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Chapter 18 - Chapter 18 : When Queens Moan

The stars bowed above the moonlit garden as if the heavens themselves knew what was about to unfold beneath their watchful gaze.

The silver grove behind the Moon Temple shimmered with divine hush, its leaves glowing faintly with argent light. A pool of still water mirrored the sky's glittering dome, and on its surface floated blossoms from moonlilies that only bloomed in the presence of royalty. Each petal glowed like liquid pearl.

Lucas stood at the heart of the sacred garden, breath shallow, heart pounding with the weight of what tonight meant. Selene stood before him—barefoot on marble, wrapped in a sheer silver veil that clung to her skin like mist to moonlight. Her hair, usually braided in regal restraint, fell freely down her back in a starlit cascade. She met his gaze not with the cold serenity of a queen, but the raw ache of a woman who had waited a century to feel something real.

"You feel it too," she said softly, voice trembling like crystal struck. "Don't you?"

Lucas swallowed hard. "It's in the air. In you. In us."

Her pale lips parted—uncertain, yearning. "Then come."

He stepped forward, and the moment he crossed the edge of the sigil-engraved pool, the moon above flared. A shaft of sacred light struck the earth around them, forming a glowing circle.

[Seduction System: Sacred Space Recognized] Target: Queen Selene – Lunar Oracle (Virgin 🌸) Lust Level: 91% Soul Compatibility: 97% Pleasure Paths: Inner Thighs, Collarbone, Lower Back Suggested Approach: Worshipful Domination + Lunar Rhythm Lunar Bond Status: Primed for Divine Union

Lucas's breath hitched as the feedback rushed into his mind like molten silver. Every nerve in his body thrummed with instinct—divine, ancient, male.

He reached for her.

She didn't flinch.

Instead, she tilted her chin, offering her throat in silent submission.

"Do you know what it means," she whispered, "for a Moon Queen to give her purity willingly?"

"I do now," Lucas said, drawing close, hands sliding around her waist, fingers brushing silk and skin. "And I'll honor it—with every part of me."

She leaned into his touch like a starving flower to sun. "Then take it."

Their lips met.

And the stars above wept light.

Selene tasted of starlight and longing—cool and sweet, with undercurrents of sorrow that had never been touched. Lucas kissed her slowly at first, savoring every tremble of her mouth, every tentative flutter of her lashes. Her body molded to his, the sheer veil doing nothing to hide the warm swell of her breasts or the soft curve of her hips.

His hands slid upward, reverent yet hungry, finding the fastenings of the veil and drawing it loose.

It drifted to the ground like falling snow.

Moonlight bared her completely, painting her ivory skin in silver, revealing every flawless line: the gentle swell of her untouched breasts, the pale rise of her hipbones, the secret curve between her thighs glistening faintly with dew.

Selene didn't cover herself.

She stood tall, regal even in vulnerability.

"I am yours tonight," she said. "Not as queen. As woman. As virgin. As vessel."

Lucas's throat tightened with emotion and awe. "Then I'll worship you like the goddess you are."

He knelt before her, lips brushing the inside of her thigh—where the system had told him her pulse burned brightest.

[Seduction System: Pleasure Path Contact Initiated] Lunar Pulse: Accelerating… Lust Level: 96% Unlock Condition Nearing Threshold

Selene gasped. "Lucas—"

He didn't stop.

His tongue traced soft circles along the tender flesh near her entrance, teasing, tasting, never quite breaching her sacred seal. Her thighs trembled around his face, fingers threading into his hair as a helpless moan broke free.

"Stars," she whimpered. "I've never—never felt…"

"You will," he murmured, rising. "And more."

He guided her gently to the grass beside the moon pool. The soft petals of lunar blossoms cushioned her back, and her silver hair fanned out like a halo. She looked up at him with wide, tear-glittered eyes—fearless, aching, divine.

He leaned over her, arms braced on either side.

She opened her legs, slow and deliberate.

"I've dreamed of this," she whispered. "But dreams were never this alive."

Lucas lined himself up, the head of his arousal brushing her entrance. He paused—waiting. Giving her the chance to stop it.

She nodded once. "I want you."

And he entered her.

The moment their bodies joined, a pulse of light exploded outward.

[Virgin Seal Broken: Queen Selene 🌸] [Soul-Merge Commencing] [Lunar Grace Acquired] Divine Gift: "Moonveil – Grants Veil of Illusion and Emotional Aura Manipulation" Unlocked Seduction System Update: "Lunar Class Tier I Bond Achieved"

Selene cried out—not in pain, but from the overwhelming rush of magic, sensation, and release.

Lucas moaned into her neck as her tight heat welcomed him fully, clenching in rhythmic waves as their souls braided deeper and deeper.

Her legs wrapped around his waist.

Her nails raked his back.

Their bodies rocked in a slow, sacred rhythm—guided not by lust alone, but by a need far older than either of them. A hunger written in the stars. A fate whispered into their blood.

Selene's voice broke with emotion as her climax rose. "Lucas—I feel everything—your past, your pain, your power—"

"I see you," he gasped. "All the centuries of solitude, the masks, the tears behind your throne—I see it, Selene."

And she shattered beneath him.

Her orgasm ripped through the bond like a lunar tide, pulling him with her. Magic surged in his veins, runes igniting along his chest, groin, and spine.

The mark of the Moon Goddess blazed on his sternum.

The garden dimmed.

Petals floated down like snow. The moon above turned red, then white-gold.

Lucas collapsed beside her, breath shallow, heart racing, mind overloaded with the influx of divine memory.

Selene's body glowed faintly, still pulsing with aftershock. Her fingers reached blindly for his.

He took them.

And in the silence, her voice broke.

"I was so lonely," she said. "For so long. I forgot what it meant to be touched with love. Not duty. Not worship. Just... love."

Lucas turned to face her. "You'll never be alone again."

[Lunar Grace Bond Strength: 72%] [Future Unlocks Available: Queen's Heart, Celestial Womb, Emotioncraft]

[System Notification: Queen Selene is now irrevocably bound to the Lustborn. Her pleasure is your power. Her loyalty, divine.]

As they lay in the moonlight, a vision struck Lucas like lightning.

A dark temple. A chained angel with wings torn. A crown of thorns.

And a voice—feminine, furious, forgotten.

"You awaken one queen. But the others remain in shadow."

Lucas opened his eyes.

The next chapter of his divine hunger had begun.

To be continued…

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