"Cut the skin on your palm, little bunny. It will hurt, I know, but you have to. With the bracelet, the sacred water used to bless it will counter and suppress your power. Now that it's removed, I want you to draw blood from your palm. Hurry!"
I heard Falco's resounding laughter. "She will be your Luna. Victoria Steel,"
My nails slowly pierced through the skin on my palm, drawing blood. As my nails weren't that long and since Arleigh was dormant, the pain my nails were creating was burning, and biting my lips was the only thing I could do to hold back the whimpers.
"Dad!" I called to him in panic when Falco roughly grabbed my arm to stand tall next to him, but still secured to the pole. The silver handcuffs created a biting pain around my wrists. Without a tinge of gentleness, he gather
