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CHAPTER 24
~Seraphina's POV~
I slammed the door hard enough that the mirror on the opposite wall rattled.
The hem of my dress caught on my heel, but I didn't stop—I ripped it free and stormed deeper into the room, pacing like a caged wolf.
"That bastard," I hissed. "He said she would stand trial. He said she'd be questioned, humiliated, and exposed. Not crowned Luna!"
Behind me, the door creaked open again. Elder Mauris stepped in with a grim expression. Mira trailed behind him, silent as ever, her eyes flicking nervously between us.
I rounded on the Elder the moment the door shut. "You promised," I snarled. "You told me she'd be removed. That she would never rise above what she is—a cursed outsider with no pack blood. And now you let them marry her?"