Astoria Pov
The next day felt strange. People around the mansion behaved like they were pretending nothing happened, but every time I walked past a guard, his eyes followed me longer than usual. Word had spread about the attempted bribe.
Pup sat on my feet as I brushed my hair. I had barely slept. Every time I closed my eyes, I kept hearing Jason’s voice saying someone wanted information about me. It didn’t help that Beatrice barged into my room without knocking.
“Good, you’re awake,” she said, pushing the door fully open while holding a dress bag. “Raiden needs you at the charity event tonight.”
I blinked at her and picked up my notepad:
“I… need to go?”
“Yes,” she said like it was obvious. “You’re the Luna. People need to see you.”
My stomach twisted. I wrote:
“Is it necessary?”
