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I just… never cared before. All I cared about was marrying a handsome man and becoming his Luna. I was weak before. But not now; now, I intended to take up my birthright and put that weak, simpering girl behind me.

“Oh, you know, just… worried about the family,” I replied, perhaps a little too quickly. “It’s been so long since I’ve been home.”

“Right,” Lily said slowly, not sounding entirely convinced. “Well, don’t worry too much. We’re managing.”

I was about to respond when a sound in the background caught my attention. It was faint, but unmistakable–the cry of a baby.

My eyes widened. “Lily… is that a baby?”

There was a sudden rustling on the other end of the line, and the crying became muffled as though she had slipped out of whatever room she was in. “What? No, no, that’s just… that’s the cat.”

“The cat?” I repeated, incredulous. “Lily, that sounded like a baby.”

“Well, it’s not,” Lily insisted, her voice strained. “Look, Hannah, I’ve got to go. We’ll see you in a couple of days, okay?”

my phone, my mind racing. A

next morning, I started packing for our trip to Silvermoon. I pulled out every suitcase I owned, filling them with clothes, books, and personal items–everything

thought I was coming back to

lugged another heavy suitcase down the stairs, Noah appeared in the foyer, his eyebrows raised. “Planning on

shrugged, not meeting his gaze. “Just want to be

“Prepared for what, exactly? It’s just a birthday


bags, Noah was still there, his expression a combination of amusement and concern. “Hannah, seriously. What’s

dropped the bags with a thud, straightening up to face him. “Nothing’s going on. I just like to

repeated, his voice

options,” I snapped. “Is that

up his hands in

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busying myself with reorganizing the luggage. “Well, don’t be. It’s

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