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The Stand-In Luna •Chapter 139•
Ashley Alyssa’s memories twisted again, with new scenes flowing like threads through a loom, stitching together a life held captive by something far greater than one person should ever be made to bear.She was brought back to the heart of Moon Peak under silent watch, the elders walking in a slow, deliberate procession around her. They didn’t speak much. Their silence carried weight, reverence… and a lot of threats. The moment she stepped through the high stone gates of the ancestral chambers, she knew something had changed.They’d given up trying to convince her to follow their plans.Now, they would force her hand.The inner sanctum was filled with relics of old: faded murals of the Moon Goddess, altars with dried herbs, bowls still slick with incense ash. The power that lingered here wasn’t just ceremonial, it thrummed beneath her skin, pulsing. Alyssa had been here many times before, but today felt different. Today, it felt like a funeral.A funeral of star-crossed hopes and drea
The Stand-In Luna •Chapter 138•
Ashley Alyssa’s mind flashed like an open book, showing me images and stories that she lived through over the years. Time moved like a river; days, weeks, months, and finally, years. It all merged together and separated like oil and water, showing me the different paths she took.They all weaved before my eyes, giving me whiplash. The loud hum of rushing wind and the grinding of echoes surrounded me, consuming me until I lost sight of my own end and their beginning. When everything finally came to a stop, the only thing left was a bright orb sitting in the sky and pouring light down on my face. No, Alyssa's face, as she laid sprawled on warm grass with her arms splayed out like twin fans. The cover of the large trees above provided some shelter, protecting her skin from the harsher rays of sunlight. “Let's just leave here,” she said, lifting a hand and moving it around in the sunlight, watching as the light danced on her skin. “Let's just leave it all behind and let them do what th
The Stand-In Luna •Chapter 137•
Ashley The vision swallowed me in like a tide, filling me up until I had nothing left of myself and all of it. All consuming, all encompassing. It took full control with a tight grip that made it certain that it wasn't planning to let go of me at all.One moment I was standing in the roots of the tree, breath tangled in my throat, the bracelet still warm on my wrist. The next, the world swam and peeled back like old paint. Color shifted. The wind changed. And I just could tell that I wasn't myself anymore. That my whole entire being had been carried out of me and put into someone else.Into her; the woman whom I had seen in the body of that tree, with her eyes closed and body elegantly folded as though somehow trapped in an eternal sleep, simply waiting to be reawakened.Now, I was inside her skin, moving with her memories, walking her footsteps as though they were my own. It was such a foreign feeling, and yet, something told me that this was what was meant to happen. That this was
The Stand-In Luna •Chapter 136•
AshleyThe moment I stepped into the Forbidden Lands, the world changed before my eyes.The shift wasn’t violent. There was no thunder, no dramatic crack in the sky. It was quieter than that. The air grew denser, laced with an energy that prickled across my skin like static. The ground beneath my feet pulsed with something ancient and alive, and the trees: twisted, towering, and strangely luminous, seemed to lean in as if watching me.My instincts told me to stay sharp, to move fast, to not let the beauty of this place lull me into carelessness. But there was another part of me, deeper and quieter, that whispered: Slow down. Breathe. This is sacred ground.I followed both.I walked with caution, but my eyes roamed, taking in the strange, ethereal landscape. Flowers I didn’t recognize bloomed in impossible colors. Vines shimmered with silver threads, slithering up bark like living veins. There was no clear path, no road to follow, but something tugged at me, an invisible thread pulling
The Stand-In Luna •Chapter 135•
JaceI stood by the frosted window of the council chamber, fingers tightening around the edge of the sill. Outside, the barren trees of Moonlit Silver swayed in the evening wind, stark and unyielding—just like the truth he now had to confront. The cursed spirit had vanished, Ashley was gone, and the necklace, our one leverage, had crumbled to dust.I was losing control, teetering on the very edge, and one slight imbalance was bound to make me crash and burn. But I wasn't going down without a fight. Not in the slightest bit.Lucas stood a few paces behind me, arms crossed, his voice low and direct. “The rogues are waiting. You promised them carnage.”I nodded slowly, jaw clenched. “They’ll get it, when the time is right. I've done my part, Lucas, and yours is to keep them in check until everything else is finally in place for our plans. This is why we always need to have contingencies.”But even as I spoke, rage simmered under my skin. That spirit had outplayed me. Ashley had slipped t
The Stand-In Luna •Chapter 134•
AshleyThe wind carried the scent of wild lavender and something darker, earth disturbed by claws, perhaps. I inhaled deeply as I stood at the edge of our territory, where the woods thinned out and gave way to long-forgotten paths that led into the human villages. The air felt clearer here. Lighter. But maybe that was just the absence of curses.Katerina was gone. The Rot had ended. Everyone called it a miracle. I knew better.What happened wasn’t a miracle, it was a surrender. The Cursed Spirit had finally let go, not because she forgave, but because she saw no point in holding on. Her pain had eaten her for so long, and when I told her she could walk away, she did.That haunted me more than I liked to admit.I adjusted the strap of my bag on my shoulder, the quiet sound of the forest wrapping around me like a shawl. I had told no one I was leaving, not even Zane. He would have tried to stop me, and I couldn’t afford hesitation. Katerina’s final words still rang in my ears like a pro
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