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made my way back to my friends, my mind racing with what I had just witnessed. They were still dancing, bodies moving to the pulsing beat, but Tina noticed me first. and waved me over.

"Where did you disappear to?" she asked, shouting over the music. Her face was flushed. from dancing, red hair slightly disheveled.

Without a word. I grabbed my friends' hands and pulled them away from the dance floor.

"I just saw Fiona," I said, glancing over my shoulder as if she might come for me at any moment. "I think... I think she was buying drugs in the alley. And her guards aren't

here"

My friends' eyes widened in surprise. "Are you sure it was her? Like, absolutely positive?" Betty asked.

1 nodded, feeling a knot form in my stomach. "I think so."

Avis frowned, her brow furrowing with concern. "Are you going to do something about it?"

I hesitated, unsure of how to proceed. "I don't know. Should I tell someone? Maybe Claudia?"

Tina shook her head emphatically. "No. Audrey, you already have enough on your plate. Don't get involved in this mess. You've got your thesis, your training, and your last semester to worry about. Let Fiona handle her own problems."

"Tina's right, Betty added before I could protest. "If Fiona's really doing drugs, she'll face her own consequences soon enough. It's best if you just mind your own business and focus on yourself. You've got enough going on without adding this drama to the

mix."

Avis nodded. "Plus, you've told us how... unpredictable she can be. If you tattle on her, who knows what she'll do?"

I bit my lip, considering their words. They had a point. I was already struggling to balance everything in my life, and Fiona was a loose cannon. Maybe it was best, just this once, to let her bad decisions play out. It didn't feel good, especially knowing that Claudia would be heartbroken if she found out that Fiona was now doing drugs, but... I

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couldn't risk being the one to blow the whistle right now.

words felt heavy on my tongue. "I'll stay out

For now, at least.

did. every Sunday. We were seated in her study, the room bathed in warm sunlight streaming

plans yet?" my mother asked casually,

blinked, caught off guard by the question. My cheeks reddened and I quickly looked away. "Uh, not really. We haven't talked about it much. There's been so much

fact that I was a bit disappointed. I really liked it, and the thought of Edwin proposing to me with it made my heart flutter, even

nodded. "I understand. I was just curious. Have you thought about whether you would rather

a piece of

of the way that people smiled and waved when we passed, of Hadley and the beautiful home that I had come to love over winter break. "I wouldn't mind being

the packs if

Me, responsible for uniting two powerful packs? It seemed like too much, especially with everything

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was casually surveying a swatch of fabric, not staring

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responsibility like that. Is that... is that

you want, then that's perfectly fine. There's

of relief wash over me, my shoulders relaxing as the tension I hadn't realized I'd been holding dissipated. It was nice to feel accepted as myself, not as the Silver Star or a future Luna

the sound of the front door opening, the noise echoing through the large house. Moments later,

to grab some things from my room," she said breezily, her voice light and

perfectly put-together and sober, her blonde hair sleek and her makeup flawless. Not a hair out of place, not a hint of the shadowy figure

indication that she hadn't done

the club at all. I had been drinking, after all. Maybe I

disappeared into her room, the click of her heels fading down the hallway, and that was the

a break from thesis work to make dinner together. We moved to the kitchen, the change of scenery a welcome

stirring a pot on the stove. "I think it's going

help but smile. "Thanks, Mom." As soon as the words

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