kneel Before Your Plus-Size Luna
"It won't open with a key, child. No blacksmith in the Twelve Kingdoms could force that lock."
She leaned in, her sharp eyes locking directly onto mine with absolute, undeniable certainty. "It will only break its seal when it recognizes the dormant, uncorrupted blood of the Supreme Luna."
My breath hitched, my heart hammering like a trapped bird against my ribs. I looked at the pulsing silver light, then down at my own hand. I was just Amara. The heavy girl. The wolfless disappointment.
Slowly, deliberately, I raised my hand. My fingers shook so violently I almost pulled away, but the memory of my father's handwriting gave me a sudden, unyielding spine.