Lahat ng Kabanata ng Marked by Moon Fire: Kabanata 151 - Kabanata 160

Nyssa felt her cheeks heat up immediately the Queen spoke. The boldness in Queen Agatha’s voice, the way she just declared it without even blinking, made Nyssa’s heart skip a beat. Marriage. Four days. The full moon night. It all suddenly sounded not real, it was too soon. She could hardly look Lucien in the eyes, and that alone made him smile because he knew exactly why she had gone silent.Lucien cleared his throat and gently placed a hand on Nyssa’s arm.“Mother…” he began slowly, turning toward the Queen, “we will …… soon. But we need to hunt down our enemies first. That is the priority.”Queen Agatha did not even allow him complete the sentence before waving her hand dismissively. “Time waits for no one,” she said, walking confidently toward the door. “While the soldiers continue searching for Adrian and Fabian, both of you will continue with your lives as they should be lived. Love doesn’t pause for war.”Nyssa stared at her speechless, her mouth slightly parted in disbelief.

Nyssa and the soldiers arrived at the small, quiet village right before dusk. It wasn’t much to look at just a scattering of mud-walled homes, narrow footpaths, and a few thin lines of smoke rising from cooking fires. Still, the air held a heavy tension. It was exactly the type of place Adrian and Fabian would hide.Nyssa swung down from her horse and scanned the surroundings carefully. The villagers watched from doorways and windows, unsure if the army meant harm or protection. The soldiers waited for her signal. She took a breath. “Search the entire village,” she ordered. “Every house, every shed, every corner. Be thorough.”The warriors immediately fanned out, moving in coordinated lines. Gamma Hume nodded at her and went off to lead one of the search teams. Nyssa stayed in the center of the village square, trying to steady her racing heartbeat. She didn’t want Lucien involved in this, but she also knew the moment he woke, he would realize what she’d done. He would definitely know

Nyssa’s scream never made it past the hand clamped over her mouth. Her entire body stiffened, every instinct inside her rose like a flame. She twisted, ready to fight anything to escape, but the grip tightened, it was so firm, she couldn't move.One arm locked around her waist, stopping her from bolting deeper into the woods.Her breath came in sharp bursts against the palm covering her lips.Then she caught a faint scent. It was familiar. The one scent that cut through every fear she had.It was Lucien'sHer eyes widened. She stopped struggling immediately, her body collapsing slightly against the arm holding her.He moved his hand from her mouth, but not all the way, just enough for her to breathe while still urging her to stay quiet. His voice was barely a whisper, rough with urgency.“It’s me.”Nyssa exhaled shakily, and the tension drained from her face. She turned her head just enough to look up, and when she saw his face, her knees almost gave way.Lucien. It was really him.Sh

Lucien stood frozen for a moment, Varn still growled just beneath his skin. Adrian's blood stained his hands and his breath came in uneven movements, For some reason he couldn't see Elder Albert like that but he was too angry to move. He just d on her thighs dtruggling to stop the vlood from flowing by pressing his hands on it tightly. Gamma Hume made his way out of the building to search for help.Soon the soldiers ran in and surrounded Elder Albert to support him, they lifted him from the floor, Lucien quietly stepped further away, he made his way out of the room away from the noise.Perhaps no one noticed at first. They were too busy calling for help and shouting commands, focusing on the injured elder who had taken a bullet meant for him. But Nyssa noticed. She had her side eyes on him throughout.her breath caught halfway in her throat, watching as Lucien turned away slowly, almost as if he was unwilling to be seen and quietly slipped out into the thick forest. He moved like a s

Nyssa stood in the corridor completely frozen, her breath was shallow and her fingers occasionally went to her dress, twisting the hem of her dress over and over again. She didn’t even know how long she had been standing there. The time felt stretched with fear and guilt that weighed down on her shoulders. All she could think about was Lucien’s eyes.The way they had looked at her. The hurt in his eyes that could not be missed even without a word being spoken. It was like watching a storm come and she had no way to stop it.She had thought of following him and trying to explain something she wasn’t even sure she had the right to explain but he walked away so quickly, Now she stood in front of the throne room doors, staring at the carved wooden panels. She knew he was inside, but she …. she couldn’t push the door open. Her feet wouldn’t move.She tried breathing in deeply, calming herself down, but her lungs refused to cooperate. She had been keeping this secret for so long, fighting