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Chapter TwoImpossibleAriana stared at Kael in confusion.“What’s impossible?”Kael didn’t answer immediately.His attention remained fixed on the place near her neck where the strange silver glow had appeared moments ago.Ariana stepped back again. “You’re starting to scare me.”That finally seemed to pull him back to reality.His expression hardened almost instantly.“You imagined it,” he said coldly.“I didn’t imagine your reaction.”“You should sleep.”Ariana let out a disbelieving laugh. “That’s it?”Kael moved toward the door.“You’ll need your strength tomorrow.”“For the wedding I never agreed to?”He paused briefly but didn’t turn around.“You should stop repeating that sentence. Nobody here cares.”Then he left.The door shut behind him quietly.Ariana stood frozen in the middle of the room.Something about that moment felt wrong.She slowly touched the side of her neck.Nothing was there now.No mark, no glowYet her skin still felt warm beneath her fingers.Ariana walked

Chapter FourMoonborn“Moonborn.”The word settled heavily between them.Ariana stared at Kael in confusion. “What does that mean?”Kael remained silent for a moment, his eyes still fixed on her face as if searching for something hidden beneath it.“You tell me.”“I’ve never heard that word before.”“That assassin died trying to protect your secret.”“I don’t have secrets!”Kael stepped closer slowly. “Everyone has secrets.”The candlelight flickered softly across the room. Blood still stained the sleeve of his black shirt, dark and sharp against the fabric.Ariana looked away from it quickly.“You said someone tried to kill me.”“Yes.”“Why?”“That’s becoming an interesting question.”Ariana wrapped her arms around herself tightly.None of this felt real anymore.Yesterday she was a forgotten girl trapped inside her stepmother’s house.Now strangers were dying, ancient symbols appeared around her, and dangerous men whispered strange titles connected to her name.Moonborn.The word ma

Chapter SixThe Girl With Silver EyesNobody in the room moved.The storm outside rumbled violently, shaking the windows as silence swallowed the bedroom whole.Kael stared at Ariana.Silver eyes.Ancient fear crawled through the servants instantly. One woman near the door quietly whispered a prayer beneath her breath.Martha looked like she had seen death itself.Ariana’s body trembled against the sheets while tears slid silently down her face.“They killed my mother,” she repeated weakly.Kael stepped closer to the bed slowly.“Ariana.”Her gaze shifted toward him, but something about her expression felt distant. Like she wasn’t fully present inside the room anymore.“Who killed her?” Kael asked carefully.Ariana’s breathing became uneven.“Fire…”Another tear slipped down her cheek.“There was so much fire.”Kael noticed her hands shaking violently now.He turned sharply toward the servants.“Out.”Nobody hesitated.Within seconds, only Kael and Martha remained.Martha looked deep

Chapter EightBlood on the Council Floor“The council is dead.”The words slammed into Ariana hard enough to steal her breath.Martha stood immediately. “What?”Kael’s expression remained cold, but tension radiated from him heavily.“All five members.”Ariana stared at him in horror. “How?”“We don’t know yet.”But the look in his eyes said otherwise.He had a suspicion.And Ariana already knew what it was.“No,” she whispered. “You think it’s connected to me again.”Kael didn’t answer immediately.“That’s becoming difficult to ignore.”Anger flashed through her chest despite the fear.“People keep dying around me and somehow I’m the problem?”Kael stepped closer.“You are the center of it.”“That doesn’t mean I’m causing it!”“No,” he admitted quietly. “But someone is moving because of you.”Silence followed.The storm outside had grown worse again, thunder shaking the estate walls.Martha looked between them nervously.“You shouldn’t go tonight.”Kael ignored her.“Ariana. Now.”Som

Chapter TenThe Man Who Destroyed Her KingdomAriana couldn't breathe.The man's face was burned into her memories.Not clearly but enough.Enough to know she had seen him before.Enough to know he was dangerous.The stranger smiled as if they were old friends meeting after years apart."I've been searching for you for a very long time."The wolves around Ariana growled viciously.Lucien stepped in front of her despite the blood still pouring from his wound."You should have stayed dead, Malrik."The man's smile widened."So should you."Kael moved closer to Ariana without realizing it.His eyes never left the stranger."Who is he?"Lucien's jaw tightened."The man who betrayed House Lunareth."Ariana felt cold.Malrik slowly applauded."Still telling that story after all these years?""You opened the gates.""I saved myself.""You murdered thousands."Malrik shrugged."The kingdom was already falling."Ariana stared at him.The memories inside her head suddenly became louder.Fire…Sc