All Chapters of A LUNA ON CONTRACT : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

SCARLETT We didn’t move—we just sat there, frozen. They slowly drew their guns, pointing them directly at us. “You have five seconds to step out of that car, with your hands over your head!” he growled again, his voice sharp and commanding. We were outnumbered, but I wasn’t going to give up that easily. I reached for the master lock of the car and clicked it shut. I turned back to look at the children and they had all sank to a squat in the back seat. “Trust me.” I whispered turning to Anna. I felt like a hypocrite asking her to trust me when I didn’t even know what our fate would be and I was just as scared as she was, if not more. I just knew that I’ve come face to face with death so many times, but I definitely won’t die like this. It’s quite obvious to me that my end isn’t anytime soon. “One! Two! Three! Four!…” At the count of five, we all bent our heads down, shielding ourselves with our arms. The deafening sound of gunfire erupted, shattering the tense silence. Afte

SCARLETTI sighed deeply, my gaze drifting away from Callum and Kian. My eyes roamed the crowd, searching for Annabeth, but she was nowhere to be seen. I let out another sigh, I was starting to get bored. Sitting up here, away from the fun, was starting to wear me down. I wasn’t used to just watching—it made me restless. Deep down, I wanted to be out there, joining in the fun and dancing. “Drinks, Luna,” a waiter announced, his voice barely audible above the thundering music. I looked up at him. He was dressed like the other waitstaff—a chef’s cap on his head, a white mask covering his face, a crisp apron tied around his waist, and a pair of white gloves. He lowered the tray, and I offered him a small smile as I took a glass of wine. “Thank you,” I whispered. He gave me a brief nod before turning away. I watched him for a moment before raising the glass to my lips. “Luna Scarlett!” a small voice called suddenly and very close to me, I hadn’t even realize she was standing ther

SCARLETTNext day. 10:00am.“I’m so sorry Ma’am Helen. I’ll look through the applications and get back to you very soon,” I said to the headmistress over the phone. “No no, it’s no problem. I understand you’ve been quite occupied. Please take your time and take care of yourself too” She said, my grip around the phone tightened and I smiled lightly. “Ofcourse, I will” I responded and with that I moved the phone away from my ear. “Luna, would you like to have your breakfast now?” I heard Hilda — the head chef ask me. I turned to her and shook my head slowly. “Not yet,” I whispered.“Luna, you just got back from the hospital, you need to eat,” she said, I flashed her a small smile and nodded in resignation. “Okay fine, but just a little” I said to her and she nodded firmly with a smile. “So What did you prepare this morning” I asked as I followed her to the dinning table. I paused immediately we got there and I saw Callum sitting there. Ofcourse, why would Hilda insist on me eating

CALLUMNext day. At the office.“Callum I understand how frustrating the situation is but we just have to restrategize and come up with another plan as soon as possible,”“Even if he was still alive, he didn’t seem like he was going to help us in anyway. He literally killed himself!” Nolan said to me. I dropped my hands slowly and sighed angrily.“Annabeth is working tirelessly to recover the hacked video footage, she said it’d be ready anytime soon.”“Also, you have the fight with Alpha Kade tomorrow to worry about!” He said to me, I sighed and nodded firmly. “Have some people Monitor Kael for me, I want to know everything he’s doing per time” I said to him, he furrowed his brows at me in confusion. “Kael? Why?”“I’m suspecting him!” I replied firmly. He shrugged obviously still shocked by my decision.“No problem, I’ll do that. I’ve reached out to the elders concerning tomorrow also. They’re asking you to visit the seer before you go” he said I rolled my eyes to the back of my he

SCARLETTThat same night. 3:30am. “Scarlett, please relax and take care of yourself. You’ll see Callum in the morning. He’s fine. What reason do I have to lie to you!” Annabeth said to me as she tried to make me lie on my bed. She pushed a tray of some pills closer to me and a glass of water.“You‘ve just had your first Shift and had to even fight an intense battle immediately, please don’t ignore the needs of you body. I know you’re sore!” She said trying to convince me. I looked up at her and slowly shook my head. “How do you expect me to lie and sleep in peace knowing condition that he’s in!” I muttered my voice shaking. She slowly stepped forward and wrapped her hands around me in a hug.“I understand. You’ve done well and I’m very proud of you. We all are” she whispered patting my hair. She sighed resignatedly.“Fine, I’ll take you to him, but you have to take this drugs first and wait for me while I get prepared,” she said I nodded slowly and gently looked up at her.“Thank y