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For some reason, Mrs. Cresswell didn’t want us in the limo so she and her husband went ahead while Sadie and I arrived in my car. My heart jumped in my mouth when’I saw the press again along with a small crowd of people who came to watch the Elites.
Sadie held my hand and I looked at her smiling at me. “You already said whatever happens won’t spoil your mood.”
took a deep breath and nodded. Then, when it came time to alight from the <b>car</b>, I remembered Theon’s words of advice nd held onto them like a lifeline. One of the guards who came with us, opened the door and first helped Sadie down before xtending a hand to me too.
With his help, I alighted as well and checked to make sure my dress was in ce.
At first, the cameras were focused on Sadie’s parents who stood on the red carpet and posed for pictures<b>, </b>but then the crowd gushed, directing their attention to us, and so did the cameras…much to Mrs. Cresswell’s dissatisfaction.
Fear gripped me. “Are we taking pictures too?” I whispered to Sadie.
“Oh yes. We are.” Sadie said, smiling for the cameras already. “Sorry, I didn’t tell you.” She said as she held my hand and we both walked onto the red carpet.
“I don’t know how to take pictures.” I whispered.
Sadie turned to me, her eyes filled with admiration. “You don’t need to do anything. Just be yourself. You’re stunning.”
We got to the middle of the red carpet and the cameras shed with violence. Sadie and I posed together but then the cameramen asked her to step aside.
Wait what? Hell no.
As she stepped away, I grabbed her hand and pulled her back. “We are a team.” I told her. “If they want pictures with me. then you and I are a package.”
Sadie smiled, her beautiful face illuminated by the lightning of shes. “It’s okay. You’ve always been the star.” With that said, she went away into the building.
Gods! I panicked. I can’t do this. I can’t pose for the world.
What do I do?
Slowly, I felt my wolf take over and where I was tight and stiff with anxiety, she rxed my limbs and easily gave the press subtle poses.
‘Stunning!‘
‘Bedonna!‘
‘Please, turn for us!‘
I obeyed, looking over at the crowd who stared at me and gushed and whispered and waved and I almost cried but my was not interested in that nonsense. She dried whatever tears were about to fill my eys, and fluidly moved like she owned the
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“Is that a Vivara Luxe ne?”
“Is that a House of McGregor dress?!”
“My gods. She must be dating someone extremely wealthy.” novelbin
“I wish I was like her.”
Later on, some other people arrived and I was d to leave the red carpet and walk into the building.
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he King’s Ball was being held in a ce known as the Lunar Hall – a grand, beautiful building with white stone walls that sparkled with silver, shining under the moonlight. It had tall, arched windows reaching almost to the ceiling, decorated with carvings of wolves and crescent moons.
The whole building felt so elegant and majestic – like it was fit for royalty.
My heart pounded at the fact that I was here <b>– </b>among the Elites. It’s crazy!
Ahead of me, I saw guards standing outside a double door but before I could get there, my phone buzzed with <i>a </i>text. I searched through my bag and fished out my phone, worried it might be from Miro. Instead it was from a private number.
“I’m d you wore my gift. It suits you so well.”
I smiled, typing a reply. “Thank you. It’s beautiful but may I know who you are? So I can thank you
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person?”
I waited for a reply and just when I was about to move ahead, I got another buzz.
“Who I am is irrelevant at the moment. What matters is that you shine at this event. It sends a message.”
My brows pulled together at thest sentence. ‘It sends a message.”
“A message to whom? What message?”
I waited but I never got a reply.
Deciding I’d think about itter, I approached the doors and the guards opened it for me with a smile.
The moment I walked in, my breath caught.
I thought the outside was resplendent but the inside was twice as regal.
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