Abandoned Luna Now Untouchable (Cecilia) novel Chapter 379

Cecilia’s pov

I froze as realization hit me. Despite my attempts to talk them out of it, there was still a chance Grandma and Mom could show up in Colorado Springs.

Knowing Grandma, she’d march right into any situation without thinking twice.

If they appeared at Martha’s birthday party… everyone would discover overnight that I was Zane’s illegitimate daughter.

“Cece ? Hello ? Earth to Cecilia ?”Harper waved her hand in front of my face.

“Huh ? What ?”I snapped back to reality, hastily shoving my phone into my lap. I noticed Harper twirling in her pink gown and nodded quickly. “Oh ! Yes, that one looks amazing on you.”

Harper studied my distracted expression.

“Aren’t you already planning to fake being sick tomorrow ?”She arched an eyebrow. “Even if Alpha Sebastian sees through it, he’ll go along with whatever you want. It’s Martha’s birthday party, not something you absolutely have to attend. You have zero connection to the Locke family. Why would you need to be there ?”

“Ha, right,”I forced a laugh. “I have absolutely no connection to the Locke family. I’m not even on the guest list.”

Harper’s eyebrows drew together. My sharp-eyed friend could sense something was off.

To divert her attention, I quickly steered the conversation back to her dress. “Seriously though, you look stunning in pink. Who knew you had such range, Harper ?”

“Obviously,”she replied with an exaggerated hair flip. “I’ve always been both badass and gorgeous. I just don’t usually bother showing off.”

“When you do, it’s absolutely killer,”I replied with a grin.

“Oh stop ! You’re too much !”She fanned herself dramatically. “Can’t let it go to my head, you know.”

“Of course not,”I agreed, making a zipping motion across my lips.

My diversion worked perfectly. Harper, now riding high from my compliments, happily returned to her fashion show.

She knew neither of us would be attending tomorrow, but since Luna Regina had sent so many gorgeous dresses, someone might as well enjoy them.

I’d told her I was worried about potential danger at the event, but even I knew how ridiculous that sounded.

The security would be tight as Fort Knox with countless eyes watching.

Neither hired thugs nor Maggie herself could risk making a move in such a public setting.

As for hiding my relationship with Sebastian, that secret was already out.

While she was busy twirling in another gown, I quickly texted my mom, attaching the screenshot of her Instagram post.

Me : [ Mom, where is this ? ]

Ten minutes passed with no response. I excused myself to the bathroom, locked the door, and called her.

After a few rings, she answered. “Cece.”

Trying to keep my voice casual, I asked, “Mom, where are you right now ?”

Three long seconds of dead silence before she replied, “Colorado Springs.”

I slapped my forehead in utter despair. “So you completely ignored everything I said and came to Colorado Springs anyway.”

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