Adelaide’s POV
Fear and cold swallowed me. My body wouldn’t move. I clutched my stomach, desperate to protect my baby.
The Moon Goddess stood before me, glowing with beauty, but her eyes were cruel. Her power pressed down on me, heavy and suffocating. My breaths came short, my heart racing.
I wanted to run. I wanted to scream. But I was frozen in place.
This was the end.
Then—
The air shifted.
A sharp crack of power sent shivers down my spine.
The Moon Goddess froze.
Her hand, reaching for me, stopped mid-air. A force stronger than hers had stopped her.
I felt it - a presence and I heard his voice, I thought I would never hear or feel it again.
Slowly, I gazed up.
Cyrus.
I thought I was imagining him. My broken mind playing tricks. But then, I met his eyes—sharp, blazing, aliv
