The Forgotten Luna by Cassandra M

ADESSA.

I made it back to my chamber and found Danielle there. She ushered me in and locked the main bedroom before guiding me to sit on the bed.

"Are you okay, my lady?" She asked, and I could tell she was worrying about me, even if she knew she was in a greater mess than I was.

"No," I replied, letting out a big sigh.

"I'm sorry that you don't feel good, but I have to say this first because they can take me away from you any moment now."

"I won't let that happen."

"Don't worry about me, but listen, Princess Adessa. Under this mattress is my phone. It is safer here than in mine if they ever search my room for anything.'

I nodded before I threw my arms to hug her. "I'm sorry I put you in trouble."

She rubbed my back and pulled away from my hug. "It's okay. I want to help as much as I can."

"Did he message already?"

"Not yet, when I placed it there a few minutes ago." She replied. "He must not have the chance to do it yet."

"Do you think he loves me and not just because I'm a princess?"

"Ordinary people or Alphas can also fall in love with the royals-the person, not the title they carry."

"I want that so badly for me and Kael. I want him to love me for me and not my title."

"I am certain you were so sure of your husband this morning. What did they tell you in there?"

one I could trust in this palace, so I decided to tell her

"I'm sorry, my lady, but I overheard your conversation with Alpha Kael earlier. Didn't he tell you not to believe anything they say about him?"

What if he said that because he knew how cruel the world is? That his good intention could be turned upside down, and he'd be the bad

I looked at her. I didn't like that I felt so weak at the moment. I had always been strong, but whenever Kael

going to let that doubt cloud your mind instead of going out there and proving they are all wrong about

was the one

not look back and wonder if he ever did love you?" She took my hands and cupped them inside hers. "I can't assure you that he loves you because I don't know that either. But I can promise you, as long as I'm your handmaid, as long as I'm around, if we find out he doesn't love you, I will help you move on and get

got louder. The idea of him not being in love with me was too much. I was hurt when we divorced, but I already knew he felt

the only way we can live without regrets-to love

also be right. Isn't it wonderful that after all this, he finds out that you still choose him despite the doubts

as more tears ran down

in love, Danielle?" I

She nodded.

"Where is he?"

He doesn't love me enough to fight for me. But I'm okay. I

I

But your husband is willing to enter the Royal Games for you. I heard the game is not an easy task. It's dangerous, they said. So that must mean something. Give him a chance. Give both of

more. "Dangerous? Do you know what the usual tasks are?" She shook her head again. "There has not been a Royal Games in

if everything in my head was not enough, the fact that it was a dangerous game added to my anxiety T shouldn't have come he I just put Kael in danger. How could he fight in his full strength? He wasn't that strong

won't be entering

"What do you mean?"

what kind of task there is, but one thing I'm sure of is that the main rule has never changed since this

I asked as my heart thundered. I

enters the game gets to take his right-hand man with him." Danielle

collapsing. I hoped