Peace shatters with a single accusation.
Victory should have brought relief.
Instead…
It brought fear.
Although Moonspire had won the battle at Silver Pass, the cost was heavy. Too many soldiers had fallen, too many families had lost loved ones, and rumors were spreading faster than the truth.
Some said the attack was only the beginning.
Others whispered that the war had started because of me.
The Lost Luna.
Three days after the battle, Kael summoned the rulers of the neighboring kingdoms to Moonspire.
“If we stand together,” he told the council, “our enemies won’t stand a chance.”
I wanted to believe him.
But as the first royal carriages rolled through the palace gates, I saw the grim expressions on the faces of the visiting Alphas.
They hadn’t come seeking peace.
They had co
