Chapter 0319

Hannah

The ballroom was alive with music, laughter, and the clinking of champagne glasses. The chandeliers glittered overhead, catching the sequins on my emerald green dress I floated from group to group. trading gossip and pleasantries with people I hadn’t seen or heard from since last year.

1 should have felt excited, surrounded by family and Silvermoon pack members. This was my father’s birthday party, after all, a yearly event that I looked forward to months in advance.

But instead, I felt strangely out of place this year, caught between two worlds. My smiles felt fake, the gossip thin and meaningless

Silvermoon had once been where I felt most at home, but now I was an outsider here, just as I was in Nightcrest

“Hannah, “darling.” my mother’s voice cut through my thoughts. She appeared at my side, looking beautif as usual in a sapphire blue gown that complemented her silver hair. “Walk with me, won’t you?”

I nodded, grateful for the distraction, and fell into step beside her. We made our way to a quieter comer of the room, passing by groups of chattering guests and a string quartet playing softly

“How are you feeling?” she asked, her eyes searching my face.

millionth time, I’m fine, Mom,” I replied with a chuckle “Really

to my chest. But I wasn’t lying: I felt fine. I was still me, still Hannah, just occasionally nauseous. And

things with Noah?” She raised an eyebrow and wiggled

my eyes widening. The champagne flute in my hand, filled with sparkling juice, suddenly felt slippery “Did Lily tell you?” I asked through grit teeth, my eyes

tell these things. There’s tension between you two. I’ve seen the way you avoid

see the truth, no matter how much! thed to hide it from her. “It’s true,” I

want to talk about it? Her


nodded. The words tumbled out before I could stop them. “We’re staying together for the pregnancy, but we plan on divorcing after It’s just not working, Mom. We’re like strangers living in the

I had no

be angry? Lasked, suddenly feeling like a child again, afraid of disappointing my parents About the

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arm reassuringly. “No, sweetheart. We’ll support you, no matter what. Your happiness is what matters most

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