Moonrest was the kind of town where nothing ever changed. The same streetlamps flickered every night, the same bakery opened at dawn, and the same old men sat outside the grocery store arguing about weather patterns that never surprised anyone. It was quiet, predictable, and, to most people, painfully ordinary.But on the night the sky split, Moonrest became something else—something whispered about for generations.Lyra Hale stood on the rooftop of her family’s house, hugging her knees against the cool evening breeze. She came up there often, escaping the noise inside. Her father watched loud adventure films, her little brother practiced skateboard tricks in the hallway, and her grandmother hummed old songs about places that didn’t appear on any map. Up here, though, Lyra had silence and stars.She loved the stars. They made her feel connected to something bigger, something waiting beyond the edges of everyday life.Tonight, however, the stars felt…strange.They pulsed, faintly, as if
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