The Moon's Daughter (Moon & Sands Book 1) by Leena Kazak

Author:Leena Kazak [Kazak, Leena]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Leena Kazak
Published: 2024-12-16T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

The relentless sun beat down on the sprawling training grounds as the eldest brother engaged in a grueling regimen of combat exercises. He was tall, his muscles well-defined from years of rigorous training, and he moved with precision and power. Stubble darkened his jaw, lending him a handsome ruggedness that drew many admiring eyes. Again and again he struck the training dummy, the determined thud of his fists the only sound in the heavy silence.

His concentration was broken by the hurried approach of his closest friend, his boyishly handsome face red with exertion. Frantic gestures accompanied a torrent of words, each one a hammer blow to the elder brother’s heart.

Without hesitation, he sprinted, dread slithering in his veins and winding around his heart, sweat dripping down his back. Bursting into his father’s chambers, he confronted him, his voice raw with emotion.

“Father, what have you done?”

His father, seated behind a massive desk, regarded him with a calm, resigned gaze. “I did what I had to,” he replied simply, steepling his hands. “No longer is he a stain on our order.”

Anguish and disbelief warred within the elder brother. “It wasn’t his fault! You failed him as a father,” he jabbed an accusing finger, “and I—I also failed him.” Without waiting for a response, he stormed out of the chamber.

Returning to his room, he found utter chaos. His belongings were scattered, curtains torn, furniture overturned, drawers emptied haphazardly.

But it was the sight above his bed that halted him in his tracks, a sight so horrendous it froze the very air in his lungs.

There, nailed by the ear to the wall, was the head of Sultan, his beloved dog. Its lifeless eyes stared back at him in accusation, as dark blood dripped onto his pillow.

He collapsed to his knees, a silent scream of horror welling up inside him.

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