Chapter 164 Audrey

Blood and bonfires and chanting suddenly turned into champagne and dancing and laughter.

I was suddenly thrust out of Fiona's memories, my mind reeling from the force of it. The world tilted, and I st**ed. backwards, stumbling over my own heels. My shoulder hit the floor, the impact jarring me back to the present.

Fiona stumbled back as well, collapsing to the floor with a cry. The music screeched to a halt, and the party fell into an eerie silence. All eyes were on us now.

"What... What just happened?" Fiona gasped, clutching her head. Her eyes were wide with confusion and fear. "What the hell did you do to me?"

I tried to speak, but my head was pounding. I could taste blood in my mouth, and I slowly lifted my hand, my fingers tenderly touching my upper lip. When I pulled them away and they were stained red, I quickly realized that my nose had begun bleeding at some point during my little adventure into Fiona's mind.

The room

swam before my eyes as I struggled to process what I had seen in Fiona's memories.

Two baby girls swapped in the night... Coldclaw... A so-called prophecy... A bl**dy ritual with a knife made of a carved ivory handle.

"Fiona," I hissed. "You"

Before I could finish, Claudia was suddenly rushing to Fiona's side, her face twisted with concern "Fiona, darling, are you alright? What happened?" Claudia looked up at me, noting the blood running down my lip, and her expression cycled between worry, confusion, and anger.

Fiona shook her head, looking dazed. "I... I don't know. It's all foggy. But she..." Her hand trembled as she pointed at me. upper lip curling back to reveal sharp fangs. "She did something to me. I can feel it. She's a freak who slipped into my mind Messed with my memories!"

A collective gasp rippled through the crowd. People began to back away from me, their faces a mixture of fear and disgust. I could hear whispers starting to spread through the room.

"Did you hear that?"

"She read Fiona's mind?"

"How is that possible?"

"Freak.."

Edwin was suddenly at my side, helping me to my feet. His arm around my waist steadied me as I swayed-slightly, and his scent soothed some of my tension. I felt a ripple of pride work its way down our bond, followed by his gentle voice.

"You did it... What did you see?"

**was now sobbing into her mother's shoulder. Well,

Claudia looked up at me, her face ashen as she clutched Fiona-who Claudia wasn't really her mother, was she?

"Audrey, what did you do to my daughter...?"

My daughter.. Oh, Claudia. She really had no idea. Not a clue that her real daughter was likely dead, or at least very, very far away by now.

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Chapter 164 Audrey

turned into champagne and dancing

world tilted, and I sta**red backwards, stumbling over my own heels. My shoulder hit

as well, collapsing to the floor with a cry. The music screeched to a halt, and the party fell into an eerie silence.

just happened?" Fiona gasped, clutching her head. Her eyes were wide with

but my head was pounding, I could taste blood in my mouth, and I slowly lified my hand, my fingers tenderly touching my upper lip. When I pulled them away and they were stained red, I quickly realized that my nose had begun bleeding

as I struggled to process what I had seen in Fiona's

prophecy.. A bl**dy

"Fiona," I hissed. "You..."

concern. "Fiona, darling, are you alright? What happened?" Claudia looked up at me,

trembled as she pointed at me, upper lip curling back to reveal sharp fangs. "She did something

from me, their faces a mixture

"Did you hear that?"

"She read Fiona's mind?"

"How is that possible?"

"Freak..."

waist steadied me as I swayed slightly, and his scent soothed

did it. What

me, her face ashen as she clutched Fiona-who was now sobbing into her mother's shoulder.

you do to my

had no idea. Not a clue that her real daughter was

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The truth had to come out, no matter how unbelievable it might sound. "I. I saw Fiona's memories," I said, my voice shaky but growing

I asked. "Tell them what happened on the night of your eighteenth birthday. What

did."

silent again, all eyes turning to Fiona. Her mouth opened and closed like a fish out of water, but no words came out. Nothing other

1 scoffed, turning away

at her. "She was switched at birth by her real mother, who was working for Coldclaw. Claudia's true daughter was sent away." Murmurs of disbelief swept through the crowd. Fiona's face had gone pale, her eyes wide

she

her to marry Edwin and combine Coldclaw and Crescent pack. She killed Martha, her biological mother, as a final ritual. And I forced

Claudia's gaze now. "I didn't just fall off that balcony at your party, Claudia. I swallowed

blinked slowly, dazedly, and I could practically see the gears turning behind her eyes as she turned to look at Fiona. At the killer who she thought was

struggling to her feet. "Y-You can't possibly believe her!

"All these years, Coldclaw misled you into believing that you were the Silver Wolf," I explained. "But you aren't, Fiona." Her eyes widened. "No,

am the Silver

When I opened them again, I knew they were glowing silver. With trembling hands, I pushed back my hair, revealing the silver streak I

I said. "And I speak

with complete and utter silence. No one moved a muscle-not even Claudia, although

Edwin.

"Audrey is the Silver Star. Fiona is a fraud who

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