She had never been thrown into something like this.
This level of cruelty.
This level of silent judgment.
Did he already move on?
Did he even realize she was gone?
Her steps slowed slightly as those thoughts crept in again, her chest tightening as she tried to push them away.
Then—
Her eyes lifted.
The large calendar board in the main corridor came into view.
And she froze.
Full Moon.
Tonight.
Her breath hitched.
Memories surged instantly.
His voice.
His command.
His expectation.
“You will prove it to me.”
The test.
The promise.
Her heart began to race.
Because tonight—
She was supposed to stand in front of him.
To show him the truth.
To prove she was the Messenger.
But now—
She was here.
And he was—
Somewhere else.
Far.
Distant.
Out of reach.
Iva clenched h
