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possibly be all of these sweet things but yet , he treated me worse than a stranger ? I wondered , my frustration mounting with each passing second .
Then , it was my turn .
I rose on shaky legs , my gaze sweeping across the sea of sombre faces .
I wasn’t shy about taking the stage .
Back in the human world , I’ve presented in front ofrger crowds but humans were more merciful when ites to dealing with people .
I’ve seen a speaker go mute because of a panic attack when he once climbed the stage but instead of mocking and calling him ipetent , the crowd cheered for him .
If it were in our world , in the presence of these judgemental gazes and scheming hearts , he would never stand a
chance .
I approached the stage , feeling a thousand pairs of eyes on me .
Clutching the speech I had prepared – carefully , crafted lies .
I forced myself to stand tall , my hands trembling slightly .
I’d written kind words for the asion , but staring at them … with the words swimming before my eyes , each line feeling like me confessing that I was a fraud ….
This is a farce .
It’s not who he was not really .
I couldn’t bring myself to say these nice things about a man who had treated me as though I was
invisible .
My gaze s
this “ .
swept across the crowd andnded on Nathan .
He nodded to me mouthing “ You’ve got
They were just words , right ? And all I had to do was read it out but the resentment and bitterness I’ve harboured all these years … that have taken deep roots in my heart felt too heavy .
I was beginning to waste people’s time now .
So , I cleared my throat , and opened my mouth , willing myself to say something anything .
“ My father … My father … ” I began but the words were lodged in my chest , choked by an overwhelming wave of anger and grief : “ I’m d he died … ” I heard myself say .
The crowd gasped as everyone stared at me wide – eyed .
I had let my intrusive thoughts win .
“ No … no … ” I raised my hands catingly .
“ That’s not what I meant ,” I stammered , trying to collect myself .
Angry tears pricked at my eyes and swiped at them , cursing at my weakness .
“ I’m just … being so emotional .
What I wanted to say is … my father , Alpha Logan Woond is … was ….
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A g … ” I trailed off shaking my head .
“ I’m sorry , I choked out tightening my grip on the paper .
“ I just … I don’t know how to put into words what he meant to me … especially to me .
” I took another deep steadying breath , but the tears were following down my cheeks unbridled .
“ Who am I kidding ? ” I chuckled sadly “ I don’t think I can do this .
I’m sorry for wasting your time .
I should go now
I turned , hurriedly stepping off the stage when my heel caught on the hem of my dress causing me to stumble forward .
I braced myself for the impact as if I hadn’t embarrassed myself enough .
But just before I reached the ground , strong arms enveloped me .
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It was Nathan .
He steadied me , cupping my face , and cleaning my tears as he looked at me with concern .
“ Hey … it’s okay .
You don’t have to do it if you don’t want to .
”
My eyes darted to Ramsey , who sat there , doing nothing and I felt another surge of annoyance pass through me .
I took a step back from Nathan’s arms brushing his hand away , even though my cheeks were flushed with embarrassment .
I could practically hear my father’s voice now , reminding me how much misfortune I had brought to him by being his daughter .
“ I’m fine ,” I managed , taking another step backwards as Nathan tried to reach for me .
I could see the hurt in his eyes but I was too overwhelmed to care .
“ I just need … I need some air .
” Without another word , and without another nce at anyone , I bolted out of the hall , as fresh tears streamed down my face .
To the visitors … this would be an eyesore … but to members of Blue Ridge … to my mother and my sister … to Ramsey … oh especially to him … this was me just being me .
The reason why he had rejected me and chosen another woman .
Even me … I didn’t want myself for anyone .