The Underworld Trials of Luna
Anton murmurs, crossing his arms as his face twists in confusion, stepping so close to my side that I can feel the starlight tingle of him along my left arm.
“I did not,” I snap, glaring at him. “He just touched my shoulder –“
“The curse,” the Priest says, laughing and smiling at me, warm. “Do you not see, child?” he steps close again, reaching for me, hesitating as if I am some sacred relic he is not worthy to touch. “You are she – she who unites the realms – the sun within the darkness – god, you even fit the description perfectly – eyes vivid as spring grass, hair as bright as the rising sun, but veiled in darkness –“