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31 - CALLISTA

Author: Cyra McKenzie
last update publish date: 2026-08-12 05:49:39

Queen Mother Rhea stood on the raised dais with a cold and triumphant smile on her face.

The thick stack of parchment letters in her hand caught the pale morning light streaming through the tall windows.

The massive throne room remained dead silent except for the harsh clinking of the iron chains binding my father's wrists.

"The royal guards intercepted these documents near the eastern gates just before the fire started," Rhea announced to the gathered crowd.

She pitched her voice to carry acro
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  • THE REBORN LUNA'S REVENGE   44 - CALLISTA

    The accuracy of his question made my breath catch, but I refused to let the panic show on my face again."I said it was a fever dream, Your Majesty," I lied straight to his face, gripping the silk sheets beneath my fingers until my knuckles ached. "The infection was burning my brain, and I do not even remember speaking to you in the woods."I turned my head away from him and stared at the woven tapestries hanging on the far stone wall."You are grasping at shadows just to find a reason to interrogate me while I am injured," I added softly, letting a hint of bitter accusation bleed into my tone.The heavy silence stretched between us for a long time while the warm sunlight poured over the foot of the bed.Ajax watched my bruised profile, and the tense set of his broad shoulders told me he did not believe a single word of my excuse.He knew the vast difference between a random nightmare and the raw, lived trauma he had witnessed in my eyes.He was a seasoned warrior who had seen men bre

  • THE REBORN LUNA'S REVENGE   43 - CALLISTA

    I sank back into the soft bedding and let out a long breath of pure relief.I glanced over at Bastian, taking in his shiny new uniform and the heavy broadsword resting comfortably at his hip."You got your rank back," I noted, offering the old warrior a tired but genuine smile.Bastian chuckled quietly and crossed his massive arms over his armored chest."His Majesty decided that keeping a drunken old fool around was worth the trouble since I helped keep his future queen from bleeding out in the mud," Bastian explained with a respectful bow of his head."I pardoned him and reinstated his command over the inner guard," Ajax clarified, though his eyes never left my face. "He fought well.""I just tried to keep up with her," Bastian snorted, gesturing toward me with a thick finger. "She put me on my ass before the cultists even showed up."I felt a faint blush warm my pale cheeks at the memory of flipping the massive soldier right over my shoulder in the dark."I thought you were a Crims

  • THE REBORN LUNA'S REVENGE   42 - CALLISTA

    My hand slipped from his wet collarbone and fell heavily into the freezing mud.The terrified, desperate look on his face blurred as the darkness dragged me under the freezing water.I did not hear his frantic voice begging me to stay awake, and I did not feel his hands pressing against my ribs anymore.The violent thunderstorm fading above me was suddenly replaced by the deafening, bloodthirsty roar of a massive crowd.I plunged straight down into the darkest nightmare of my first life.Cold, unforgiving rain pelted against my bare shoulders as I knelt on the rough, splintered wooden planks of the executioner's block.The heavy hemp ropes bit deep into my raw wrists, rubbing the skin away until I bled.I could smell the cheap, sour ale on the executioner's breath as he adjusted his grip on the rusted iron axe resting near my knees.Thousands of nobles jeered and spat at me from the towering gallery of the public square.They called me a traitor, a witch, and a murderer while I wept f

  • THE REBORN LUNA'S REVENGE   41 - AJAX

    One man dropped to his knees in a deep puddle and raised his hands, begging for a mercy he would never receive.I took his head off with one massive bite, spitting the foul taste of his blood into the wet grass.They dared to hurt the woman meant to share my soul, and they paid the ultimate price for their arrogance.The freezing rain poured down from the black sky, washing the thick red puddles deeper into the soil.I painted the forest floor with their remains until there was not a single hooded figure left standing in the clearing.The last cultist choked on his own blood and went perfectly still against the wooden wheel of the decoy carriage.An eerie, heavy silence fell over the ruins, broken only by the steady drum of the rain and my own ragged panting.My inner wolf paced nervously in the mud, scanning the surrounding trees for more threats hiding in the shadows.Then a soft, pained whimper reached my sensitive ears from the center of the battlefield.The metallic scent of Call

  • THE REBORN LUNA'S REVENGE   40 - AJAX

    I tore through the ancient trees of the Whispering Woods while my massive paws sank deep into the freezing mud.The torrential downpour battered against my thick black fur, yet the heavy rain could not wash away the terrifying scent pulling me forward.I had returned to her bedchamber to check on her injuries just in time to find the balcony doors swinging open in the violent wind.My inner wolf went absolutely feral the second I realized she slipped out of the palace without a single guard to protect her.I had ordered a strict lockdown of the entire capital to trap the Crimson Eclipse within the walls.Yet my own corrupt soldiers stepped aside and allowed an unmarked carriage to simply roll out of the eastern gate.The betrayal stung, but it was nothing compared to the blind terror of realizing Callista went after them by herself.She took a horse from the royal stables with a dislocated shoulder and sliced feet.She was so recklessly brave, so determined to carry the weight of this

  • THE REBORN LUNA'S REVENGE   39 - CALLISTA

    The agonizing scream faded into a wet, sickening gurgle that sent a violent shiver straight down my spine.Bastian pushed my stolen dagger away from his throat and shoved my weight off his armored chest with a rough heave.I scrambled backward through the wet mud and forced my trembling legs to stand.We both stood in the pouring rain and stared at the empty dark cabin of the decoy carriage.The wind caught the wooden door again and slammed it shut with a loud crack that sounded like a starting pistol.Shadows began to detach themselves from the moss-covered stone walls of the ruined fortress.They spilled out from the collapsed archways and climbed over the crumbling battlements in absolute silence.Dozens of figures draped in the dark, hooded cloaks of the Crimson Eclipse stepped into the flooded clearing.They did not bother to hide their faces behind masks or whisper any religious chants to the Moon Goddess.They drew their rusted iron swords and heavy battleaxes as they fanned ou

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