Chapter 91

Lillian’s POVI stared at Elder Carter as he emerged from the shadows, that sealed envelope clutched in his hand like a prize he was eager to deliver to someone.“What are you doing lurking around here?” I demanded, my voice still sharp with anger from what Miranda had done to Celeste. “Hiding in the gardens like some kind of spy?”“I came to see my daughter,” Elder Carter said smoothly, though his eyes held that same calculating coldness I’d seen before. “To make sure she’s settled comfortably and has everything she needs. Is that a crime?”“What’s that letter?” I asked, pointing to the envelope he was now trying to casually hide behind his back.“Nothing that concerns you,” he said, shifting his position so the envelope was less visible.But I’d already seen it, and my suspicions were immediately aroused. Who was he delivering messages to? What schemes were being coordinated right under our noses?“This is all planned, isn’t it?” I said, the pieces clicking together. “Everything Mir

Chapter 92

Dorian’s POVI’d been looking for Lillian all morning, needing to talk to her before I headed to the office for meetings I couldn’t postpone. After everything that had happened yesterday, we needed to actually sit down and have a real conversation instead of just reacting to one crisis after another.I checked our old shared bedroom first, then her private room, then several other places she might have retreated to. Finally, I ran into Alanna in the hallway carrying what looked like art supplies.“Have you seen Lillian?” I asked.“She’s in the garden,” Alanna said, her tone cooler than usual. Clearly she was upset with me about the Miranda situation, though she was professional enough not to say so directly. “She went out there about ten minutes ago.”“How is she?” I asked, though I already knew the answer would be some variation of “terrible.”“How do you think?” Alanna replied, then seemed to catch herself. “Sorry. That was unprofessional. She’s… managing. Trying to hold it together

Chapter 93

Dorian’s POV“Lillian, please don’t be like this,” I said, moving to follow her as she walked away. “What happened with Miranda, it was a mistake. A terrible mistake that I don’t even remember making, but a mistake nonetheless.”She stopped walking, but the silence that enveloped us was cold and heavy, nothing like the comfortable silences we used to share. For a long moment, she just stood there with her back to me, and I wondered if she was going to ignore me completely.Then she spoke, her voice quiet but clear in the morning air.“I actually wish it was just a mistake,” she said. “I wish it was something that happened randomly, without planning or purpose. But we both know that’s not true, is it? The elders orchestrated all of this because they don’t see me as fit to become your Luna. Because I’m not one of their daughters, not someone they chose and approved of.”“That doesn’t matter,” I insisted. “What the elders think doesn’t change how I feel about you.”“Doesn’t it though?” L

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