The Lunar Curse: A Second Chance With Alpha Draven - Chapter 11: She said ’No’ to the Vows

... la filled the air as Madame Beatrice sprayed perfume over me in slow, deliberate motions.

The fragrance clung to my skin, a stark contrast to the suffocating weight pressing down on my chest.

Everything about me, from my jewelry to my embroidered shoes, screamed elegance.

And yet, my palms sweated. I had never felt more like a nervous prisoner.

The knock on the door was brief before it swung open. I turned my head, watching as the butler from yesterday stepped in, ...