I hesitated, my thoning
I knew exactly what he was referring to–the moment I had
away and left without explanation.
I had something important to take care of.” I replied, my tone more cl
clipped than I intended,
There was a brief pause on the other end, then his voice, tinged with frustration, cause through.
You didn’t think I deserved in know what it was?”
I could hear the irritation, the jealousy, simmering beneath the surface.
In the past, I would have scrambled to apologize, to make things right.
that something had shifted in me,
“Lea, we don’t have a relationship anymore.” remicaded him, my
my voice firm. “I don’t owe you an explanation”
He was sent for a moment, and when he spoke again, his voice had softened, a note of vulnerability slipping through
“I just wanted to pick you up and bring you home,” he admitted, almost as if he feared I wouldn’t
As if he was afraid I’d say no he hastened to add. “There’s a letter for you mailed to the original address, believe me, you’ll want to see
to see that
His words piqued my curiosity and I made an appointment with leo. Soon, I drove to the restaurant where we had arranged to meet, and he was waiting for me in the lobby, his expression unreadable
As soon as I stepped inside, he stood and handed me a formal, exquisitely crafted envelope, sealed with golden was bearing an olive branch emblem.
I took it my fingers brushing over the intricate seal
“What is this?” I asked, but I already had an inkling
“Open it and see,” he said, a small smile tugging at the corners of his lips.
carefully broke the seal and unfolded the letter within. My eyes widened as I read the contents.
“I can’t believe this..I whispered, more to myself than to Lea
“What does it say?” He asked.
Here’s a letter from our alma mater saying that I wowed so many people with my opening performance at the summer festival that many underclassmen wanted my contact information to ask me some musical questions,
So the school planned to invite me hack directly to give a performance at the graduation party, which would also make it easier for me to communicate with the graduates.
“Graduation party
Leo’s voice was low, and he seemed to be caught up in memories,
That’s when we first met each other, was
froze for a moment, then said somewhat bitterly
“I didn’t realize you remembered.”
Many years ago, when I was a student who had not long set foot on a college campus, Leo was already a legend a final year sti outstanding graduation representative.
He was the epitome of everything I admired, and every girl in the school was smatten with him.
The Lu
Luna Marked with Lies. The Queen Crowned by Reven
The graduation ceremnog was grand, with students dresse,
Each of us were a bouquet of flowers pinned in mu chens, a rymded of the decati
Bat had been clumsy that day, and Aria, per the
1 remember my heart sinking as I watched it fall because
However, Len noticed the fallen flower as he came down from the stage
vantage of my
My heart sank, Leo was notetimely cold in school, I’d heard his reputation early in a rold blooded bande eraand manise who fiber inatt ta ĜA, an perhaps he was about to step on my corsage and leave as if nothing had happened.
Inervously watched his movements.
To my surprise, he didn’t step over it.
Instead, be paused and leaned over to pick it up.
Thizabeth” he said reading the little tag attached to the flower. “Who is Elizabeth? You dropped
Bower here*
My mind went blank as I stepped forward, my cheeks burning with embarrassment.
As I approached, I caught the scent that was uniquely his–a mix of forest pine and something deeper
, like the earth.
It was intoxicating, drawing me in even as my heart pounded with nerves.
He placed the corsage in my trembling hand, his expression calm but with a hint of something softer, something almost tender
“Elizabeth,” he repeated, his voice low and smooth. “Very race name. Keep your flowers safe. Don’t lose them again.”.
From that moment on. I was lost.
Leo’s scent, his voice, his presence–they all became imprinted in my
mind.
I knew, even then, that we were destined to be together, that I was meant to be his Luna
But reality was harsh.
As a human–wolf hybrid, my scent was faint, almost imperceptible compared to others
Tu Leo,
, that moment might have been insignificant–a mere hip in his busy life,
But to me, it was everything.
After that first encounter, and a few days later, I was playing piano on the side in a pub near my school.
Normally, I could lose myself to music, but tonight was different.
As I started playing. I saw him–Leo–sitting at the bar, watching me closely, a drink in his hand.
