Until The Moon Ends: Book 1 in the Blushing Moon Trilogy by Kitt Lynn

Author:Kitt Lynn [Lynn, Kitt]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LuPo Publishing
Published: 2022-02-25T16:00:00+00:00

The Throne Room

Byriel

I walked down the long castle corridor. The stones beneath my feet slid and rolled with each step like the scales on a snake. Guards flanked each side of me, standing single file along the walls. Their motionless presence made my wolf uneasy and restless.

I quickened my pace, the stones moving faster. The guards snapped their heads toward me as I passed, their eyes hollow and menacing. My heart quickened, and I ran. My footsteps echoed loudly in my ears. The walls pushed down, and the guards crowded me.

I could feel my heart thumping wildly in my throat, and my ears buzzed with a rushing silence that caused my head to pulse. Just when I thought my heart would seize from its thundering movements, I burst out of the corridor and into the massive throne room.

It was quiet and still. My breath hitched as my eyes swept across the room. A chill in the air made me shiver, scattering goosebumps all over my clammy skin.

My father, sitting on his throne, and my sister, tense at his side, stared at me calmly from the front of the room.

"Come and bow to the King of Wolves," my sister commanded, her voice echoing off the dark, stone walls.

My body moved even though I didn't want to. I quickly approached my King and bowed low at his feet. My nose hovered just above the floor.

"You must prove your worth to him," Strayton smiled, placing her thin hand on our father's shoulder. "Prove what your King means to you."

A baby's cries filled the hall, echoing off the walls and reverberating through my bones. One of my father's stewards stepped toward me with a tiny pup in his hands. The child's arms and legs kicked out, and it cried louder as the thin blanket covering it slipped off, leaving the poor thing naked and shivering.

Strayton stepped forward and placed a dagger in my hand.

"Prove it," she said, her wicked grin displaying pointed teeth.

My fingers curled around the cold handle as I stepped toward the pup. A red, crescent-shaped mark shone brightly on its belly. I raised the blade and swallowed back a thick sob, then took a deep breath allowing silent tears to roll down my face.

"Do it!" My father roared.

I let a sob rip from my throat as I plunged the knife down.

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