He Chose Glass Over His Diamond Luna

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social event of the season. Every high-ranking wo

rlier: I will pick you up at 7.

oset. It was high-necked, long-sleeved. It

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I said. "

inutes. When he saw me, he stoppe

wearin

nt up to my thigh-the injured one. I wore no bandages. The fai

eathed. "You lo

said. "L

tely from the Alpha. When I wa

ld my head high, my arm linked with Mark's. I saw heads turn

doors op

ed. Aria was cli

lowing, lacey thing that l

breath away. She was

dress, the exposed skin. His nostrils flared. He was a

to the head table, se

alked to the table, pulled out th

oneer announced. "Tonight's final

ll over t

assive blue sapphire surrounded by diamonds. It was said to be bless

oud enough for half the room to he

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, that savior smile. "An

ne hundred thousand,

sandro called out,

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head around. "Katarin

ace," I said cool

ndro hissed. "You'r

ousand," I said

essandro shouted.

fe. Using Pack funds to buy a Lun

ve million,"

red. He looked at me with pur

llion," I

mill

as madness. Five million cou

I said. I rai

t his screen. He frowne

uca," the auctioneer stammer

me?" I

your paddle... it's been decli

d at Al

ncil vote. But he had used his Emergency Alpha privilege to lock my personal access, citing 'mental inst

lace," Alessandro announced to the ro

auctioneer. "Fi

the stage. He to

t bring

ood behind Aria, and clasped th

ul," he

wels. She looked at me and s

veryone was staring at me. The rejected Luna. Th

run. I di

too

I leaned down, bringing my l

hispered. "It will look beautiful

ut. The silence in th

, the silence

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