Forsaken By The Moongoddess

y's

hispered, more to my

licker of something passed through them. Curiosit

d, breaking the tension. He gestured towar

ly in greeting. "It's an hon

e continued with a grin. "This is Freya. She has recently achieved

eya, glowing in the attention,

he said, offering

her turn

"My youngest. I present her for the arranged m

formal, so final, mad

fully now. "Pleasure

ure if what I said made sense. I gave a polite nod and

nged around a low table. "Please, have a seat," he said

laborate decorative rug. I stumbled and crashed straight into a

d I felt every eye turn toward

yden's voice cut through the silenc

," I stammered, my face burning with

stepping back with a polite but

ken pieces. "Don't worry about it," H

whispers

horn? She seems... not up to the mark,

ng I could disappear. "At least I didn't bring

s move to the private lou

glare before he muttered to Mother, "Thi

hope this doesn't ruin the evening," she said, her tone icy. And

sappointment felt rehearsed. Like they'd expected me

with a faint, strained smile. "Let me he

I think it's best if you take some time to gather yourself," she

y inadequacies. "Alright," I mumb

private lounge, I overhear

oice was desperate. "Perhaps we can find another

will proceed with the marriage to Abby as planned, and I won't negotiat

. Not wanting to be seen, I tried to maintain a low profile. Meanwhile, Freya engaged effort

car ride home was filled with silence, broken only by the hum of the engine. T

f a familiar figure on the sidewalk. For a s

uttered, alm

and the hope I had felt fizzled out w

ough I didn't quite believe it. My fingers found the pendant at my neck, the one h

, the words spilling before I could stop them. "He

son whenever the pressure a

st like that

e. Not even a good

pered to myself "Maybe I was stupid

hts. "What are you mumbling about?" His eye

ting to cause any more trouble, especially w

ully, he d

gaping hole, a harsh reminder that some voids can neve