บททั้งหมดของ The Unchosen Luna : บทที่ 1 - บทที่ 5

“You will marry him.” My father’s hands slammed against the wooden table, the sound echoing like thunder across the chamber walls.I had never seen him this furious—not since the day my mother died. Her name was Lumber, and even now, the memory of her loss clung to our family like a curse. My father had always said she was his great love, the wound he could never heal from. Yet in moments like this, when his rage towered over me, I wondered if her absence had carved him into something colder, something unrecognizable.His eyes burned into mine, cold and sharp, “Nico, you must understand—the fate of this kingdom rests in your hands.” His voice wasn’t gentler, but the raw anger in it had eased into something heavier, something unyielding, like bitter steel.My throat tightened. Tears pricked at the corners of my eyes, but I held them back with every ounce of strength I had. Why would he do this to me? Why would he place this burden—this prison—on my shoulders, when all I had ever wanted

Today was the day— the day my father had been waiting for with an eagerness that almost sickened me. He looked forward to this visitor as though the man were some prophesied savior, the Messiah sent to fix everything. But for me—Nico— the day carried no light. I was still grieving Ava. Her death struck deeper than any blade could. To anyone else, she was the quiet girl who minded her business. To me, she was everything. The sister I never had. The shield when my father was absent. The one person I could argue with fiercely, only to make up with laughter hours later. Now she was gone, and the silence she left behind hurt worse than the noise of war. A soft chuckle escaped me as I tilted my face toward the sky. The sunlight burned against my eyes, but instead of pain, I felt a fleeting sense of relief—like Ava was somewhere up there, still watching me. “Princess Nico!” I turned quickly, adjusting my cap out of habit. Manna stood behind me. “Yes, Manna,” I answered, my tone sli