Sealed in Blood

LUNA VESPERIA'S POV

“Let’s go back,” Valerius said, his voice low. He lifted the gem in one hand while holding onto me with the other. His grip was firm. Too firm.

He pulled me along, not giving me a second to ask more questions. I didn’t even notice the moment we left that dark, suffocating room.

One moment, I was surrounded by shadows and flickers of unnatural fire. And then the next… we were