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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 seemed to cling to the very fabric

slightly, something

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seat, catching the

for it, and as I picked it up, I

was a diamond-studded nail piece, unmistakably belonging to

be her doing," I thought, turning the tiny object over in my

had left it here on purpose, hoping I would find

spark an argument between Leo and me,

I smiled slightly.

she'd pulled this trick, she'd angered me over and over again, trying to make me

that my heart would be weak enough to

thought, I rolled down the window and tossed the nail

in the moonlight before disappearing

glanced at me, his voice tinged with

I replied smoothly, though my mind was

call a taxi back to the apartment

the side of the road. Just as I was about to push

scent surrounded me, warm

vulnerability, a brief reprieve from

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