122. Glimmer of Hope

|| Lilac’s POV || The day of the Luna Ceremony arrived sooner than expected, and the buzz surrounding it was impossible to ignore. Everywhere I turned, people were talking about the grand celebration, their voices filled with excitement and curiosity. Kael and Coco were plastered across every news outlet, their images showing them hand in hand, their smiles wide and their eyes gleaming with triumph. It was a masterstroke of publicity, and it was working. The scandal that had threatened to destroy them was slowly being overshadowed by the spectacle of their union. I sat at the kitchen table, trying to focus on cutting an apple, but my mind was elsewhere. The knife slipped, slicing through the apple and into my finger. I hissed in pain, staring at the deep cut as blood welled up. Great. Just great. That was the last thing I needed. The ceremony was tonight, and with my wolf still missing, the cut wouldn’t heal in time. I sighed, grabbing a tissue to stem the bleeding. As I reached for th