Chapter 293 Trophy Wife

Ella

Inside the grandiose ballroom of the restaurant, with its dimly lit chandeliers and expensive- looking wall hangings, Logan began mingling. A sudden sense of isolation swept over me as I clung to his arm, the only anchor amidst a sea of unknown faces.

“Do you think this is how Moana feels at the events with Edrick?” Ema asked, feeling just as cautious as I did. I imperceptibly shook my head. “No. My dad always cares for her at their events, and it’s not nearly as dangerous. Although, I do remember her telling me how people looked down on her back before she was the Golden Wolf. So maybe this is a little like how she felt back that.. But just a little.”

As we approached groups of men in tailored suits, discussing what I presumed were deals and underworld business, Logan would pause to introduce me. “This is Dahlia,” he would say smoothly, each time keeping his promise to use my pseudonym.

As we continued to navigate through the crowd, my senses became more acute to the conversations around us. While most were: banal or superficial exchanges about the evening or general pleasantries, one particular conversation drew me in. I felt Ema attune her hearing so that I could hear better.

Two men, standing off to the side, were engaged in a heated discussion. Their body language and hushed tones suggested a level of secrecy.

“…I’m telling you, the profits from the ‘W’ trade are skyrocketing,” one of them-a tall, well-built man with a scar tracing his jawline-asserted, glancing around nervously.

hair, nodded. “Investing in it was the best decision we ever made. No one saw it coming. But you’ve tried it yourself,

his head. “Not me, but I’ve seen the effects. Those who have taken it-they’re

eyebrow. “So it’s true, then? The rumors?” “Seems like it. But I’d be careful. Once you’re

spine. The term ‘W’ resonated in my mind. As Logan and I moved past the pair, I leaned

around for some time about ‘W’- how it enhances the wolf in those of our kind. But I don’t know much about it, to be

furrowed my brows.

it creates an even more unbreakable bond between man and wolf, causing the two to merge into a single entity. All I know is, it’s dangerous. Highly addictive, and has already caused more than its fair

two men, an unnerving curiosity gnawing at me. “Why would anyone want to use such

your wolf’s strength, agility, and senses amplified… all of the time, even in human form. It would be intoxicating. But there’s a cost-a heavy one. The body and mind aren’t meant to handle that kind of constant surge. Many who’ve been rumored to take

wrapped my arms around myself. “And those two?” I

The ‘W’ trade has been

Logan grabbed my arm gently, guiding me away. “Best to stay

just another shadow lurking in its corners. Yet, despite the clear danger, I couldn’t help but wonder. What was ‘W’? What did it truly do? How many had

now and then, my gaze would drift back to

about the entire world that Logan was a part of a world where power struggles

I was ready to learn more about the shadows that lurked beneath the

the men as they spoke, finding their discussions simultaneously riveting and intimidating. Yet, one thing stood out to me: not many of them would

glances towards me were fleeting, often dismissive, as if they were seeing right past me. At first, it felt as if they regarded the women at their side in a similar light- accessories, no more

began to wane when a burly man with a cigar, presumably a higher-up in the Mafia

smirk tugging at the corners of

growled inside of me. “Crush him,” she snarled. “What a disgusting pig.” Unable to restrain

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