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Beneath the Blood Moon

Chapter 3 The Escape

Word Count: 1314    |    Released on: 21/09/2024

Mafia princess staring back at her was now a woman on the verge of rebellion. Her breath came in shallow waves as she tightened the straps on the small

of the prison she was about to escape. She glanced at the clock on her vanity-it was nearly midnight. The engagement par

was no turning back. Tonight wa

her to leap into the unknown. Her hands trembled, but she steadied herself. She was no ordinary woman bound by family expectations-she

with him, a way to accept her fate. But the more she observed him, the more she realized that Marco wasn't someone who

't be a pawn

manage. Elena let her fingers trace the necklace at her throat-an heirloom passed down from her mother, containing a small silver pendant shaped

her thought,

She could hear the distant hum of cars passing beyond the estate walls and the muffled sounds of her family celebrating inside. She had always known she wa

le

g toward her from the shadows of the hedge. Her best friend's face was etch

voice was barely above a whisper, as if spe

d back, her breath catching in her thro

Isabella started, b

marriage, Isabella. It's about who I am. There's more to th

lena would disappear into the woods and the mornings when she'd return, her clothes torn and her skin covered in the

ing over her shoulder as if she expected someone to catch them at a

grip on her bag. "That's why I have to

hing from her coat pocket and handed

and-drawn sketch of the countryside beyond the Russo estate, marking a trail t

rgent. "It's a safe route, but you have to be careful. There's no telli

stuffing the m

Isabella. For

unshed tears, but she nodded. "

friend into a quick embrace. "I'll

ad memorized the layout of the estate since childhood, knowing every secret path and hidden corner. The wall surrounding the propert

the first time, she was free-free from the constraints of her family, free from the obli

om came a

at the Russo mansion, its lights twinkling in the distance. She had grown up in that house, surr

eerie shadows on the ground. She could feel the change coming, the pull of the moon growing stronger with e

t change yet. N

e was the rustle of leaves and the occasional hoot of an owl. Her instincts were on high alert, her senses s

branch snapp

r eyes scanning the darkness. There was nothing-just the thick shad

was foll

ed, and without a second thought, she broke into a run. The forest blurred around her as she

hey wouldn't catc

hs coming in ragged gasps. The world around her faded into the background, and

her life-she was running toward a futur

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1 Chapter 1 Prologue2 Chapter 2 The Arrangement3 Chapter 3 The Escape4 Chapter 4 The Hunter5 Chapter 5 The Unveiling6 Chapter 6 Unraveling Shadows7 Chapter 7 The Blood Moon Rises8 Chapter 8 The First Challenge9 Chapter 9 Into the Wild10 Chapter 10 The Trial Begins11 Chapter 11 Shadows of the Past12 Chapter 12 Beneath the Blood Moon13 Chapter 13 The Gathering Storm14 Chapter 14 Secrets of the Moon15 Chapter 15 Shadows in the Trees16 Chapter 16 The Blood Moon Beckons17 Chapter 17 Between the Past and the Present18 Chapter 18 The Council's Game19 Chapter 19 The Path of Shadows20 Chapter 20 Secrets of the Shadows21 Chapter 21 The Awakening Within22 Chapter 22 Power Unleashed23 Chapter 23 Forging Alliances24 Chapter 24 Secrets Beneath the Moon25 Chapter 25 Unveiling the Traitor26 Chapter 26 A Deal with the Devil27 Chapter 27 Shadows of Deceit28 Chapter 28 Rising Tensions29 Chapter 29 The Blood Oath30 Chapter 30 The Crimson Pact31 Chapter 31 Into the Fray32 Chapter 32 A Wolf at the Gates33 Chapter 33 The Shadow of the Alpha34 Chapter 34 Rising from the Ashes35 Chapter 35 The Calm Before the Storm36 Chapter 36 Into the Depths37 Chapter 37 The Echo of Shadows38 Chapter 38 Whispers of Betrayal39 Chapter 39 The Hunter's Game40 Chapter 40 Betrayal from Within41 Chapter 41 Preparing for War42 Chapter 42 A Time of Reflection43 Chapter 43 Unveiling Shadows44 Chapter 44 The Shadows of Conflict45 Chapter 45 The Final Stand46 Chapter 46 The Storm Within47 Chapter 47 The Aftermath48 Chapter 48 Bonds of Blood49 Chapter 49 The Heart of Darkness50 Chapter 50 Seeds of Distrust51 Chapter 51 Secrets of the Sanctuary52 Chapter 52 The Sanctuary's Shadow53 Chapter 53 Secrets in the Dark54 Chapter 54 The Edge of Deception55 Chapter 55 A World Divided56 Chapter 56 Unveiling Secrets57 Chapter 57 Into the Sanctuary58 Chapter 58 Unseen Forces59 Chapter 59 The Broken Circle60 Chapter 60 A Fractured Trust61 Chapter 61 Flames of Desire62 Chapter 62 Treading Dangerous Waters63 Chapter 63 A New Beacon of Hope64 Chapter 64 Brewing Storm65 Chapter 65 The Night Watch66 Chapter 66 The Crucible of Fate67 Chapter 67 The Dawn of New Beginnings