Belle_Emrys

The Moonlit Curse – Synopsis

In the mystical kingdom of Elarion, where magic lingers in the air and the moon governs fate, a young healer named Belinda carries a secret she does not yet understand. Every full moon, an unseen force tugs at her soul, luring her to the river’s edge, where, for fleeting moments, she sees a man in the water’s reflection. A man who does not stand beside her. A man who speaks her name with an aching familiarity.

That man is Callan, the lost prince of the Moon Realm, trapped between worlds by an ancient curse. Long ago, in a forgotten era, he made a vow of love to a mortal woman, defying the celestial laws that bound him to the heavens. But fate was cruel, and his love was stolen away by time itself. Every generation, he searches for her reincarnation, hoping that one day she will remember, and set him free.

When Belinda unknowingly stumbles upon the truth, her quiet life in the village of Veywyn shatters. Shadows begin to stir, for the Shadow Queen, a sorceress who covets the power of the moon, has been waiting for this moment. She knows that if Belinda unlocks her past, she will also awaken the Celestial Bond, a magic powerful enough to break curses, but also strong enough to shatter worlds.

As war brews between the forces of light and darkness, Belinda must make an impossible choice: to break the curse and free Callan, even if it means losing him forever, or to defy destiny and forge a new path, one where love does not come at the cost of fate.

But the moon is a jealous witness, and the past does not let go so easily.

Bound by an oath they cannot remember and a love that refuses to die, Belinda and Callan must navigate the treacherous path of forgotten memories, celestial secrets, and the whispers of a love story that has been rewritten across lifetimes.

Will they finally break the curse? Or are they doomed to be star-crossed souls, forever reaching across time?

THE MOONLIT CURSE

Silence settled over the forest, thick and suffocating. The name, Emress, still clung to the air like an echo refusing to fade. Belinda felt its weight, pressing against her ribs, thrumming in her blood.

Callan's grip on her shoulders tightened, his silver eyes searching hers with an intensity that made her breath hitch. "Say it again," he murmured, his voice barely above a whisper.

A muscle in his jaw ticked. He pulled away, running a hand through his silver-streaked hair, pacing like a caged predator.

The beast, no, the guardian, had not attacked her. It had bowed.

And Callan's reaction told her everything.

"Callan," she said cautiously, stepping toward him. "You recognized that name, didn't you?"

He stilled, back rigid. "It's just a name."

"No." Her voice was firm now. "It's my name. My real name. And you knew."

He exhaled sharply, turning to face her. The moonlight framed him in silver, his expression unreadable. "It's not safe to speak of such things here."

Belinda's fingers curled into fists. "Why? What aren't you telling me?"

Callan hesitated. Then, with deliberate slowness, he reached for her hand. His touch was warm, steady, despite the storm she could see raging behind his eyes.

The name, spoken in his voice, sent a shiver through her.

"I want to trust you," she admitted. "But I feel like I've been stumbling through the dark, and every time I get close to the truth, someone pulls me away."

He exhaled, rubbing a thumb over the back of her hand. "Then let me take you somewhere the truth cannot be hidden."

A cold breeze slithered through the trees, and she felt the weight of unseen eyes watching them.

He glanced past her, toward the distant mountains shrouded in mist.

The name struck something deep inside her. A pulse of recognition, an aching familiarity.

She didn't know what awaited her there. But she knew one thing for certain.

Her past was no longer a whisper in the dark.

Chapter 15: The Weight of a Name