Nora’s POV
The king and queen didn’t rebuke Selena outright, but their meaning was clear—they stood with me.
After that, no one dared pull the usual stunts—no snide jabs, no petty pranks like those girls trailing Selena used to play. Picking at me now would mean picking a fight with the king, the queen, and the prince. In a heartbeat, I became the person everyone wanted to greet.
Kade knew the rhythms of a banquet by heart. With his hand in mine, we drifted—two butterflies—from circle to circle. I, on the other hand, had no idea what I was doing. I carried my best polite smile from guest to guest, and I wasn’t used to the wine, either.
Back in Shadow Pack I was never invited to parties. I was the one summoned after, to mop floors and clean up the mess. So after only a few glasses, heat
