Not without you

Esmeralda looked up at the huge crescent moon, sighing as she fondled her bow. The knot of fear in her stomach tightened. A fear triggered by the unknown person holding the moonstone.

After spending far too much time with the wolves, the moonstone, which belonged to the dark fairies, was now in the possession of an unknown being.

Gritting her teeth, she tightened her hold on the bow. "Why did he stop me? Who does he think he is?"

Rhaziel... Clearly, he felt he had some sort of possession over her.

She snatched her gaze away from the window and stormed out of her chamber. Danil Novikov knew where the moonstone was, and she was willing to do anything to get it from him. Even if it meant sleeping with him. She really had nothing to lose.

Her bow vanished from her grasp. And, to her surprise, the halls were bright, and murmurs could be heard from the castle's every corner. It was nighttime, but the castle was as bustling as if it was daytime.