LOGINCome alone if you want Lyra alive.I read the note again more than two times…My fingers trembled as I read it.Someone knew my name.Someone knew exactly how to get to me."They're trying to separate you from us."Caelan's voice was calm, but I could hear the anger underneath.He took the note from my hand and studied the symbol drawn beneath my name.A silver crescent moon."I've seen this before," he murmured.Commander Garrick stepped closer."So have I."Caelan looked at him."You know what it means?"Garrick looked at him and said "It belonged to a secret order.""The Order of the Silver Moon.""I've never heard of them."You weren't supposed to.They disappeared almost twenty years ago. Garrick said."Were they destroyed?" I asked."No."Garrick's eyes darkened."They vanished."The fire cracked between us.No one spoke.Then Caelan folded the note.We're not splitting up.If this is a trap, we walk into it together."Before anyone could answer...A scream echoed through the trees.Eve
"Bring the Moon Princess... or she dies."The words echoed in my head.I couldn't breathe.My fingers tightened around the bloodstained note until it crumpled in my hand.Lyra...She had been kind to me from the moment I arrived at the palace.And now she is gone because of me."This is my fault,""No. Caelan said with a firm voice as he stepped in front of me."This is not your fault.""Don't say that Caelan it is all my fault. They are after me and they took lyra because they couldn't reach me.A lump formed in my throat."If I had never come to the palace...""Stop."Caelan said with a soft tune as he lifted my chin gently."I don't ever want to hear you blame yourself for another person's cruelty."His thumb brushed away the tear rolling down my cheek and his eyes fixed with mine.I could feel my heart stop beating fast..I felt safe with his words.Then Commander Garrick interrupted us."We don't have much time."Everyone turned toward him."The kidnappers left something else."
A Royal Guard was dead.The news spread through the palace like wildfire, Servants whispered in fear.Security was tight in the palace. No one gave a smiling face .I stood outside the throne hall, unable to move. Everything had changed in one night.The stolen prophecy and the murderAnd even Lord Malrec's strange smile.None of it felt like a coincidence."Flavia."I turned.Caelan was standing behind me.His face looked pale, but the moment our eyes met, he gave me a reassuring smile."You shouldn't be here," he said softly."I could say the same thing."He chuckled, but it didn't reach his eyes."The physician told me to rest.""And you ignored him.""I did.""You're impossible.""So I've been told."For the first time that morning, I laughed.It lasted only a second.The massive doors of the throne hall opened.Commander Garrick walked out."The King wants to see both of you."My heart skipped.Together? i saidCaelan noticed the fear on my face and leaned closer to me."Don't wo
My heart wouldn't stop pounding.The words carved beneath the old painting refused to leave my mind.For Princess Flavia of Lunaris.I traced the letters one last time before pulling my hand away.Who carved my name there?Why did it feel like someone had been waiting for me?"Miss Flavia?"The maid's voice echoed through the hallway.I quickly stepped back."Y-Yes?""Your room is ready."I forced a smile."I'm coming."But even as I followed her, I couldn't stop looking over my shoulder. Something inside this palace knew me and I was determined to find out what it is.That night I couldn't sleep. I tossed from one side to another. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw the full moon and Caelan with his golden eyes and a painful smile on his face.The way he looked at me as though he was afraid to come any closer.I sat up with a sigh."This is ridiculous," I muttered."Why can't I stop thinking about him?" A soft knock came from my balcony window.I walked closer and pu
The palace looked even bigger as we climbed the hill.Its white stone walls stretched toward the sky, glowing under the morning sun. Tall towers stood above the kingdom, and colorful banners danced in the wind.I had seen drawings of the royal palace in history books.None of them came close to the real thing.For some reason, my heart felt heavy.I had never been here...At least, that was what I kept telling myself.Yet every step felt strangely familiar."Keep your hood up," Garrick said quietly."Don't let anyone see your face."I pulled the dark cloak lower over my head.The closer we got, the more people filled the streets. Merchants shouted from their stalls. Children laughed as they chased one another through the market.No one looked at me twice . I was just another traveler to them.But I couldn't shake the feeling that someone was watching me.Caelan walked beside me in silence.His wounds had stopped bleeding, but he still looked weak. Every now and then, he clenched his fi
The fire crackled softly between us.Outside, the howls had stopped. That silence frightened me even more.I finished tying the fresh bandage around Caelan's ribs and leaned back with a tired sigh."You should try to rest," He nodded but didn't move.His golden eyes stayed on me."They're still out there."I glanced toward the window.The moonlight spilled across the floor, turning the room silver."Who?""The pack."A chill ran through me."The werewolf that attacked you wasn't alone?""No.""It came to finish something."Before I could ask what he meant...A loud knock shook my front door.Three slow knocks.Nobody knew where I lived.My cottage was hidden deep inside the woods.Another knock echoed through the room."Flavia!"I knew that voice."Elder Rowan?"He was the oldest scholar in the village.The man who had raised me after my parents died."What is he doing here?" I said.Caelan's face turned pale."Don't open the door.""Why?"His eyes never left the entrance."Because I k







