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She had assumed Arnold would leave. That he would go to Linda.

But she was tired. Too tired to stay awake and see it happen.

So she closed her eyes and let sleep take her.

What she didn’t realize was that, when morning came, Arnold was still there.

The weekend passed in a blur. By Sunday afternoon, they were driving back from the hot spring resort.

The ride was mostly quiet, the steady hum of the car filling the silence.

Then, from the backseat, Alex leaned closer to Arnold, whispering, “Aunt Linda wasn’t in a good mood last night.”

Nora, who had been absentmindedly gazing out the window, glanced toward them but said nothing.

Alex continued, his voice slightly troubled. “She came to look for you in the middle of the night. But when she came back, she looked like she was about to cry.”

Nora waited for Arnold’s response.

But he only said, in his usual low, detached tone, “It’s nothing.”

That was iL

Nora turned her gaze back to the window.

She did. She didn’t want

ask. to ask.

Whatever had happened between Arnold and Linda last night wasn’t her concern. It wasn’t supposed to

matter.

When they arrived back in the city, Nora excused herself, saying she had things to take care of

Alex clung to her arm, reluctant to let go. “Come home early, okay?”

Home. The

smiled faintly, tousling Alex’s hair.

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Then she left.

and Nora kept herself

barely interacted with Arnold, barely gave herself a moment to dwell on things that weren’t worth thinking

flipped through her planner, her

Her grandmother’s birthday.

softly, tapping her fingers against the desk.

needed to find something appropriate.

if on cue, Clara, one of

tickets to the auction this weekend,” Clara said excitedly. “The guest list is full of important figures. You should

that level meant there would be rare items–perhaps something valuable enough to gift

agreed.

an opulent hall filled with well–dressed werewolves from various powerful packs,

sat toward the

murmur of conversation, the soft clinking of glasses, the sharp

the auction was about to begin, a stir ran through the

the

man and

Arnold and Linda.

she murmured. “Arnold bringing

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gaze fixed on the auction

her thoughts churned. It wasn’t jealousy gnawing at her–it was frustration. Linda was relentless, and with Arnold by

her, Nora knew she might not be able to

been looking forward to this auction for weeks.

just about the prestige or the rare collectibles–it was about finding the perfect gift

grandmother had always been her pillar of support, the

her something truly special, something

murmur of guests discussing the upcoming bids filled

timeless,” Nora mused, running

chuckled. “Timeless and expensive, you mean.”