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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

A sharp gasp left Emress's lips as the vision splintered, thrusting her back into the present. Her body jolted, her pulse pounding in her ears like a war drum.

The weight of unseen power pressed against her ribs, her breath hitching as she staggered backward. The runes on her arms pulsed with the same silver fire she had seen in that throne room, the embers of a life she was only beginning to remember.

A steadying hand caught her wrist.

His grip was firm but gentle, his touch grounding her against the whirlwind of memories threatening to consume her. She looked up, meeting his silver gaze—stormy, intense, unreadable.

"You saw something," he murmured. Not a question. A certainty.

Emress swallowed hard, the phantom of the stranger's voice still echoing in her mind. You have come home.

She tore her hand away from Callan's grasp, wrapping her arms around herself as if she could hold back the past that was clawing its way to the surface.

"Talk to me," Callan pressed, his voice lower now, rougher.

She shook her head. "I don't know what's real anymore."

Silence stretched between them, thick with unspoken words.

Then, Callan took a step closer, his presence warm despite the chill in the air.

"You're real," he said, his voice softer now. "Whatever you saw, whatever memories are surfacing—none of it changes that."

She met his gaze again, something deep inside her stirring at the certainty in his words.

Before she could speak, a gust of wind rushed through the clearing, carrying a whisper that sent a shiver down her spine.

"The path has opened. The choice is yours."

The ground beneath them trembled, and just beyond the trees, the portal flared to life again.

And Emress had no choice but to answer.

Chapter 19: Silver and Flame