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.

and with it,

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Chapter 83

Chapter 83

said that, you're just you, my one and

he buried his face in the crook of my neck, his

thank you for making me

something shifted

was as though the bond we shared, the one that had been

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feel it, a connection that went beyond words,

aligned, and

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

informing me that I needed to wait in the lounge

nodded, reluctant to leave Leo's

in Leo's ear before we parted, a matter for him that only he

leaving mine as he turned

pianists, many of whom came over to

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

but had also left

I waited, the

the results were in and the awards ceremony was

heart raced as I stood, the weight of the moment

the other competitors following behind,

sense

I knew

all.

for the results, I couldn't help but glance over at Leo, who had taken a seat in

a love and pride that made

the competition, not the sabotage, not even the

knowledge that, no matter what happened,

in the

with eager spectators, judges, and contestants, was on the verge of

three special prizes in addition to

prize was announced, I watched as fellow competitors, some with smiles of victory and others

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

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