*Star Blood Pack — The Luna’s Chambers*
Crystal collapsed to her knees, her throat dry.
The crimson moon hung low outside, its light stained the shattered garden with a dark omen. The once-vibrant moonflowers were now blackened husks.
The wind whispered secrets she dared not understand, and the pendant’s faint flicker was something unnatural.
Her trembling fingers reached for the velvet box, heart hammering wildly beneath her ribs.
“The crown is your cage”.
The voice echoed in her mind coldly and more calculating.
The weight of the words were suffocating. Chills crawled through her veins, threatening to unravel her sanity.
She barely noticed the soft knock on her chamber door.
“Crystal?”
The voice was steady and calm, a beacon cutting through the storm.
She looked up to see Ry
