The Lunas Moonlit Fate

t this," the note said.

over me. Maybe, just maybe, I h

clutched tightly in my hand, I felt a sens

e, I would survi

*

nd farther away from the safety of my room. I knew I sh

ense of dread. The door loomed before me, a massive and ominous structure that seemed to absorb the light around it. It was made of

ring torchlight. The overall effect was one of foreboding and menace, as if the door was warning me to turn back while I still could.I felt a shiver run down my spine as I reached out to touch the door. It w

conceal myself. My heart was racing now,

wave of fear washed over me. The room was dimly

a weird angle. His body was slumped against the wall, his eyes frozen in a permanent stare.

me. For a moment, our eyes locked, and I fe

is eyes flashing with anger. "Wha

ght in my throat. Asher strode tow

is voice low and menacing. "You sho

nds touched. It was a brief, accidental t

r a moment, I thought I saw something

lessness. "Your unwavering obedience is expected as long as

lishment chained to a wall as my tormentors taunted me. I was shak

in, leaned in close. "You're nothing but a slave,"

whisper. The man's grin grew wider, and he r

out, tears streaming down my face. The man lau

ag

ag

escape. The man's blows rained down on m

slave, a plaything f

losing myself in the pain and the fear. But I knew th

last thing I saw before

and menacing, and I felt myself shaking, trembling with

or a moment, I thought I saw somethi

sness. "You're mine now," he said, his voice dripping with men

led backward. Asher's eyes locked onto mine, an

r of wor

verything

or. Asher's face was the last thing I saw, hi

*

ar. I had heard the rumors, the whispers of what happened in

a cruel grin, waited for me. He held a hot iro

struggle against the guards

rander just laughed, a cold, cruel so

ing a permanent mark. The pain was excruciating, and I

irm, the iron burning into my skin until he

r, my body shaking with pain and fear. The guards dr