Kane
The taste of blood filled my mouth as I bit my cheek, trying to sell the performance. Two days of planning had led to this moment. Each detail mattered. The Elders would be watching me closely, searching for any sign that this was all a lie.
"LUNA!" I screamed, thrashing against my restraints until the chains cut into my wrists. My voice echoed through the palace halls, raw with an anguish that wasn't entirely faked. "Let me see her! LET ME SEE HER!"
Careful, Shadow warned. Make it believable, but don't push so hard they increase the binding spell.
I knew he was right. We'd rehearsed this a thousand times in my head. The plan hinged on the Elders believing they'd already won.
Guards burst into my chambers, faces grim. Behind them, Elder Miriam entered with Crystal at her side, bo
