Under The Moonlight

I couldn’t sleep that night.

I just lay in bed, staring at the note on my table.

“They will come when the moon is full. Do not trust the council. Watch your back, Luna.”

Luna?

Someone out there knew who I really was. They knew I wasn’t just Carlos’s wife through a contract. They believed I had a real purpose… a title perhaps. But who were they? And why warn me about the council?

As the moonlight shone through the window, the air around me started to feel different. I felt a strange energy, like tiny sparks running over my skin. The full moon was rising, and I could feel something waking up inside me.

I put on a robe and walked quietly down the hall to Carlos’s study. I needed answers. I was done with secrets.

The door was slightly open, and I found Carlos near the fireplace, his shirt partly unbuttoned. When he saw me, he turned quickly.

“You should be resting.”

I stepped inside and held out the note. “This was on my bedside table.”

He took it, read it, and his jaw tightened. “Who gave this to you?”

“I don’t know. It just appeared.” I crossed my arms. “But whoever wrote it thinks I’m in danger, not from your enemies, but from the council.”

Carlos stared into the fire, speaking quietly. “There are things about the council I haven’t told you. Things you’re not ready for.”

“Try me,” I said firmly.

He looked at me for a moment, then sat down in a leather chair and motioned for me to come closer. “Years ago, there was a Moon Priestess born to a human family just like you. She had powers no one understood. She could heal, control wolves, even pause time for a moment. The council was afraid of her. So they got rid of her.”

“What do you mean by ‘got rid of her’?”

“They locked her away. Erased her name. Sealed all her things behind that door you tried to open.”

My blood went cold. “You mean… they killed her?”

Carlos didn’t answer.

That silence said enough.

“So if I become like her… they’ll come for me too?”

“Yes,” he said softly. “Unless I protect you.”

I stepped closer, my heart racing. “Then help me. What should I do?”

Carlos stood slowly. “Not yet. First, you need to learn. Get stronger, and when the time is right, I’ll show you the priestess’s room. You’ll find out what she left behind.”

I looked into his eyes. They were intense, not just protective, but afraid. Afraid for me… and maybe of me too.

We stood there in silence, full of things we couldn’t say.

“I don’t trust the council,” I whispered. “But I trust you.”

Carlos gently tucked a piece of hair behind my ear. “Then stay close to me. No matter what happens.”

That night, I walked back to my room, the mansion unusually quiet. As I passed the long hallway again, something in the air changed.

A shadow moved, then I stopped on my track.

Near the window, a figure in black stood still.

I froze. “Who’s there?”

The figure didn’t answer. Instead, it raised a hand and slowly pointed toward the moon outside.

I stepped back, my heart pounding.

Carlos’s guards should’ve been nearby. Where were they?

“Show me your face,” I ordered.

The figure turned, just enough for the moonlight to touch it. What I saw made my breath catch.

It was a woman. Pale skin, silver glowing eyes, and a scar across her left cheek.

She opened her mouth, but no sound came. Her lips whispered one word:

“Run.”

Suddenly, a distant howl echoed. It wasn’t Carlos’s pack.

It was something darker. More dangerous.

Then, the woman disappeared like smoke fading into nothing.

I raced back to Carlos’s study, my heart racing. I burst through the door.

“Carlos! They’re here!”

He was already standing, his eyes glowing gold, claws extending from his hands.

“Where?”

“In the hallway. A woman. She pointed at the moon and told me to run.”

Carlos grabbed a blade from the wall and handed me a smaller one. “Stay behind me. Don’t leave my side. If anyone touches you, fight back.”

We moved quickly through the halls, but the figure was gone.

Only silence remained.

Carlos let out a low growl. “That wasn’t just some random warning. They know what tonight means.”

“What are you talking about?” I asked.

He turned to look at me, his eyes sharp and serious.

“The full moon will unlock your power, Sarah. And they’re coming to take it.”