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,

Finished

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

had to give them credit; the plan was well thought out. They publicly showed me the ring, got a

my innocence here, by tomorrow morning, every werewolf on the continent would know that the Eclipse Pack’s heir, Caden’s fiancée, was a thief.

pack would never allow Caden to marry a thief as their Luna, and the engagement would be immediately canceled–leaving Wendy free to take my place.

they underestimated me.

out a cold laugh and fixed my gaze on the waitress. “You say you

hers, she couldn’t hold the stare and quickly

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

waitress finally looked up and said loudly, “I went to the restroom and saw Ms. Sinclair holding the ring and wearing

to Wendy already! You’ve embarrassed the entire Eclipse Pack!” Eleanor appeared out

with our

has no connection to us. Caden would never marry

convinced I’d stolen Wendy’s ring, and a murmur of

around us.

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Finished

at the crowd, a cold smile spreading across my face. This