The Luna’s Revenge
She kissed him back, soft, sure, with all the fire of Nyx herself.
For a heartbeat, he believed. For a heartbeat, he let hunger devour doubt.
And in that moment, her hand slid his sword from its sheath, silent as a shadow.
*****
Far from the fortress, cloaked in silence, the true Nyx cut through the night like a blade. Her boots pounded the earth, her cloak snapping behind her, her lungs burning with fire.
Ahead, the horizon glowed with torchlight. The Black Keep loomed, its banners black and silver against the moon. Wolves gathered like waves before a storm, drawn to the hall where her father stood ready to seal his dominion.