When He Chose Another Under the Moon

I arrived early at the clearing where he had planned to claim me, only to see him kneeling before another.

“Selindra Moonshire, will you join me under the full moon? As soon as you agree, I’ll shift my loyalty!”

His eyes glinted with wild anticipation, and I froze.

If I wasn’t the one he truly desired, then let them have their bond.

But after I vanished into the forests, he crossed mountains and forests, hunting the world over for me.