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?"

was the only one I could trust in this palace, so I decided to tell her everything what my father had told me about Kael and the doubts

when I was done, she began speaking. "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 they'd say something about him? And what if those were

if not? What if he said that because he knew how cruel the world is? That his good intention could be turned

lips quivered as I looked at her. I didn't like that I felt so weak at the moment. I had always been

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

if I was the one

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

me was too much. I was hurt when we divorced, but I already knew he felt nothing for me then. But this

the only way we can live without regrets-to love and take risks for the person

we can also be right. Isn't it wonderful that after all this, he finds out that

tears ran down

fallen in love, Danielle?"

She nodded.

"Where is he?"

He doesn't love me enough to fight for me. But I'm okay. I have moved on." She smiled, but I could tell she was

I shouldn't have

it. 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.

what the usual tasks are?" She shook her head again. "There has not been a Royal Games in a long time, and I wasn't even sure if there was anyone

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 and healthy yet.

be entering the

"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 game

rule?" I asked as my heart thundered. I was not sure this

the game gets to take his right-hand

my whole world collapsing. I hoped