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Chapter 37

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last update Last Updated: 2025-11-09 23:27:02

NATALIE

Valen led me into the hall, a hand placed delicately on the small of my back. It was surprisingly comforting even though it did little to still the jitters in my belly.

The room was alive. The chandeliers above dripped with golden light, every crystal piece catching the conversation and laughter that filtered from one end of the room to the other.

I walked slowly, my emerald dress a little too tight, and inhaled the scent of roses and champagne that swirled in the air, masking the desperate ambition that clung to each and everyone like a clingy ex-lover.

I adjusted the strap of my dress for the tenth time and wished that I hadn't panicked at the last minute and chosen it. I wasn't a stranger to events like these—rooms filled with pretentious people and their persistent pretentious smiles. The difference this time was that I was eager to please, perhaps too eager and I feared that it showed.

Valen was now standing beside me, immaculate as ever in his black tuxedo, every inch th
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