Chapter 0246

For too long, I watched Nicholas across the room, as he greeted a benefactor and then introduced

Olivia. As it wasn’t Lilliana’s turn with the benefactor, she had been asked to stand back. She glared at

Olivia behind Nicholas’s back.

Nicholas turned on the charisma for the elderly benefactor. Olivia, beside him, did the same. They looked like a matching pair, working together to charm the benefactor. With the way the benefactor

blushed and smiled, it was clearly working.

I didn’t want to hate Olivia. Compared to Linda and some of the others, she had never physically done me or Elva harm. But watching the way she kept touching Nicholas’s arm… Or how she smiled at him… Or

once, she winked….

My heart had emotions all its own that had little to do with logic or reason. My heart hated Olivia out of sheer jealousy. She had closeness to Nicholas now. She could smile and laugh and flirt, and might even

be successful.

I imagined Nicholas choosing Olivia as his Luna and my gut squeezed tight. She was a good choice.

She’d make a respectable Luna.

her to marry Nicholas. I didn’t want anyone

Except me.

foolish notion. One I had to let go

I would never

for

Elva said, mumbling the words against my shoulder. “Can I go to bed

to talk to yet. I really shouldn’t leave. But my

might be getting sick again.

our room.” At the very least, I could have the

Mark’s care and hurry back to

stopped me as I carried Elva out of the ballroom. The guards at the door didn’t even

twice.

the

gala

to the cellars, I was used to seeing the hallways so barren. Though typically, I would have Julian or Nicholas at my side.

I nearly jumped out of my skin seeing another woman standing in a purple, shimmering gown at the end of the

of the fabric that Jane had stolen from my

me, exposing her face.

The woman was Jane.

walking,

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