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And yet, it seemed like danger was always waiting, ready to find me no matter where I ran. Joan reached into her bag. For a moment I tensed, half-expecting her to pull out something terrible, but when her hand emerged, it held only a small glass bottle. It caught the cafeteria light, glowing faintly with a soft shimmer. “This,” she said, sliding it toward me, “will help mask your wolf scent.” I eyed it like it might explode. “Mask it? What is it?” “It’s a little blend I made,” she explained, tapping the glass. “Like a perfume, but not really. More of a concealment spray. If you use it, smaller-ranked witches won’t be able to tell what you are. To them, you’ll just smell… human.”

Then he leans back onto the dark wood headrest of an unreasonable large bed, smirking like a boy who’s just discovered a new toy. “Please tell me I haven’t interrupted a ritual sacrifice,” he says, very calmly. “It’s skincare,” I snap, clutching the front of my tee, just to remember I’m actually braless. “It clears pores,” I over-explain. “No judgment,” he says, “It’s sweet that you’re prepping for me. I just wasn’t expecting Batman’s sexier cousin.” I narrow my eyes, which only makes the mask crinkle. “You’re lucky I signed that NDA.”

All I could see was Roxette’s face—that fake, innocent smile she gave Thea, and the way Thea had looked at her like they were already friends. I slammed the bathroom door open, rushed into the last stall, and locked it behind me with shaking fingers. I turned on the faucet at the sink beside me and splashed cold water on my face, over and over, trying to wash away the burning behind my eyes. But it didn’t help. Nothing helped. “Argh!!” I screamed. Not loud enough for anyone outside to hear, just a muffled, furious scream into my own hands, teeth clenched so hard my jaw ached.

“Aunt Luma, what if they notice? What if they see?” Her eyes hardened. “They mustn't. Do you hear me? They most not find out. And they won’t, if you listen.” She pulled out one of the small bottles from the chest and handed it over to me “Scent blockers. Stronger than what you’ve used before. This will mask your wolf, bury Liora so deep no one will smell her. Use them daily, sparingly. Too much and it will weaken your wolf. Your body will weaken.”

“We’ll start with the mineral soak. Your legs must be a bit tense.” “Tense?” Patty Mama scoffed softly. “My whole life is tense. Make them feel young again, hm?” Then she added with a chuckle, “Hazme sentir como una chica de veinte años, ¿vale?” The women smiled without missing a beat. One, with a French accent, lifted a delicate brush dipped in pale pink cream. “Shall we begin your mask? This is the brightening formula you loved last time.” “Yes, darling.” Patty Mama tilted her head back. “Make me look refreshed. I have a… social engagement tonight.”

Zara's POV When I got home, I dragged myself into the bathroom and lined up the skincare products Tessa always insisted I use. My reflection looked like a ghost, dark circles, cracked lips, exhaustion written in bold across my face. I needed these black bags to disappear. I moved with slow care, massaging creams into my skin. I put on a sheet mask before slipping on the LED face mask Tessa had bought me, the kind that made me look like a sci-fi villain, and lay back in bed, soon enough I dozed off.