Counterback of the Despised Luna by Diana West

Counterback of the Despised Luna

Chapter 19 A Flawless Setup

“Oh, really?” I raised an eyebrow, smirking,

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If that ring had fallen on the ground, I wouldn’t have bothered picking it up. Wendy’s set up an elaborate trap to frame me for stealing. Fine, let’s see just how far she’ll take this performance.

“What’s going on here?” Raymond looked at me, trying to get the full story.

“Well,” Lilian stepped forward, putting on an exaggeratedly serious expression, “Wendy was showing us her ring, and Roseline just happened to walk by. She seemed really taken by it and stared at it for a long time.”

I almost laughed out loud. This girl could lie without blinking. When did I ever like that ring, let alone stare

at it?

Lilian paused, then continued, “After that, we all went dancing, and Wendy took off her ring and put it in her purse. But once we finished, the ring was g gone.”

“Yes, we looked all over the hall and ran into this waitress,” Wendy added, barely containing her excitement. “She said she saw someone take my ring and that someone was Roseline!”

understand

them credit; the plan was well thought out. They publicly showed me the ring, got a witness, and Wendy’s status made her story hard

every werewolf on the continent

thief as their Luna, and the engagement would be immediately canceled–leaving Wendy

bad they underestimated me.

lines, I let out a cold laugh and fixed my gaze on the waitress.

eyes met hers, she couldn’t hold the stare and quickly looked down, nodding timidly. “Yes, I saw it with my own

tell us the truth!” Lilian gave her a little nod of encouragement.

restroom and saw Ms. Sinclair holding the ring and wearing it in her hand. When she noticed me,

Wendy already! You’ve embarrassed the entire

our pack.” Queenie immediately tried to soothe her, giving me

bumpkin has no connection to us. Caden would never marry a

words only made everyone more convinced I’d stolen Wendy’s ring, and a murmur of

around us.

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across my face. This