Chapter 33 Anika
We partied until dawn. We drank to the Moon Goddess. We drank to the Divine. We drank to our bond—though mine was water disguised in crystal glass. No one needed to know I wasn’t partaking in the wine and whiskey. The warmth of the night was enough to make anyone feel intoxicated. Laughter filled the air, the sound of music and clinking glasses echoing through the pack lands. Love bloomed like wildfire around us. The energy was high, magnetic—even the stars above seemed brighter in celebration. But I never let my guard down. Not for a second. My eyes tracked Grace all night. Every toss of her golden hair, every too-sweet smile. I could see it. The venom behind the pearls. The rot behind the roses. And while she played nice on the outside, I knew she was watching too. I could feel
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