The Luna That He Rejected The Queen He Could Not Break

aelira

scent. After four days of fasting I was lightheaded, but I didn't complain. The Mating Ceremony was

or, who was standing by the counter chopping

t that root into a hundred pieces!

from somewhere far away.

over. You haven't said much since arriving here, and you'

l crap," he said, but the s

my voice though we were alone. "S

ed his palm lightly against his forehead. "Just

n a lot riding on tomorrow. We hav

e smiled ti

ee the muscles tensing on Kaelor's shoulders before he even opened it, and when

ping his head. "I need to speak

, and he looked at me

smile on and moved towards the be

saying to myself it's nothing. Pack business. Guard d

chalance throughout the night. Auren's surprise visit, and the gravity on

listen

or and put my ea

his?" Auren's voice was low an

ught. Certai

, I can't dismiss the doubts, do you really think that fate would allow an Alpha heir to

elo

t if the Goddess has picked someone else for me? What if tomorrow I'm in front of

d to my mouth to

id. "Let fate take its course – wai

"Before I stand at the altar, I want to

that's f

n't c

d grim, "You know forbidden magic always comes at a

scrambled back across the room and threw myself onto t

my ribs and I was st

made me feel something cold and heavy in my chest

ether? Would it be the end of all t

would not change because of worry. Whatever tomorro

Kaelor came in, his face now more mild. He reache

It was cold out at night and under the old willow tree was a

is?" I asked

esting. You have already fasted lon

a moment it seemed as though the

" I said carefully,

ore he replied, "pack bus

eyes. "I heard you

ut a heavy, long sigh, as though something in him finally had to give way. "I'm

oo. I didn't want to say it out loud, I

I will stand in front of the Grand Council, in front of the Moonridge, in front of all the pa

here earlier. He took a small bite of something then reached his hands to my lips,

r futures, our family we wanted to create, ou

ack, I knew he came to walk me h

"our hearts belong to one another. Always.

my heart, which was lighte

en , my best friend, folding he

ked, "Did you eat? You have b

wing, "Kaelor made dinner for me,"

ange in Elira's face. For a split second he

wrong?"

aith in tomorrow; fate can be cruel even for th

er. "We love one another, th

nd then we both went to our r

ime it was when a nigh

I extended my arm, I was yelling his name, but it didn'

elo

e scre

ame running into my room. "W

y helplessness. She wasn't dismissive of it as I thought she would be. Rather she

and sleep." She said at l

eart and instead stood and

heavens and my heart i

as no more

now blo

ight of old legends

was bleeding into the sky, m

ream...or