The sickened luna’s last chance

Chapter 108

Chapter 108

The next morning brought news that made my already sour mood even worse.

“A charity auction?” I asked, staring at the invitation Gabriel had delivered along with our breakfast. “Tomorrow night?”

“It’s been on the calendar for months,” Alexander said without looking up from his coffee. “I assumed you knew.”

I scanned the invitation with a sigh. The annual Ashclaw Children’s Hospital Charity Auction- quite the mouthful-was one of the biggest social events of the year. Everyone who was anyone would be there, which meant more cameras, and most of all…

More pretending to be the perfect mated couple.

Which meant more fucking makeup to create my fake mark.

Dammit, I had only been home from the hospital for two days, and already I was exhausted. But Alexander and I needed to go to that event, especially with the recent media attention. It was a good opportunity to donate to charity, and it was also a chance to quell some more of the rumors.

of the day passed quickly. I had to sit through another session with Lilith carefully applying the fake mark, each brush stroke a reminder of

mark looked perfect, my dress was stunning, and my smile was utterly bulletproof. I looked every

felt like a complete

as she put the finishing

the mirror.

face. Then she stepped back and reached into her pocket, pulling

holding out the box with a

box. Inside was a delicate silver locket, clearly old but beautifully

gorgeous,” I breathed, lifting it carefully from the box. “Where did you get it?” Lilith beamed. “It’s been in my family for generations. My grandmother gave it to my mother, my

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I met her gaze again

like a daughter to me, Ella. I told you that at the hospital, and I meant it

pricked at my eyes as Lilith fastened the chain around my neck. The locket settled just below my collarbone, the silver color popping against my pale skin like

the locket gently. “This means more to me than you

my shoulders. “You deserve to have beautiful