5. The Deal

I returned to Elijah's mansion, greeted by the silent stares of lifeless objects that only added to the place's suffocating loneliness. Elijah gestured for me to follow him to his study, and with a heavy heart, I followed.

Returning to the mansion, I held back the sadness that was welling in my chest. I didn't dare cry before him, but the tears finally spilled over when we were alone.

"Stop crying!" Elijah ordered sharply.

I began to shake as his intimidating presence filled the room. He walked over to the window and exhaled deeply.

"Were you intending to sacrifice me?" I asked, gathering my courage.

"Listen, I told you to be quiet and do as I say. Remember, you are nothing but my slave!"

"What kind of king are you to make me your Luna, condemned to the same fate as the last one? You're a tyrant!" I shouted.

I didn't care if he tore me apart in his rage. A quicker death might be better than being haunted by a curse.

"I won't be your next victim!"

Even as an Omega, I still wanted my li