sia'

e Packhouse and shoved me in

e to your senses," he spat, loc

on the door, an

. Valentina's shrill fake crying, an

he attacked me with her

lous of you, ba

y. As the suppressants metabolized out of

meat. R

lly clicked open, I was physically exha

o the hallway. Th

something to eat, but I stopped when

ht there, admirin

e silver chain, featuring a sh

s moonston

lry; it carried the Moon Goddess's blessing.

off," I s

it was me, she relaxed, a smug smirk forming on

this morning. He said it's a talisman to protect

said, stepping closer. The air around

ild. "It's mine now. Santino said everyt

r out of clumsiness or deliberat

n

er chain broke. T

and magic, shattered into three pieces. The soft blue glo

sto

of my mother's legacy, feeling

It wasn't a human scream; it w

ore. I closed the distance and sla

ac

rd, clutching her c

!" she s

ing for this exact moment. He saw Valentina clutch

pened, nor did he even

with a gaze full

u touch her?

sed hi

ikes his Luna. It is an absolute taboo,

ino didn

hrough the air and str

ac

head slammed heavily against the wooden floorboa

cond, there wa

or, my hair fall

apped. The final chain bind

ke me cry; instead

elf up. My hair fel

senses, his voice trembling. "I... I didn't mean

obedient, I wouldn't have hit you.

blood from my lip with m

looked

a step back. Valentina l

ere no lo

ing, blinding, terrify

royal bloodline. The

ew heavy, and the furn

I said. My voice sounded different. Layer

stammered, a flicker of genuine

you brought upon

sed m

phone. I didn'

ink. The channel that connected

I comman