The Forsaken Luna’s Revenge
With his eyes down and his hand over his chest, he fell to one knee.
He turned to face me and said, "My Queen, your army is waiting."
Everything came to a halt.
The wind. The foliage. My breath.
"What did you call me just now?" I said.
He declared, "You are the Crimson Line's Queen Mother." "And its future lies with her."
I tightened my grip on my kid. In her sleep, she shifted slightly and then smiled.
I said, "I'm not a queen." "This is not what I asked for."