Chapter 0644

Nina

*There are humans amongst us, in disguise!"

I was standing there, my heart racing, as the wiry man held the vial of perfume high above his head for everyone around us to see. I cursed under my breath as I saw some curious and concerned party goers start to gather, eyeing the vial suspiciously.

But this could still be salvaged, or so I hoped. Lori was safely tucked away. Now I just needed to defuse the situation.

"Excuse me," I said, trying to sound as nonchalant as possible, "could you please give that back? It's my perfume."

The man whipped around to face me, his cold gray eyes scanning over me. "Oh, is that so?" he asked, taking a step closer. "This is your perfume, is it?"

man's height, I stood my ground. I held my hand out to receive the vial and tilted my chin up,

skeptical. "I can

swallowed, attempting to clear the lump that was forming in my throat. "A liar?" I scoffed. "It's

turning to address the crowd. "This, ladies and gentlemen," he said, uncapping the vial, "is no ordinary perfume. I've seen this before;

had gathered gasped. A murmur began to ripple through the crowd, and

embarrassment, but I kept my composure, my tone calm and measured. "Just give me the

laced with condescension. "No," he said. "I don't think I

watched, and there was nothing I could do about it. By now, the man was holding the vial even higher out of reach

to spy and infiltrate the

to ripple through the crowd. Some appeared frightened, while others grew visibly angry. Voices began to ring out, shaking and full

the Moon Goddess Festival, no

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