Chapter 129 24: The Birthday

• The day kicked off smoothly; it was Friday, which placed the full moon the next week. These were the two days Zera anticipated. Zion's birthday, because she wanted to celebrate with her son and family on such a special day. Zion's school competition, and the full moon, because that would be when Lionel's unmarking would take place. When Ivan told her the date many weeks ago, she didn't know it would come this quickly. Ivan did everything, including calculations and proofing. The good thing was that the days she had looked forward to were already here.
• She had told Diya about the talk she had with Aaron about getting her a job days ago at his company. Diya told her she shouldn't have bothered Aaron, but how could she not? She was her best friend, and after everything they had been through together, she knew that Diya's troubles were her troubles as well. If she could help lessen the pain, she would. Diya thanked her and told her she would speak to Greg and hear what he had to say. Yesterday, she reported to her that Greg had consented, and she submitted her credentials. She got a reply that she would go in for an interview the coming week, which was a few days away. Diya was grateful and happy, and she promised her she would not exploit this or make her regret it. She knew her friend well enough to know there would be no regret.
• Just like every year, Aaron prompted to celebrate Zion's birthday outside the Pack estate. The reason being that both humans and werewolves would come to celebrate, and hence, he didn't want any intrusion.