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Chapter 18: Unexpected Opportunity

Chapter 18: Unexpected Opportunity

(Olivia's POV)

Ether carried Victoria in his arms, her head nestled against his chest as they walked away. I watched them disappear into the elevator feeling something inside me collapse.

My legs gave out. I slid down against my cat burying my head in my knees.

The concrete floor was cold beneath me. Cold like the emptiness spreading through my chest.

I had lost everything. My daughter. My mate. And now the money that would have secured Lily's sacred burial ground.

"Uity' I whispered, my voice breaking. Tim so sorry, baby."

Time lost all meaning as I sat there alone in the parking garage. The echo of my sobs

bounced off the concrete walls, mocking my pain.

Eventually, I forced myself to stand. The award ceremony would start soon.

I had clung to a sliver of hope that Ethan might believe me. That he would come back and at least look at Lily's death certificate.

His cold demeanor had shattered that hope completely.

The $50,000 prize money had been my only chance. My only way to purchase the sacred burial ground for Lily's ashes.

Now Victoria would collect it, while my daughter's spirit remained without peace.

I straightened my dress with trembling hands. I would not give them the satisfaction of seeing me broken.

Not now. Not ever

Backstage at Lunar Tower, the atmosphere buzzed with nervous energy. Contestants fussed with their appearances, making last-minute adjustments. Victoria stood in the center of it all, a smug smile playing on her lips. Her Full Moon Haute Couture Gown shimmered under the lights.

The midnight blue fabric accentuated her pale skin perfectly. I recognized the dress

immediately.

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It wasn't scheduled for public release until next season. Only Ethan, with his connections and

wealth, could have procured it for her so early.

Victoria basked in the envious glances from the other contestants. Her eyes

found mine across the room, and her smile widened.

"Yes, he loves me very much," she announced loudly to the small group surrounding her. "He is very good to me."

Her words stabbed through me like knives. They were meant for me. A deliberate twist of the

blade in my already bleeding heart.

on adjusting my simple but elegant

reaction she craved.

ceremony began promptly at eight.

everyone with practiced

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hands clenched into fists as he continued. My

you've all been waiting for," Gabriel said, his voice

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Ethan's cold gaze across the room. He stood tall and imposing in his tailored

amber eyes were hard as they met mine.

announced, "with her revolutionary crystal arrangement for accelerated

the room. The

lit up with practiced surprise and delight. The confirmation

another blow

but hearing it announced made it real. Made it

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surprise went through the crowd.

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Blackwood approached

his

the crowd with cool detachment. Until

reached me.

he had maintained with everyone else melted away.

lips as he extended the award

said, his deep

evening, a genuine smile

I accepted the award from his

you," I replied