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CHAPTER 21

Author: Jenny Grey
last update Last Updated: 2025-05-28 18:06:52

THE DINNER

The time of the official dinner arrived with a heavy tension that hung in the air like a brewing storm.

The grand hall of Lycarra Manor stood bathed in golden light. Towering chandeliers spilled a warm, glittering glow over the polished wooden floors and endless banquet tables dressed in linens so fine they looked like spun gold.

Platters of roasted meats, bowls of rare delicacies, and goblets brimming with deep red wine filled the air with the richness of indulgence.

But beneath it all something deeper pulsed.

A scent that did not belong to the feast.

Octavia’s scent.

She stood just outside the grand hall, her heart pounding in her chest like a drum of war. Her palms were clammy, and her breath came in slow, steady draws she forced herself to take.

Tonight was the night Alpha Xavier would introduce her publicly as his mate.

There would be no more hiding.

No more pretending.

And she refused to cower.

She wore a deep crimson gown that hugged her body like a second skin, t
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