Chapter 91 A Face Prettier Than Truth
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The roar of the waterfall thundered in my ears, but it couldn’t <b>drown </b>out the sound of my heartbeat. I stood frozen at the edge of the cliff, staring into the <b>churning </b>sea below, wind whipping my hair and cloak back as my hands clenched tightly at my sides.
“Ronan…” I whispered, my voice lost in the crashing waves.
He’d jumped.
My stomach twisted as the frothing waters below swallowed thest ripple of his ssh.
I gritted my teeth and stepped a little closer to the edge, <b>squinting</b>, searching the depths for any sign of his <b>head </b>surfacing. Nothing. Just crashing white foam and cruel waves licking at jagged rocks below.
What if he didn’te back up?
What if
A presence behind me cut through my spiraling thoughts.
I turned slightly just enough to see her, Grace.
I <b>blinked </b>once. Then again.
She stared at me in silence.
“Can I help <b>you </b>with something?” I asked, breaking the tension.
We stood face to <b>face </b>now. She was about my height, maybe a little shorter, but still somehow carried the kind of grace and poise that made me feel like a mountain of awkward <b>limbs </b>stuffed into borrowed skin<b>. </b>
Her eyes raked over me–up and down, slow and curious. Not <b>in </b>a flirtatious way. No, her gaze was
ze was more.tactical,
Finally, her lips curved slightly, <b>and </b>she said with a tilt of her head, “How can you be so <b>beautiful</b>…as a man?”
I was taken aback for a moment at her unexpected question.
My throat closed.
For a second, I panicked.
Did she know? Could she <b>know</b>?
<b>Had </b>something slipped? My voice? My scent? My
<b>I schooled </b>my expression, forcing a confused <b>blink</b>. “What?”
Grace’s expression became even more suspicious. “<b>That </b>face, thoseshes, those lips.” She leaned in conspiratorially. “You’re prettier than most of the girls I’ve seen at Luna balls,” she pointed out.
My <b>lips </b>parted No <b>words </b>came.
Because, well, how did you respond to something like that?
She rolled her eyes. “Ugh. Don’t tell me it’s natural. Please!”
Ixleared my throat awkwardly. “I don’t really know what to say to that.”
Oh, don’t worry, I do? She stepped back, eyeing me with open frustration now “I don’t like it.”
1 tanked “Pardon?”
“Talons like that you’re prettier than me she said tatly. “It’s annoying. <b>I </b>came here to have fun and possibly find a mate. Not
me,”
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topete with the literal Aphrodite of this generation wrapped in a boy’s uniform.”
I nearly choked, “1–I’m not trying topete with anyone
Grace narrowed her <b>eyes </b>slightly. “Oh, rx. I’m not using you of anything…yet
“Yet!”
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She smirked. “Look, you’re obviously not into me or you would have jumped into the sea instead of standing here, <b>which </b>is fine. I’m not into you either since I am into tall and handsome Alphas. No offense. I just don’t want you trying anything funny, got it?”
I blinked again. “Funny?”
You know charming me with thoseshes or brushing <b>that </b>hair back with a little mysterious ir. She waved her hand dramatically. “I’ve seen the way those four Alphas looked at you. It’s infuriating.
Four Alphas? Who she had been talking about<b>? </b>
I coughed into my fist. “Right. Got it. Not charming.”
“Good.” She tilted her <b>head</b><b>. </b>“But I suppose <b>we </b>could still be friends. If <b>she </b>wiggled her manicured fingers. “you tell me
<b>your </b>secret<b>.</b>”
“Secret!”
Grace leaned in again, eyes gleaming. “What kind of herbs are you <b>taking </b>to look like <b>that</b>? Is it Moonroot<b>? </b><b>Petal </b>balm? I swear if it’s something from the Nightshade pack, I’ll throw someone off this cliff<b>.</b><b>” </b>
I stared
Then…ughed. I couldn’t help it. The absurdity, the tension, the honesty; it was such a shift from the formal posturing world of Alplus I’d grown used to.
She blinked at me. “What?”
I had a little hard time holding my real voice whileughing. “Nothing. It’s just…you’re a <b>really </b>interesting person,” I answered honestly.
I’ll take <b>that </b>as apliment,” she sniffed.
I <b>could </b><b>not </b>help but smile only to have her eyes full of suspicion once again. “By the way why did you not go after one of the pearls?”
My muscles tightened. “I have sea <b>sickness</b>,” I quickly came up with the excuse.
She frowned <b>and </b>was <b>about </b>to say something when Finn jogged <b>over </b><b>with </b>a bunch of beautiful flowers in <b>his </b>bands, “<b>Miss </b><b>Grace</b>, this is for you.”
“Wow!” she eximed so loudly that <b>Alpha </b>Jude <b>who </b>was sitting by the bonfire looked over.
“They are so beautiful!” she eagerly epted <b>them </b>and just as she took a sniff of thein she suddenly sneezed
In the <b>blink </b>of an eye, Alpha Jude appeared and snatched the flowers from her hand. “<b>Idiot</b>. Why do <b>you </b>ept these when you are allergic to them,” he growled.
“It’s <b>okay</b>. These flowers are hard to find <b>Finn </b>found them <b>for </b>me around the <b>mountains </b>with so much difficulty. I <b>will </b>keep it to myself,” she took it back
Alpha Jude grated his teeth. “Are you stupid? They are just flowers. Throw them away before they affect your health,”
Grace mici his gaer and shook her head. “I can’t break Fou’s heart so I will keep them saying that she took Finn’s hand <b>and </b>walked away, leaving Alpha Jude belund.
Finn looked <b>over </b>his shouldes at me but Grace attracted his attention again. I took a deep breath. It seemed she really liked
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However, what I saw over the next hourpletely confused me.
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Asher came over with a handful of her favorite berries and she ate them while practically clinging to his chest.
I heard her impatience while waiting for Ronan, and describing him as her prince charming while we sat by the newly
bonfire.
Confused. I nced up at her. “You seem to have a hard time choosing among all of them.”
“No, <b>I </b>am absolutely clear,” she tossed the sweet potatoes in the fire.
“<b>Ohhh</b><b>….</b>you just seem to be with everyone so far so I thought…”
She cut me off. “That’s because I <b>am </b>into all of them.”
I cocked my brows, “Excuse me?“
into harems.”
She met my gaze and revealed. “I
I am inte
The stick in my hand nearly dropped. Did she just say harem? She wanted them all: Finn, Asher and Ronan? I nced past her where Alpha Jude was sleeping at the base of a thick tree trunk. What if he heard her and told her father?
“Ohh…someone is finally back!” <b>She </b>got up excitedly. “They found my pearl”
I <b>also </b>got up as she ran past me to see the person. My eyes also curiously looked at, my heart taking a sudden race. Did Ronan find it!
However, the face that came in front of me left me stunned.
“Alpha Ryker!” <b>Grace </b>eximed.
Drenched in water, shirtless and showing off his eight pack abs. I blinked. So it was Ryker who returned with her pearl? When did Ryker jump into the sea? <b>Was </b>he also trying to impress Grace?
Ryker stopped in front of Grace and smiled, “Miss Grace, I think you dropped it in the sea,” he yfully slid the pearl ring. onto her finger.
Grace blushed. “Yes, it was my ring that I dropped,” she smiled happily and hugged him, “You found it for me, Alpha Ryker. 1 like you.”
Ryker hugged her with one arm but his eyes came to me as he stated, “I like you too.”
As he said those words looking me, a fear shot deep in my heart.
What was <b>this </b>feeling? That same danger. That unspoken fear.
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