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.

the hall, and with it, the murmur of the

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Chapter 83

Chapter 83

shouldn't have said that, you're just

buried his face in the crook of my neck, his voice filled with overflowing

can't lose you, thank you

that moment, something shifted between

the one that had been arranged by the Moon

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it, a connection that went

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

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

staff member approached, informing me that I needed to wait in the lounge area while they tallied

Leo's embrace, but knowing I had

before we parted, a matter for him

his eyes never leaving mine as he turned

the lounge area, I was surrounded by the other pianists, many of whom came

the way Aria stood to

undermine me had not only failed but had also left her isolated, the other competitors

the tension building with each passing

were in and the awards ceremony was about to

stood, the weight

I walked toward the stage, the other competitors following behind, I felt a surge of

pushed them aside, focusing on the sense of accomplishment that still lingered from my

outcome, I knew

all.

ceremony began, and as I stood there, waiting for the results, I couldn't help but glance over at Leo, who had

and pride that

Not the competition, not the sabotage, not even the

we shared and the knowledge that, no matter what happened, we would

the

was on the verge of announcing the winner of the most prestigious

to be awarded: three special prizes in addition to the gold,

of victory and others with bittersweet acceptance, ascended

and it was

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