Elgin:
"The food was delicious," I said to Rosetta, complimenting her hospitality.
"Well, I did not cook it," she replied, her tone as soft and gentle as mine.
We kept sharing glances, stealing looks at each other.
She was so composed and poised that every time she moved, my eyes followed her.
She looked gorgeous.
I wondered why her luck had been so cruel. What was it that left her so lonely and unfortunate?
Maybe the Moon Goddess had given her beauty and taken comfort away from her.
A couple of times, Silver even noticed that I was staring too much.
Throughout the dinner, my eyes stayed on Rosetta, and she knew it.
The way she would sometimes smile softly and look down at her plate made it seem like she did not mind me watching her.
Neither my mother nor Silver’s father had any idea why we were really here.
We had come with the intention of taking Rosetta’s pack by force.
However, the moment I arrived, my mind began to change.
Silver kept reminding me that we would have to kill Rosetta to take her power.
But I was starting to realize that it was not necessary to commit a crime.
Just by looking at her, it was clear she was open to whatever I said.
If I pushed a little harder, she might even agree to marry me.
But then the same thought returned. What about Silver?
She would never let me marry Rosetta.
And that had started to worry me.
With her in the way, she could go to the Council and complain.
"Are you lost in thought?"
Rosetta’s soft voice pulled me out of my thoughts.
I looked at her and smiled. It was the same quiet, knowing smile we had been sharing all evening.
Our parents have gone to bed. They are old. They needed rest.
We stayed in the living room, sharing drinks.
Rosetta did not drink. She barely touched her glass.
Silver, on the other hand, kept pouring one drink after another.
"So, we should be honest with you, Rosetta," Silver began.
"We came here for an alliance," she said.
I rolled my eyes, annoyed. I did not want her interfering. I could have spoken to Rosetta myself.
But since she had already stepped in, I stayed quiet and let her talk.
"Really? What kind of alliance?" Rosetta asked, her tone as gentle as ever.
Then everything shattered.
A blood-curdling scream echoed from the guest room.
All three of us jumped to our feet and rushed toward the sound.
At the entrance, I saw my worst fear.
My daughters stood there, their eyes completely white, screaming at the top of their lungs while blood poured from their mouths.
It was unlike anything I had ever seen.
Of course, Silver was completely shaken.
I rushed to my daughters and grabbed Hailey, shaking her, trying to bring her back.
I did not understand what was happening. She looked like she was in unbearable pain.
When I shook her harder, she suddenly snapped out of it.
The bleeding stopped.
She immediately clung to me, crying into my chest, completely unaware of what had just happened.
Meanwhile, Silver tried to wake Hannah.
All I could think about was one thing.
This was another phase of the sickness.
And now, more than ever, we needed Madeline’s help.

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