Moonlight betrayal: Fated to my enemy.

n light reflected off the strands, but her thoughts were far from admiring her reflection. She f

dress from the neatly arranged clothes. Even in casual attire, s

ulder. "It's your first day back after the seaside

her brush down. "She

a reason to taunt me. She does it just f

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said th

y's hands in hers. "You're stro

ade her an easy target. She didn't just feel different-she was different. And

ie," Eleanor added, sq

smile. "Yeah,

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wned. "L

u're turning eighteen in a few mo

er hands back. "Mom, I

ng further, she kissed Lily's forehe

ing, forcing a small smile.

, but Lily barely had an appetite. The te

. His presence alone drained the warmth from the room. Caleb, his son, ate quie

wn when Lucia smirked.

iece of toast. She wouldn't give L

ze locking onto her. "I expect

ned, mid-

mly, setting his paper

ays the problem. He never saw the fault in his chi

sigh. Same routi

er phone buzzed. A

d in you. You went to the sea

, quickly t

u. I tried to call, but the place ha

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eady fo

ally? Sch

gro

ly. But at lea

ss what? We have a

t the message.

er, but I'll miss

arts in two days. Have

ompletely

now. It's our final year! I'll c

ading through her chest.

staring at her reflection in the small mirror above her dresser. Dark curls

as she imagined what

e door broke

n," she

r the day. She studied Lily carefully befo

small nod. "

rushing a loose strand of hair from Lily

ed to be

ar the pack house gates

!" Annie teased. "I was ab

s. "You're way too

get to see J

. "You saw h

ebrows. "School roma

king her head. "Y

mit it-you wish yo

ed. "I don't think

st because you don't have a wolf d

She wasn't sure she b

chool came into view.

he squeezed Lily's hand

forcing her

tepped inside, th

ldn't eve

l in a pack sch

hem, keeping

y. "Well, look who decided to sho

d her jaw. "

r what? You'll cr

er fol

ped between them.

er eyes. "Stay o

ied. "Lily hasn't d

"She exists.

tightened ar

escalate, the classr

tive voice cut th

your s

one t

ed in a dark button-down shirt and sla

your new his

wept the room-th

ged-shock, confusio

elt a strange pull, somethi

fore masking whatever emotion had cr

as r

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had no i