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.

marry Nicholas. I

Except me.

notion. One I had to let go of, the sooner the

be the one for me, but I would never be

for both

mumbling the words

had other benefactors to talk to yet. I really shouldn’t leave. But my heart was sore and

sick again. Her exhaustion didn’t entirely

honey. Let’s go back to our room.” At the very least,

care and hurry back

stopped me as I carried Elva out of the ballroom. The guards

twice.

the gala, and the servants likely

gala

so barren. Though typically, I would have Julian or Nicholas at

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

dress was made of the fabric that Jane

turned toward me, exposing her face. My breath caught

The woman was Jane.

walking, feet planted

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