Chapter 12 The Night of the Full Moon

[Aimee] I had no idea how long I slept, but by the time I woke up, the rain had stopped. In fact, the sun was setting outside my window. It was the night of the full moon. I changed my clothes in a hurry to look for Ares. After all, he had agreed to let me stay with him. When I got downstairs, I saw Kerry alone, busy making preparations for the full moon party. Only the servants in the castle would be attending the party. Kerry mentioned that Ares would disappear every night of the full moon and only be back the next day. It was the same situation today, and Ares had been gone since the afternoon. Kerry refused to tell me where he was despite my questioning. “Please don’t make this hard for me, Lady Aimee. Prince Ares has always hidden himself away during full moons. I’ve tried searching for him before, but I’ve never been able to find him.” Hide? Where would he hide? I wondered whether he was in Moonlit Pines. It didn’t take long for me to reject the idea because he