Semua Bab When The Moon Hides Her Crown: Bab 241 - Bab 250

SERAPHINA With a sharp gasp, my eyes flew open. Sweat clung to my skin, my breaths ragged and uneven as I stared up at a sky painted in shades of crimson and gold.I’d had a nightmare, a long, suffocating nightmare that felt far too real. My entire body trembled, my heart pounded as if still trapped inside it. I squeezed my eyes shut, trying to steady myself, but when I opened them again, the red-tinged sky was still there.The surface beneath me was cold and hard. Slowly, realization sank in, I was lying on the ground.Confused, I pushed myself upright, only to freeze. Half-collapsed stone walls surrounded me, covered in creeping vines and fractured archways. Scattered bones littered the dusty earth.“What the…” I breathed, my voice barely audible. The air was thick, heavy with the same dangerous energy I remembered from before. My stomach dropped. “Don’t tell me…I’m back in those ancient ruins.”I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. Was this still a dream? I’d glimpsed this place af

SERAPHINAThe man who dropped to the ground with a gaping hole in his chest sent shockwaves through the crowd, triggering a stampede. But their panic only made things worse. I stood frozen, holding my breath, as the chaos unfolded, each soul dragged into Ronan’s wrath. Silas, frantic, began screaming for his people, unable to process the loss of his men.“RUN!” he yelled, grabbing my hand to pull me with him. It was in that instant, I realized the mistake he made, that only escalated the bloodshed. Because Ronan had arrived.My breath caught when I saw him, tall and imposing, his figure a dark shadow against the wreckage. Clad in black, every step he took seemed to drop another body to the ground. The moment our eyes met, when he saw me being taken by Silas his aura flared, a deadly wave that sealed the fate of everyone around us.It was because of me that so many people were going to die.I yanked my hand free of Silas' grasp, fear and guilt clawing at my insides. "Take your people a

SERAPHINA His lips crashed against mine with a force that stole my breath, claiming me as though he’d been waiting for this moment his entire life. The kiss was messy, raw, desperate, like he couldn’t get enough. I melted into him, my body responding before my mind could catch up. His hands tangled in my hair, pulling me closer, deeper. I could feel the heat of him, the wild energy that pulsed through his veins, making every touch burn. His tongue met mine with a possessiveness that made my heart race, I gasped, pulling him even closer.For a moment, nothing else existed but us, our bodies pressed together, our hearts thundering in rhythm. When he finally pulled back just enough to meet my gaze, his violet eyes burned with hunger. “I love you, Seraphina,” he murmured, his voice low, rough, and trembling with desire.“I love you too.”Before I could even breathe, his lips crashed into mine again, deeper, harder, as if he feared I might disappear. His hand roamed over my body, heat foll

RONAN“But the Academy…” Silas wanted to speak further when the door opened with a quiet creak. “I brought food,” Theo stated. I didn’t even hear Theo’s footsteps, but there he stood, holding two plates of food and a water bottle. “The rooms are sound proof here from both the inside and outside,” Silas stated, noticing I was suspicious. “Also she’ll wake up soon enough,” he put the food on the side table. He gave a slight bow, before walking out with Theo in tow, leaving me alone with Seraphina. Outside the door, Theo watched the closed door with great discomfort, “Is it a good decision to let him leave with her?”Silas frowned bitterly, “Do you have the daring to ask him to lea

FINN I dragged a chair to the centre of the dark room and sat opposite Elder Milton, who hung bound in silver chains. “I heard you wanted to talk, Elder Milton,” I said, it was more a statement than a question. He watched me with ragged breaths, eyes wet. I took a long drag from my cigarette letting the smoke curl up toward the ceiling. “I was willing to speak two days ago,” he rasped. “I gave up almost as soon as you dragged me out, tried to bargain for less of this but you—you did not show up and dragged me into this pit on purpose,” his voice snapped into a scream as the acid tank beneath him hissed and licked upward an inch. Everything below his upper thighs had dissolved away. Each tiny movement made the acid crawl higher, stealing