Maya

My throat constricted at his question, a knot of fear coiling within me, while my heart drummed an erratic rhythm against my ribs. It was sheer terror, a sinister presence creeping up my insides, leaving me paralyzed.

With every fiber of my screaming caution, I instinctively recoiled from him, taking hesitant steps backward, my hands trembling.

Luna.…..

He asked me to be his Luna….

That one word had a history of mine beneath it. A weight of pure agony, ...