THE REJECTED BETA
"I don't know what to do anymore. Every time I think I’ve found a door, it’s just another cage with prettier bars. Noah is hunting me. My father-in-law wants my head for a sacrifice. Astance wants my bloodline for his war. It seems like the only way out—the only way to finally have some peace—is to... end it. If I'm gone, the game stops. If I'm not here, they have nothing left to fight over. No Seer, no Luna, no prize. Just silence."
Vivian’s expression shifted instantly. The pity vanished, replaced by a sharp, fierce clarity that made her look ten years younger. She grabbed my shoulders and shook me—not hard, but enough to snap the thread of my spiral.
"Don't you dare," she hissed, her voic