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

The portal's light cast long shadows across the trees, its silver glow rippling like water disturbed by an unseen force. Emress's breath came in slow, measured exhales, her pulse steadying despite the chaos unraveling inside her.

Callan stood beside her, his stance tense yet unwavering. She could feel the weight of his gaze on her, feel the unspoken question hanging between them.

Emress reached out, fingers hovering just above the swirling energy of the portal. A strange warmth seeped through her skin, memories threatening to surface—laughter, firelight, the scent of something sweet and forbidden. And then—pain.

Something inside her had been torn away, stolen. She had been stolen.

The realization sent a shudder through her.

"What did they take from me?" she whispered, more to herself than anyone else.

Callan's hand found hers, steady and grounding. "We'll find out together," he said, his voice softer now, laced with something dangerously close to devotion.

She turned to him, searching his face for any sign of hesitation. But there was none.

"You don't have to do this," he added, though they both knew it was a lie.

The moment her foot crossed the threshold, the world twisted. The night sky fractured like glass, the trees blurred into streaks of silver and black, and the ground beneath her feet dissolved.

She landed with a sharp gasp, the air thick with the scent of rain-soaked stone and something ancient.

The ruins stretched before her—tall, crumbling pillars bathed in moonlight, vines weaving through their cracks like nature itself was trying to reclaim something long lost.

And in the center, standing as if he had been waiting for eternity, was a man.

His dark robes billowed in the wind, his golden eyes locking onto hers with a knowing intensity.

And the past she had been running from had just caught up to her.

Chapter 20: Bound by Fate