: The Warning of the Moon
Sophia stood frozen as the bracelet slipped from Luca’s hand and rolled across the floor. Her mother's bracelet—the one she hadn’t seen since the night their home burned to the ground.
“I saw her die,” she whispered.
Marcus picked up the golden bracelet and turned it over. There was dried blood on the edge.
“You thought she died,” he said carefully. “But maybe she didn’t.”
Sophia’s heart pounded. “Then where has she been all this time? And why leave a message like that?”
Luca stepped forward. “She may be alive… but she’s not herself. Whoever carved that message wasn’t just warning us. It was a threat.”
Marcus’s eyes narrowed. “Return the True Luna… or lose the one you love.”
He glanced at Sophia. “They mean you.”
Sophia stepped away from the window, fear
