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[Ellie's P.O.V]

Anton appeared to be in a good mood, with a clear upward curve at the corner of his mouth.

Tonight, the bright moon hung high, marking our first night away from familiar surroundings, and as a result... we both struggled with sleeplessness.

It wasn't that we weren't accustomed to the bed; it was just that so much had happened in the span of a single day. The chaos in the Stowe Pack, the mayor's secrets, whether Carlyle was a good or bad person... in a short time, our thoughts were entangled like a web.

In the daylight, Carlyle seemed like a righteous man, but as evening fell and the results of the day's events unfolded, things took on a different shade.