Chapter 111: Bound by Blood
The forest stood still.
Not a single breeze. Not a whisper.
Even the moonlight seemed frozen in place, as if the world itself held its breath.
Luna stood with her back straight, her hands clenched into fists at her sides. Her eyes were locked on the man who had once been her father—but now stood before her as a monster cloaked in shadows. The dark aura that radiated from him seemed to suck the life out of the forest, turning everything cold.
Her mother stepped in front of her protectively, arms stretched wide.
“No,” Luna said, her voice firm but quiet. “This is between me and him.”
Her mother looked back at her, torn between fear and pride. “He’s too strong, Luna. He—”
“I know,” Luna interrupted softly. “But I’m not the same girl I used to be. And he’s n
