CHAPTER 103 – The Crowd Favorite

Lyra I took a deep breath as I stepped out of my dorm room at dawn. My heart raced with nerves, knowing it was the last day of the Luna Trials. At a sniffle, I lifted my gaze from the shoes Whitney had gotten me at the start of the trial. "They will bring you luck, she said." Indeed, they had. I had come this far, and if the Moon Goddess wished, I would go on to become Ryan's Luna after today. The sniffle had come from Sally, her eyes brimming with tears. "Lyra, I'm so sorry," she said, her voice shaking. "You probably hate me and with good reason, but I had to stay away. It was the only way I could determine who had it out for you." "Oh?" I said, disbelief coloring my tone in a wash of skepticism. "Was that your reason for leaving me high and dry when I needed you the most?" "I was trying to get close to discovering who's behind all your attacks. I suspect dark magic," Sally explained, wringing her hands. I nodded slowly. "I suspect it too. But why did you have to write that n