My mother had the decency to leave the twins by my side, to my right, but I think she would have given that up just to avoid having to put up with Chloe on my left and her friend Amelia on her left.
Following protocol, we only took our seats after our hostess, my mother, had invited us to do so. With Nicolas's father absent, Zoe remained the highest-ranking Luna among all of us.
As I sat down, my elbow almost brushed against Chloe's, and that sent shivers down my spine. I was going to tolerate her presence, the fact that she was next to me as a cruel joke by my mom, but under no circumstances was I going to speak to her.
"How was your little trip?" Chloe asked in her spoiled little princess voice, which might have had a devastating effect on men, but for me, it only induced nausea.
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