All Chapters of The Moon’s Choice: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

When the heavy oak doors closed behind me, I glanced back despite myself.The forest disappeared beyond the thick stone wall. Only a few minutes earlier, it had seemed endless, filled with sunlight, wind, and dragons; now the deep thud of the doors had shut it firmly away.I had truly entered anothe

For several moments, I kept looking toward the corridor where Reynard had disappeared.The uneasiness remained. It was not fear exactly, but the caution of someone who had stepped too close to an edge and only now noticed how far the drop went.“Alice?”Adelaide’s voice brought me gently back to the

Almost.I looked up and met Reynard’s eyes.He contributed little to the conversation, but he listened closely. Not only to me—to everyone. It seemed that nothing happened at the table without his noticing it.Eventually, he set down his utensils.“I hope today has not been too difficult for you.”“

By the time dinner ended, I rose from the table feeling as though I had spent not one evening there, but several days.Outside the windows, darkness had settled completely. The fire crackled steadily in the hearth, servants cleared the dishes without a sound, and Reynard’s words still echoed in my m

I looked at her wings differently now.“So something is preventing you from flying.”“Yes. And I would very much like to know who put it there.”I stepped closer and rested my hand against her neck. Her scales were warm beneath my palm, but the realization settling over me was anything but comfortin