"Give me the ring," I demanded. Evelina tried to pull her wrist from my grasp. I tightened my fingers just enough to stop her without hurting her. "Maquia, let go.""When you return what belongs to me."The event staff moving through the adjoining hallway had gone silent. Evelina glanced toward them before lowering her voice. "Caelan only asked me to keep it safe.""Then, why are you wearing it?"Her lips parted, but no answer came. I looked at the ancestral ring on her right hand, then at the counterfeit on mine. I had spent years protecting my younger sister from gossip, pack politics, and consequences she was never prepared to face. I knew every expression she used when she was frightened.This wasn't fear. This one was guilt mixed with determination."Remove it, Evelina," I commanded her."I can't.""Why not?"Her chin lifted. "Because he gave it to me."The confession settled between us. For a moment, her hazel eyes became distant. A mind-link. Before I could demand whom she ha
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