Chapter 1POV: SeraphinaThe chandeliers in the grand ballroom of the Plaza Hotel cast a brilliant, blinding light over the crowd, but I felt entirely invisible.I stood near the edge of the sprawling buffet, nervously smoothing down the fabric of my black dress. I bought it from a thrift store three days ago for fifteen dollars. It hugged my curves a little too tightly, and the fabric was slightly scratchy, but it was the best I could manage. I did not belong in a room filled with designer tuxedos, silk gowns, and the heavy, expensive musk of high-society werewolves.But I was there for Trent.That night was the peak of everything we had laboured for. The New York pro-hockey team, heavily sponsored by the multi-billion dollar Kingston Corporation, was officially drafting him.I took a deep breath, clutching a small, wrapped gift box in my hands. A new, engraved silver watch. It had taken me three months of double shifts to afford it.Five years ago, I made the most terrifying decisio
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