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Ariana’s POV

The wind howled through the narrow alleyways of the Black Moon Clan's hidden village as I clung to the arm of Lucas. We were both disguised as an ordinary couple, our faces concealed by cloaks and hoods, our steps cautious and calculated. The Black Moon Clan was a place shrouded in darkness, a stark contrast to the shimmering beauty of the Silver Moon Clan where we had grown up.

The uneasy atmosphere weighed heavily on my heart as we crept past guard posts, our hearts pounding with each step. The key to our infiltration was Beta Marcus, with connections to a peasant couple within the Black Moon Clan. He had provided us with the information and identities we needed to enter unnoticed.

Our destination was a vacant house, one where we would assume the roles of the peasant couple Marcus had arranged for us. We had to be convincing, for any slip-up could lead to our discovery and capture. The stakes were high, but we had no choice. My sister, Seraphina, was somewhere within th