CROWNED BY BLOOD
No one, not a single soul among them had expected to see the ghost of Luna Blackwood walking among the living, breathing, and radiating power that made the very air shimmer around her.
My gaze swept across the sea of faces, cataloging allies and enemies with practiced precision, until it landed on the one face that still had the power to make my heart skip a beat despite everything that had transpired between us.
Marcus.
He stood frozen at the center of the gathering like a statue carved from stone, his usually commanding presence faltering as recognition dawned in those golden eyes that had once looked at me with love. His mouth fell open slightly, and I watched the color drain from his fac