Chapter Twenty

It has been an entire day since Serenia last woke and saw Kai. Once he was summoned away from the room with the promise of being right back, she fell asleep listening to the constant chatter of the kid guard at her door, talking her ear off about the supposed Fated Luna and late prophecies from our ancestors, but he spoke in a thick accent she isn’t familiar with, the same one she detects from Kai but not quite as heavy.

After waking up the second time, the kid guard was still sitting in his chair slumped over and passed out completely. She asked him if Kai had returned while she was sleeping, and he said no. She hasn’t seen him since, wondering if something terrible has happened because he brought her there without warning.

No one has come to check on her or offer to take a tour of the place, show her where the food is or where she can even take a proper bath. It’s clear the room she is in is a man’s room, but she isn’t sure who. One would be right to as