#Chapter 183: The Full Moon Revelry

Kayla The Blood Moon Revelry. I’d completely forgotten about it with everything that had happened. Between my father’s betrayal, William Straud’s attack, and Emma’s injury, the annual celebration had slipped my mind entirely until Nicholas mentioned it last night. I stood at the large bay window of the Nightshade manor, staring at the grounds where workers were already setting up tables and lanterns for the evening’s festivities. The Blood Moon Revelry wasn’t just any holiday—it was perhaps the most important celebration in werewolf culture, a time to honor the Moon Goddess and celebrate the transition from winter to spring. The first blossoms were beginning to appear on the trees, a sign of the Goddess’s renewal of life after the long, cold months. It was said that, when the moon was red in the sky during this time of year, it was the Moon Goddess’s life essence—her cyclical bleeding, a symbol of renewal and fertility. It was always my least favorite hol