The sickened luna’s last chance

Chapter 109

Chapter 109

Ella & Alexander

Ella

The charity auction was everything I’d expected it to be-packed with socialites who were all dressed to the nines, elegant white linens and crystal chandeliers, and tables full of auction items lining the walls.

Alexander and I had been making the rounds for about an hour, his hand never moving away from its position on my lower back as we moved from table to table, examining the various items up for bid.

A weekend getaway to the mountains. A vintage wine collection. A private dinner with a celebrity chef..

All of it felt hollow and meaningless when so many other couples were bidding on the more intimate options, and all the while I was wearing a fake mark and pretending to be madly in love with a man who could barely stand to touch me.

“Smile,” Alexander murmured in my ear as a photographer approached. “Look interested in the jewelry.”

I plastered on my Luna smile and leaned closer to examine a diamond tennis bracelet on the table in front of me. The photographer snapped a few pictures, and I made sure to angle my neck so the fake mark was clearly visible.

performance in our endless

while I perused a collection of

snap against my neck. The delicate chain of Lilith’s locket broke, and I watched in horror as the piece

my Goddess, I’m so

to find Sophia standing behind me. She was wearing a stunning

you there,” she said.

stepped forward as if to help, but her heel came down directly on Lilith’s locket

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gasped, hand flying to my throat as I stared down at the necklace. The delicate engravings

heel of Sophia’s shoe in

Sophia said airily.

Quaint.

she’d done. This wasn’t an

moment, I seriously considered slapping that smug expression right off her perfect face. My hand actually twitched

urge.

their folding fans and glasses of champagne. Causing a scene at a charity auction wouldn’t help anyone, least of all me. It would only give the gossips more ammunition and