Liora's POV
I stared at the wedding invitation in my hands.
Cream paper. Gold lettering. Elegant script.
Everything about it screamed money. Status. Perfection.
Everything I'd lost when they threw me away.
"No," I said.
Jax leaned against his desk. "No?"
"I'm not going." I tossed the invitation back at him. "They can celebrate without me."
"Liora..."
"Don't." I crossed my arms. "You can't seriously expect me to attend Lucien's wedding. To watch him marry her."
"I don't expect anything." He picked up the invitation. "But we need to go."
"Why?"
"Political reasons."
I laughed. Bitter. "Since when do you care about politics with Silvershade Pack?"
"Since they made it clear that refusing would be seen as an insult."
"Let them be insulted."
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