Marianna,
I stood before the mirror and gazed at the ball gown. It was perfect, a masterpiece of pearls, gemstones, and the rarest moon silk that shimmered like captured starlight.
Yet the silence from Seraphina spoke volumes. No retaliation, no desperate moves to bar me from the gathering.
Judging by her personality, she might have done something crazy already. But she was quiet... Too quiet for her to watch me walking with Xavier.
But the truth was something else. And it didn't take me long time to understand.
They had chosen their path: the blood would spill from the scapegoat, not their cherished Seraphina. And I, their newly crowned Luna, would wear it all with grace.
I ran my fingers over the fabric, each intricate detail a quiet reminder of the role I had accepted. The sacrif
