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The Darkness Within

Author: Cherrie
last update publish date: 2026-08-18 03:17:41

Everything went black.

Aurora couldn’t hear the battle.

Couldn’t feel the ground beneath her.

Couldn’t even feel her own body.

She was floating.

Alone.

Then a heartbeat echoed through the darkness.

Thump.

Another.

Thump.

Aurora opened her eyes.

She was standing in a place she had never seen before.

A vast black ocean stretched endlessly beneath her feet, reflecting a sky filled with unfamiliar stars.

“Where am I?”

A voice answered from behind her.

“Inside yourself.”

Aurora turned.

A woman stood
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    Aurora stood between Lucien and Kael, watching them struggle with memories that had been buried for six hundred years.Kael suddenly gasped.“I remember.”Aurora’s heart stopped.“What?”Kael looked at her.His golden eyes were filled with disbelief.“The night you died.”Lucien slowly raised his head.“I remember it too.”Aurora’s breath caught.“Tell me.”Neither man spoke.Then Kael stepped forward.“You weren’t alone.”Aurora’s voice trembled.“Who was with me?”“We were.”Kael pointed toward himself and Lucien.“We were both there.”Aurora closed her eyes.The words hurt more than she expected.“What happened?”Lucien answered this time.“We were trying to get you out of the kingdom.”Aurora looked at him.“Why?”“Because your mother had discovered that the Moon Goddess wanted you.”Kael continued.“She told us to take you somewhere safe.”Aurora’s memories began returning.Snow.Fire.Screaming.Lucien holding her hand.Kael fighting soldiers at the palace gates.She pressed her

  • Bound By Two Moons   The Moon Goddess’s Secret

    Aurora stood frozen. She couldn’t move. She couldn’t breathe. Before her stood the Moon Goddess. But this wasn’t the divine being she had imagined. This was a memory. A memory from six hundred years ago. Aurora looked down at herself. She was a child again. Small. Young. Wearing a silver dress and a tiny crescent-shaped crown. Beside her stood the Moon Goddess. And standing on the other side was Darius. But he wasn’t the Shadow King. He was younger. His eyes were silver. His face was gentle. And he was holding Aurora’s hand. Aurora’s heart ached. “You knew him,” she whispered. The memory continued. The Moon Goddess knelt before young Aurora. “You must never tell anyone what I am about to tell you.” Young Aurora nodded. “What is it?” The Goddess looked toward Darius. “Your destiny is connected to his.” Young Aurora looked at him. “Darius?” He smiled. “I’ll protect you.” The Goddess’s expression became serious. “He will become your guardian.” Aurora wa

  • Bound By Two Moons   The war she started

    Aurora stood frozen.Her mother’s words echoed through the throne room.“I started the war to save you.”For several seconds, nobody spoke.The silence felt heavier than the darkness surrounding the palace.Aurora stared at Queen Elara.The woman standing before her was supposed to be dead.A ghost from a life Aurora could barely remember.Yet there she stood.Her mother.Alive.Wearing the Crown of Shadows.Aurora’s voice trembled.“I don’t understand.”Elara’s expression softened.“You were never supposed to die that night.”Aurora’s eyes immediately shifted toward Orion.“But Father said—”“I know what he told you.”Elara’s voice became bitter.“He told you that your death was necessary.”Orion stepped forward.“Elara, enough.”She turned sharply toward him.“You’ve had six hundred years to justify what you did.”Her eyes flashed.“Let me tell her the truth.”Aurora looked between them.“What truth?”Elara took a slow breath.“The night you died, the Moon Goddess came to me.”Auror

  • Bound By Two Moons   The Truth About Her Death

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  • Bound By Two Moons   The Choice

    “Aurora…”The first voice came from the eastern side of the kingdom.It sounded exactly like Lucien.“Aurora, help me.”Her heart tightened.Then another voice came from the opposite direction.“Please…”Kael.Aurora turned from one direction to the other.She couldn’t see either of them.Only darkness.The Devourer’s voice echoed through the sky.“Choose.”Aurora clenched her fists.“No.”The darkness laughed.“One of them will die.”“No.”“Choose the vampire.”A scream came from the east.“Aurora!”Her heart broke.She took one step toward the voice.Then Kael screamed from the west.“Aurora!”She stopped.Something wasn’t right.She closed her eyes.The Moon Goddess’s words returned to her.Trust your heart.Aurora breathed slowly.The Devourer wanted her afraid.It wanted her to react.It wanted her to choose.So she stopped listening to the voices.Instead, she listened for their hearts.One heartbeat.Then another.Aurora opened her eyes.“They’re both alive.”The darkness went

  • Bound By Two Moons   The Darkness Within

    Everything went black.Aurora couldn’t hear the battle.Couldn’t feel the ground beneath her.Couldn’t even feel her own body.She was floating.Alone.Then a heartbeat echoed through the darkness.Thump.Another.Thump.Aurora opened her eyes.She was standing in a place she had never seen before.A vast black ocean stretched endlessly beneath her feet, reflecting a sky filled with unfamiliar stars.“Where am I?”A voice answered from behind her.“Inside yourself.”Aurora turned.A woman stood several feet away.She was dressed in a long silver gown, and her eyes glowed like the moon.Aurora immediately recognized her.“The Moon Goddess.”The woman smiled sadly.“Yes.”Aurora took a step closer.“Why am I here?”“Because the Devourer has touched your soul.”Aurora looked down at her hands.Dark veins were spreading slowly across her skin.“What is happening to me?”“The Devourer cannot enter your world unless you allow it.”Aurora’s eyes widened.“So I can stop it?”“You can.”“Then

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