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Under the scrutinizing eyes of everyone around us, Leo tightened his grip on my hand and led me out of the hall

His grip was firm, almost possessive, as if he feared that if he let go, I might slip away from him

As we passed Narik, Leo shot him a frosty glare, his eyes full of unspoken warnings.

But Narik, ever the rebel, only shrugged indifferently.

He seemed unfazed by the tension in the air, as though he thrived in such chaos.

Andrew said in a deep voice, "Narik, Look at you now, how do you deserve to be one of the Sivermoon her? You hurry back wit me

Without so much as a glance at his father, Narik pulled on his helmet, hopped on his motorcycle, and sped away, leaving Andrew in a dout of exhaus fumes. Inside Leo's car was silent.

The atmosphere in the car was heavy, filled with unspoken words and lingering doubts.

The faint scent of Aria's perfume still lingered in the air, tainting the space around us.

It was sweet, almost sickening, and it gnawed at me, stirring a deep sense of unease.

trying to escape the cloying scent, but it

slightly, something caught

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small, glimmering object was lying on the seat, catching the light as it reflected off the car's

I picked it up,

nail piece, unmistakably belonging to

her doing," I thought, turning the tiny object over

had left it here on

an argument between Leo and me, to drive a wedge so deep that it

I smiled slightly.

time she'd pulled this trick, she'd angered me over and over again, trying to make me feel like my heart was in my

think that my heart would be weak enough to be crushed by something

thought, I rolled down the window and tossed the nail piece out into the

briefly in the moonlight

at me, his voice tinged

smoothly, though

me here. I could call a taxi back to the apartment

side of the road. Just as I was about to push the car door open and get out, Leo surprised me by

me, warm and

brief reprieve from

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