Semua Bab MoonLit Sins: The Curse Of Red Hollow: Bab 161 - Bab 166

The moment she stepped out, the air shifted.Not in the dramatic, storm-breaking sense. No, it was subtler, quieter. Like the instant you realise the warmth in a room has gone, and the cold is creeping in to claim the space she left behind. My eyes followed her until the last fraction of her hair vanished from sight, and I remained standing there longer than necessary, the sound of her footsteps fading into the corridor.It should have ended there.She’s just a girl, a complication I didn’t ask for, didn’t want. And yet, her absence pressed against my mind like a bruise you can’t help but touch.I could still hear the way her voice had wavered earlier, even though she tried to make it sound steady. Still see the flicker in her eyes, not quite defiance, not quite submission. That delicate, maddening middle ground.I turned away, heading to the desk, forcing myself into the familiarity of work. Reports. Maps. Schedules. All neat, all precise, the kind of order that had taken me years to

The door shut behind her with a quiet click, but it felt louder in my head.Too loud.Too final.She didn’t look back.Not once.That, more than anything, had my jaw tightening.Lyra was the type who should look back, she had that face that begged to be caught in the act of hesitation, the kind of woman who didn’t yet understand that walking away from me was not something she could do without consequence.But she kept walking.I sat there in the stillness she left behind, the air tasting faintly of her shampoo. Not sweet, no, it was cleaner than that, crisp and grounding. Something that made me think of rain hitting hot pavement, of steam curling off stone. I’d noticed it the first time she got too close, and now I couldn’t stop noticing.My fingers tapped once against the armrest of the chair. I didn’t call her back.Not because I didn’t want to, but because I knew if I did, I wouldn’t let her leave again.And she wasn’t ready for that.Not yet.Instead, I let my gaze drift to the cl

The door closed behind her with a soft click that echoed louder than it should have in the silent room. I stayed where I was, the scent of her still lingering like smoke, subtle but impossible to ignore. It was clean, sharp, like rain on hot stone, and it clawed at something in me I didn’t want to admit was still there.She left without looking back. Not because she was afraid, but because she didn’t want me to see her hesitate. That was what cut deepest. Lyra had never done that, she had always craved my attention, even if it was only to defy me. But Selina? She was different. She was unyielding in a way I didn’t expect, and it unsettled me more than I cared to admit.I sank into my chair, the weight of the crown pressing down like it never had before. The reports on my desk blurred into shadows as my thoughts circled her. I was supposed to be the king, the one who ruled with iron will and unshakable control. But control was slipping through my fingers like sand, and all I could thin