The Luna's Reckoning

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hair at the center of the room, with enchanted ch

r, draining her strength, makin

her head falls forward, dark hair matte

from hours of crying. "I don't know

floor, each sound echoing with finality. "Liar," I whisper, my voice cold, devo

my gaze. Her eyes, wide with fear, dart around the ro

ope flickers stubborn

o

"I was just delivering a package. I don't kno

ol?" I ask, my tone lethal. "Do you think you can lie to me an

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strands of hair whipping a

, my eyes narrowing. "And I do not tole

s to plead more, but I

s, making her body convulse, her scream piercing the air once more

ce at the doorway i

ough to interrupt me but w

im, keeping my eyes locked on

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ut. His posture is rigid, his face pale, but

s apple bobbing. "We are...

r as my eyes narrow

ng?" I repeat, my

ands trembling. "We don't have the de

of my wrist, I throw the fool against the wall, the force of mag

rises, the walls seeming to absorb and echo the anger lacing my w

wide with terror. "I-I will ge

crumples to the floor, coughing and gasping

g the air buzzing with residual tension. I turn back to the woman, who

ease her from my magical grip. "But this mercy i

wait for m

, her body sagging in the chair while I stare at h

bigger con

Travis?" I whisper as I amk

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y study, the sharp click of my heels

runes etched into the stonework and at the center, my obsidian throne stands- ai

their hands shaking. They move cautiously, their eyes dartin

ng my arms over my chest

wing deeply. "A rogue... a woman...

, my interest

on before continuing. "Instead of killing her on sigh

nsion so thick it feel

ut not with fear, but with a t

at, the words tasting

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ce is the only thin

e of magic that ripples through the room, sending th

tempest. "Find out who this

fleeing the room as fast as their legs can carry them. The door

angs high, casting its cold, silvery light over the dark lan

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