Chapter 32
CHAPTER 32: THE NORTH CALLS FOR WAR The morning peace over Nocturne Haven did not last long. By midday, the city had transformed into something tense and restless, as though the very streets understood danger was approaching before most of its people did. Wolves moved quickly through the territory carrying messages between patrols, guards reinforced the borders surrounding Blackwood estate, and rumors spread faster than truth ever could. Some whispered that the Moonfire had chosen a queen. Others claimed the old gods had awakened beneath the sanctum. A few believed the end of the world had already begun. Luna Hayes walked through the estate halls listening to those fears echo around her, but she no longer felt crushed by them. The Moonfire inside her remained calm, steady as moonlight on
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