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 crowd faded

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Chapter 83

Chapter 83

just you,

the crook of my neck,

thank you for

moment, something

the one that had been arranged by the

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connection that went beyond words,

as though our souls had aligned, and

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

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

reluctant to leave Leo's

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

leaving mine as

other pianists, many

the way Aria

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

I waited, the

the results were in and the awards

raced as I stood, the weight of the

the other competitors following behind, I felt a surge

I pushed them aside, focusing on the sense of

knew I had given it

all.

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

and pride that

the competition, not the sabotage, not even the

bond we shared and the knowledge that, no matter

tension in the auditorium was

judges, and contestants, was on the verge of

special prizes in addition to

of victory and others with bittersweet

and it was

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