Chapter 29

“Nora,” Harrison saul, his face fushed weath excitement, “you can’t tell me you’re not in love with her now. Isn’t she just amazing?

Noca hestated, a small smile playing on her lips

Noua found herselt standing amidst the deafening cheers of the crowil, her emotions a quiet storm compared to the chaos around her.

She looked at Arnold once again, his focus entirely on Lista.

eyes glimmered with admutations, a book she had long yearned for but never truly received.

A sadden thought crossed her mind

What if I reached out? What if past this once, he responded?

Het bears wavered, and despite her better judgment, she decided to try. Mindlinking Arnold, she sent a tentative message. “Arnold?”

Suence

Her shoulders sagged as the realization settled in though deep down, she wasn’t surprised.

swer. She thought, watching him with a bitter smule. Arnold’s gaze never left Linda, as if the world had narrowed to only her. Nora’s chest tightened, but she managed to sinile, calm and composed, even as the faint sting of rejection lingered.

Turning on her heel, she walked away from the awards stage.

She didn’t glance

to see Arnold’s

she wove through the thinning crowd, Harrison’s enthusiastic voice still

is she the reigning champion, but did you know she’s the only daughter of the Snowmoon Pack Alpha? She’s smart,

and fuss a personality that’s as magnetic as her

but let it roll off her like water. Harrison hadn’t even noticed her leaving, too engrossed in singing Linda’s praises.

Her footsteps:

thoughts a jumble of frustration, hurt, and

Linda Linda was simply being herself, shining

issue lay with Arnold and the years she had

against her face, offering a

moment, she thought it might be Arnold.

nothing – a genetic notification

she shippest the phone back to her pocket

into

are interrupted her thoughts

a

fand glow

burriedly walked toward ber

her thoughts preoccupiest,

siel almost collided with someone coming trouu the

Chapter 29

his expression

tall, with a musenlar build and an air of arrogance that matched his reputation.

himself with an air of superiority, a reflection

as he studied her, his gaze sharp and unwelcoming.

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