Shadows Of The Rejected Luna
“He has been drowning in darkness lately, the trial, his brother, everything. He needs this moment to come from me, not from a report. Let it be a surprise. Just for a little while. Don’t tell anyone, not the Queen Mother, not the Elders.”
Understanding softened his features. Of course it did. He saw devotion where there was only desperation.
“Your secret is safe with me,” he assured gently. “I won’t speak a word.”
“Thank you,” I whispered.
I left before he could say anything else, my steps were quick and uneven, my pulse roaring in my ears.
The courtyard felt too open, too exposed, and every pair of eyes I passed seemed dangerous, as though they could see the truth written across my skin.
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