Chapter 83 It said:

Elizabeth is a bitch.

My hands trembled slightly as I realized the sheet music had been swapped.

The familiar notes I had prepared were gone, replaced by something far more sinister.

I looked up at the staff member responsible for turning the pages, but he refused to meet my gaze, his eyes deliberately averted.

A cold wave of realization washed over me as I scanned the audience, searching for answers.

My eyes landed on Aria, who had just finished her performance.

e sat confidently in her seat, her lips curled into a smirk that radiated endless provocation.

Beside her, Sorcia was laughing, her face twisted into a mockery of what I imagined my own expression might have been.

The two of them had clearly orchestrated this, bribing the staff to sabotage me, and now they were sitting there, waiting for me to fail.

A murmur rippled through the audience as the delay in my performance became apparent.

The restless chatter grew louder, and I could feel the weight of hundreds of eyes on me.

Panic threatened to rise, but I caught sight of my father, Orlando, seated at the judges' table.

He was watching me closely, a slight frown creasing his brow, as though he could sense something was wrong.

But as a judge, he couldn't intervene.

I had signaled that I was ready, and now I had to prove it.

Taking a deep breath, I pushed aside the overwhelming urge to give in to the fear.

I sat down at the piano, letting the familiar feel of the keys ground me.

Without the sheet music to guide me, I had no choice but to rely entirely on my memory and the music ingrained in my heart.

The room fell into an uneasy silence as I pressed the first note.

echoed through the hall, and with it, the murmur of the

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Chapter 83

Chapter 83

said that, you're just you, my one

crook

lose you, thank you for

that moment, something

that had been arranged by the Moon

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it, a connection that went beyond words, beyond

was as though our souls had aligned, and I knew that Leo

wolf, Lorne, was close, and I could sense Lena, my own wolf, radiating

informing me that I needed to wait in the lounge area while they tallied the

leave Leo's

before we parted, a matter for

never leaving mine as he

lounge area, I was surrounded by the other pianists, many

were kind, but I couldn't help noticing the way Aria stood to the side, her expression bitter as she watched me.

also left her isolated, the other competitors giving her a

the tension

announcing that the results were in and

stood, the weight of the moment pressing down on

toward the stage, the other competitors following behind,

pushed them aside, focusing on the sense

outcome, I knew I had given it

all.

the results, I couldn't help but glance over at Leo, who had taken a seat in the audience... His eyes were

a love and pride that made

Not the competition, not the sabotage, not

and the knowledge

in the

judges, and contestants, was on the verge of announcing the winner of

be awarded: three special

of victory and others with bittersweet acceptance,

only the gold medal remained, and it was down to just two people:

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