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Chapter 15 – The Cruel Stage

Penulis: Sonia.C
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-09-28 05:13:52

The fortress buzzed with preparations for another feast. Selene insisted on endless celebrations, declaring that the kingdom should rejoice daily at having found its Luna. Servants scurried to and fro, laying out silks, polishing goblets, arranging fruits and meats until the long tables gleamed with excess.

Aria, as always, avoided the main hall. She slipped through the kitchens, carrying baskets of herbs for teas and salves, her head bowed. She told herself she didn’t mind. She belonged in the shadows, not under the chandeliers where Selene preened.

But fate rarely gave her the mercy of invisibility.

“Aria!”

The sharp voice snapped across the room, silencing chatter. Heads turned as Selene swept forward in a gown of crimson silk, her crown of gold glinting against dark hair. Her smile was sugar—sweet, but cut with venom.

Aria froze, the basket heavy in her arms. She bowed her head quickly. “My Lady Luna.”

The title tasted like ash on her tongue.

Selene’s smile widened. “Don’t scurry
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