NADIA
The chains around my wrists were finally gone. But I wasn't free.
Max had released me…not out of mercy, but for sport.
"I'll give you everything," he said, brushing his fingers along my jaw. "A throne, a title, power... You'll be my Luna."
Lies, all of them. I knew that.
But I played along. For now.
Inside, I was burning.
Every time he touched me, every time he leaned close to whisper false promises, I imagined plunging something sharp through his heart.
I spent my days in a golden cage, walking the halls like a queen, but in truth, I was nothing but a prisoner. A concubine. A showpiece.
He paraded me in front of the others, made sure they saw me on his arm. The betrayal in their eyes nearly crushed me…until I remembered who the real enemy was.
Max.
And I would destroy him.
Every moment I spent with him, I studied. I watched. I searched.
The yellow stones were the key.
I didn't know how yet—but deep in my bones, I could feel their power.
