time and 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…” , “I tried before that! I made sure you didn’t get pregnant! And that stupid trip Aran planned took me away from here. Those I 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 hits me hard. , Before I even got pregnant, I was being poisoned “So, all that about loving me like a daughter was all fake, was it?” I ask quietly. , Agatha smiles, a smile that no longer looks innocent. , “Of course, you served me better than a servant and since Sebastian did not give up on you, I had to tolerate you anyway! I have sacrificed so much in life for the right cause, so much! We are doing this for the world! I wanted you to choose the Sublime because I knew if you did, my son would become the rightful Sable Blood Born. You bent over backwards to make others happy, so I simply took advantage of it!” , Her words hit hard, but I’m unable to process exactly how I feel so I simply stare at her, unbothered. , “Gaultier, who is he?” I ask. Wondering if his mother was also part of the Sable. She tenses at that before she glares at me. “How do I know the answer to that?” , “The truth, Agatha.”, My eyes blaze as my command weighs down on her. , She seems to contemplate what I asked, and I clench my jaw. , My patience is gone, and I 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 extreme proximity making her flinch. , “I am not playing,” I answer the unspoken question that I know is on her mind. , She glances down the stairs, almost as if she wants to scream for help, but I can already hear the sound of backup approaching. , “Gaultier, is he your son, Agatha?” I 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. I 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 I picked the wrong King…for I knew that I would be the one blessed to birth two of the most important people for the future of the world.” , I have not heard anywhere that she had ever been pregnant aside from with Sebastian… , I frown. “Are you and Gerard mates?” I ask, narrowing my eyes. , “Like I said, I have been loyal,” she hisses, her gaze dipping to the gun in my hand. , I frown deeply. “But I am correct, am I not? So only true mates can birth the members of the Triquetras… Well, that answers something.” I say coldly., “But you have no way to prove anything, and I am still the elder Luna. I 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 I 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 come to a halt, looking at me for 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 I 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 I show you instead?” I say as I reach into my pocket, keeping my gun pointing at Agatha as I pull out my phone, stopping the audio and playing it from the beginning. , I 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, I can sense his anger building. , I 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. , Let me explain.” , “You have been on Sebastian’s side even after his departure! This is the final straw, I have had enough!” His words are cold, and I just wish I 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 I could not conceive. Framing me for 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 crime you have committed.” I say, my voice strong in the silent hall as I lean back against the rail. , Another traitor caught… , Agatha stares at me, but I have no remorse for her. , “You can’t do that…” , “Oh, I can, and I have. You will never be free. , Not for what you have done.” I reply coldly. , “Aran! No! Tell her. You know me!”, “The Alpha has spoken. It is up to her, Agatha… , but I wish I knew why. Did I ever really know the real you? Seems not.” Aran says. I 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,” I say quietly. “Mr King, may I have a word?” , Aran glances at me and nods. “I think it’s high time we have a proper talk.” , “I think so too.”, Search the website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.