The Defiant Luna

The sharp crack of her hand against my flesh rang through the narrow hallway. My skull jerked sideways, a hot, radiating sting sinking straight down to the bone. I stood there, utterly paralyzed by the sheer absurdity of it. A head maid. A common domestic worker in this backwards pack had just struck a former Luna.

Back in my old life, my title was an absolute shield. No one would dare lay a fin