Moonfall, #2
The Ballad of Falling Dragons
by Sarah A. Parker
Contents
Chapter 26
Overview
Raeve and Kaan reunite in an intense, tender encounter after recent near‑deaths, reaffirming devotion and Raeve’s readiness to destroy any threat. As Kaan undresses her, Raeve is abruptly triggered into a dissociative flashback to a cold, ceremonial setting, hinting past violation. The scene reframes their intimacy through unresolved trauma, raising new emotional stakes.
Summary
In the safety of Mah’s refuge, Kaan and Raeve collide in a desperate embrace after surviving the siege and flight. Their kisses and closeness ease Raeve’s fear that Kaan would die, while Kaan’s gaze and touch affirm his vow to value her life above his own.
As their intimacy deepens, Raeve vents pent-up terror and fury from the escape and the rune blast, confessing she fought a Tri‑Councilor and promising annihilation to anyone who threatens Kaan or The Burn. Kaan responds with understanding rather than promises, stoking Raeve’s need to reclaim control and comfort through him.
They proceed with urgency and tenderness: Kaan brings Raeve to release, and they prepare to continue. During the slow unlacing of her boots, Raeve’s attention catches on a blue shard in the window and drifting snow, stirring powerful déjà vu.
The sensual scene fractures into a dissociative flashback: cold walls, a pearl‑pocked sky, ceremonial boots, and an unnamed male’s leer. Raeve tries to make her mind void and be small, recognizing the moment as wrong. The chapter ends with Raeve locked in the flashback, signaling buried trauma erupting at a vulnerable moment.
Who Appears
- RaeveProtagonist; reunites passionately with Kaan, vows violent protection, then is triggered into a traumatic dissociative flashback.
- KaanRaeve’s lover; alive after recent peril, offers steady care and understanding during intimacy, unknowingly triggers Raeve’s past trauma.