For a few seconds, none of us moved.The wind howled softly through the trees while the river behind Eloise continued flowing as if nothing extraordinary was happening. But everything about this moment felt wrong. Heavy. Sharp. Years of resentment, anger, jealousy, hurt, manipulation, fear — all of it stood between us now beneath the darkness of the forest.Eloise stared at me like she had been waiting for this exact moment for years.And maybe she had.“You look good, Sienna,” she finally said softly. Too softly. Her voice almost blended into the night itself. “Marriage suits you.”Beside me, Cassius immediately stiffened. I felt Zayn surge violently beneath the bond while his hand tightened around mine instinctively. Protective. Furious. Ready to tear the entire forest apart if she took one wrong step. Jackson and Hugo had already spread out with the warriors behind us, slowly surrounding the clearing without making it obvious. But Eloise noticed. Of course she noticed. She let out
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