The Luna Sacrifice

ser to the chief's house. The king was about to step out and eve

ake out a few people in the crowd in the compound. She wasn't

a guard to notice her. O

ously someone should notice her. The dress add

keep her balance but the hit was too hard. The ground was fast approaching her face and within seconds she was on the ground. Her jaw ach

ink you are goin

as her brain registered the sneering

She expected them to be at the front of t

on a pretty dress!" One of

er back to the ground. "I am still talking to you lizard girl, so you s

s. She could not understand why Nathalie sounded this

le managed to say amidst the

befitting reply when her eyes fix

touch Belle's face. Out of impulse, Belle

nks the king can actually look at her

ntage and the people in the compound were too invested in what their de

d Belle down for Nathal

rying to shake her head on all sides but

e roughly wiped her hands across Belle's face ruining the make

er her face but Nathalie's friends held

re and more of the concealer away from Belle's face.

tried to let out words but nothing came out of

l repeated. "They don't want us to participate

"Well, girls. If we can't attend the ceremony. I don't think Lizard gir

eating so loud she couldn't hear any other thing but the deafening sound it made in her chest. Before she

ruining the makeup even further.

d one more time but Nathalie and h

from the compound where no one would b

usual self, no?" Nathalie's eyes twinkled un

ss with her sharp nails, the poor dress t

dress that made her feel beautiful. She didn't w

e dress off her body till she wa

ls?" Nathalie sneered taking a st

le to pull the clip her aunt had attached

a sank her long nails into her

tions she joined Nath

's much

really shouldn't have been alive. You are a mistake. You should just d

she wouldn't have cast an evil eye on us. The king would have picked us rig

ble in this village, you will wis

ere was a huge lump on her throat and she couldn't speak. There was a

n further!" Riya told her friends. But

. "I hope you die Li

peated and they wal

er. She could now hear the cheers of the people back at the c

eup was gone, her pretty dress was

she should die. Her death would be be

h pain but her tears had long stopped. She

ection the wind, staggering as her legs felt like jellies under

inds wante

. "It's time to join you mu

for the best. Her aunt Elizabeth would survive the shock just like she did when her parents

ited her aunt had been about today. The poor woman was alw

ler. She was ugly. No beautiful d

eserve to die..." She sobbed as she to

e peace with the goddess. Her aunt was wrong, she wasn't a survivor. She

st step off the cliff. Her body felt light as she started

he cliff ended and she expected to feel pain for she thou

elt n

t was happening, she felt her body moving upward. It was like the entire scene w

gravity took it course. But once again, rather than land on th

Intense blue eyes that seemed to see deep into her soul. Once again they were lost in

and that explain

d sav

b and wiped the tears trailing down her eyes one after the other. He wiped the sand

and started pulling her to the chief's house. Belle wanted to prote

only pulled her along with him. They got to the ho

silent as everyone wat

tranger and he turned around to see what had gotten her more tensed up. He stopped moving and passed his

ntre of the compound and everyone waited

ide and I am pleased to s

he people and even Belle

s the

er aunt always talked about was happening to her at that moment. The whole world s

by, claim this maid

heart and her legs gave up on her b

happening.