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.

sound echoed through the hall, and with

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you're just you, my

crook of my neck, his voice

thank you for

something shifted between

the bond we shared, the one that had been arranged by

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connection that went beyond words, beyond

was as though our souls had aligned,

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

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

to leave Leo's

before we parted, a matter

mine as he turned

many of whom

I couldn't help noticing the way Aria stood to the side, her expression bitter as

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

as I waited, the tension building with each passing

returned, announcing that the results were in and the awards ceremony

as I stood, the weight of

competitors following behind, I felt a surge of

sense of accomplishment that still lingered from

the outcome, I knew I had given

all.

began, and as I stood there, waiting for the results, I couldn't help but glance

with a love and pride that made everything

Not the competition, not the sabotage, not even the

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

tension in the

on the verge of announcing the winner

were six prizes to be awarded: three special prizes

was announced, I watched as fellow competitors, some with smiles of victory and others with bittersweet acceptance, ascended the

gold medal remained, and it was down

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