Marked by the Moon

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ere I looked was consumed by orange and red destr

I was standing in the castle's hallway. Wh

are you st

looked up but couldn't see

ck members were running behind him. Wait! Why w

and hid behind a curtain. I

gnu

shouting the A

e through the Luna queen. "Oh

o lurch forward to provide aid to the Luna queen, but

ained—the voice of King Magnus, whose lip

uld not see who else was standing in fro

d the fire spre

and queen to run, but I couldn't make the sound. T

with me forever!" A wailing moan, something akin to g

om when I saw the king raise one hand w

ately struggled to break free from

out of the curtain, trying to find th

apped around me. Ash fluttered down from

And there, on the opposite side of my body,

Queen

ful face left streaks through the blo

Her lips were trembling. She se

as almost jumping out of my chest. I want

ht again. Who

and shook my fist without gainin

my little hand, realizing I had become a c

's scream captur

to the king, though the smoke was so hea

helplessly in the same spot,

crying. It

in my body was sh

g and touched the do

side cleared the smoke that wrapped me and all

t be i

elling at rogues. The maid's screams and the

because I had to find someone to sav

isha need help!" I shoute

s str

he hallway seemed to treat me li

ing and asking for help in the long hallway. All I could f

a's

arge glass pitcher of water was heavier than t

y because of my burning b

ight room. I had never been to the prince's chamber before. I hadn’t even laid

the prince's bedroom door. "Breakfast, Your Majesty!" I c

ndsome and nice he was. If the rumors were to be believed, he would definitely be the exa

espo

"Your Majesty?" I called. "It

t Helen had said about Mary, his regular maid being ill, perhaps the prince h

pushed the door open, ca

bedroom, I saw his form on the be

eeded to make sure he was well. I kicked the bedroom door clos

y askew from sleeping, the curls and waves tangling on top of his head, but I didn't mind. His handso

I had never seen a man so

lpted face, my eyes wandering down his chest. My hand rea

s I doing? ‘Sto

trouble makers, an

t simply wouldn't do for a lowly servant like

suddenly, moving the blankets dow

irst reaction was to look up, checking for da

out again, more de

was having

ned my voice, worried t

out to wet his lips

nks for the clear

d just carried up, filled the glass wi

ter," I said, ben

eyes were still closed. How was I sup

ing he would wake up from whatever d

t seem t

..." he moane

e got you

ly searching for something. Well, I

losed eyes with h

drink, but I can't he

… Plea

up and drin

d my urge to raise my voice, but o

to do s

ightstand and was about to gi

He was reaching for me. He yanked me into the bed with him. Shoc