CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR
~LAKEN~
I sat in my room, going through my laptop. I was in charge of planning the Moon Festival, a party usually celebrated on the full moon. Since we can only find our mates on the full moon which happens every month, it was a tradition to always make it memorable.
I wasn’t hoping for anything. Not after my previous mate died last semester. In fact, I was scared of having a mate.
Mirabel was my Mate last semester, up until she committed suicide. I didn’t believe she jumped from the rooftop like the school reported. I knew there was more to her death but the school quickly wrapped things up and closed the case.
I felt guilty because I couldn’t do anything to save her. Dad had threatened me when I spoke up about how the case was buried too quickly. As usual, he th
