Love Under the blood moon

e. Liana sat by the window of her chamber, her arms wrapped tightly around her knees. Sleep had el

ted. You shouldn't have stopped. You should've

ughts. Before she could answer, the door cr

midly. "The master requests yo

estate, but the main hall was where important matters we

asked though she doubted

"It's about... your

g her spine, she followed the servant through the maze of corr

throne that commanded attention. His dark hair was slicked back, and his si

their expressions unreadable. In the center of the hall knelt a

was smooth, but there was

reaming at her to turn and run,

sked, her voice steady des

s on his knees. "It seems I need to remi

g servant, her heart pounding.

as stationed near the courtyard last night. He failed to stop

she realized what Damien me

ielding. "You think this is a game, Liana?

"He didn't do anything wrong! If yo

at her, his eyes wide

le. "Oh, don't worry. Your punishment wil

and moved with inhuman speed. In an instant, he was

Liana shouted, h

wisted the servant's neck. The sickening crack echoed through

mind struggling to process

whispered, her voice tremb

ssion unreadable. "He failed me

refused to let them fall. "He was

," Damien said coldly. "Weakness is a liabili

ice rising. "All it does is prove you're a coward.

ension crackling like a storm. Then Damien m

But don't forget who you're dealing with, Liana. This is my world. My r

lms. "You may control this place," she said, her voic

deeper-but he said nothing. Instead, he turned and walked away, leaving her alone i

e a caged animal, her thoughts a cha

ts fury mirroring her own. He

d-on, not yet. She was trapped, and every attemp

ay, she thought. A way t

ities. Damien had shown her the cold, unyielding sid

regain her freedom. And when she did, she wo