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Shattered Under the Chandelier Light

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The whispers came first. It moved through the grand ballroom like smoke.

What had once been a room brimming with excitement was now broken by speculation, curiosity, and barely restrained judgment.

Aiden barely heard any of it.

He stood where he had been moments ago, rooted to the polished marble floor as if his feet had turned to stone.

The ceremonial sash still lay across his chest, unbearably heavy now, its golden thread mocking him with every breath he took.

His world felt wrong, as though someone had reached into his chest and rearranged things without permission.

Lucas was the first to move.

He stepped in front of Aiden without hesitation, his broad shoulders acting as a barrier between him and the stares, the whispers, the wolves who were pretending not to watch while watching anyway.

“Alright,” Lucas said sharply, voice firm. “That’s enough.”

Liam followed immediately, positioning himself on Aiden’s other side.

“Give him space,” he snapped at no one in particular. “Show som
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