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Chapter 107
Chapter 107.
My throat tightened as I imagined pouring my heart and soul into something like this, carefully measuring and mixing and frosting, for it to go unappreciated. I thought about the countless hours she must have spent scouring recipes, shopping for the perfect ingredients, preparing and baking and decorating it, only to have it mostly ignored by the very people she had made it for I couldn't bear it any longer.
I lifted the fork with a renewed sense of determination, spearing a bite that contained all three layers and a few berries. I shoved it into my mouth, barely chewing before swallowing it down.
The richness was almost overwhelming, the bittersweet notes of dark chocolate lingering heavily on my sugar-deprived tongue. Goddess, I used to love chocolate-but it had been so long since I had had any proper sweets that even the smallest amount of sugar made me feel like I was on crack.
But I simply speared another bite as soon as I had washed down the first, letting out an audible sound of enjoyment loud enough for the entire room to hear.
"Oh my. This cake is so good," I declared loudly, shooting Georgia an encouraging smile. "Seriously-great job. You did an amazing job with this."
Georgia's head jerked up at the sound of my voice, surprise and excitement registering on her face. I. continued eating with exaggeration, cramming bite after bite into my mouth before pausing to praise her baking skills with a full mouth. "The frosting is just perfect," I said around the cake in my mouth. "And those berries... what a nice touch. You must have bought them this morning."
Slowly but surely, I started to see movement in my peripheral vision. First one person, then another began following my lead and sampling their slices. More murmurs and noises of enjoyment filled the room, punctuated by laughter and chatter, until eventually Georgia was beaming once again.
At one point, she crossed the circle to settle into the seat beside me, her eyes sparkling with unshed tears. I offered her a smile. "Happy birthday="
"Thank you. For doing that," she whispered before I could finish, her lower lip trembling along with her voice. "Thank you, Luna Hannah."
I paused, taken aback by the sincerity in her tone. All I had done was eat some cake, and try to encourage others to do the same. "It's... Delicious cake," I muttered. "It would be a shame to see it go to waste."
But Georgia simply smiled knowingly, shaking her head at me. "I know what you were doing: setting an example. You didn't have to, but you did. And I'm glad that our very own Luna is a part of this means a lot more to all of us than you realize." group. It
I paused, unsure of what to say. Maybe the birthday girl was right-maybe it was helpful to the others to have their Luna attend a group like this. I just hoped that, when I eventually divorced Noah and returned to my own pack in the next two months, these women would continue to feel bolstered by the time I spent here.Ccontent © exclusive by Nô/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.
But more than that, it else's spirits. To make them feel accepted. Understood.
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That was what this group was all about.
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When the meeting concluded, I felt lighter than I had in a long time as I made my way out to the parking lot, the chocolatey sweetness of Georgia's cake still lingering on my tongue.
I was still smiling to myself as I let myself into the mansion, calling out for my servant to draw me a bath as I slipped off my jacket and my shoes. But the sound of low voices gave me pause, and I froze as ! rounded the corner into the living room,
There, on the sofa, sat Noah and two strangers I didn't recognize-a man and a woman, both wearing matching uniforms. They had large bags by their feet with the name of what looked like some sort of spa embossed on the sides. And they seemed to be waiting Noah glanced up sharply as I appeared in the doorway, the corners of his lips twitching upwards in a cold, thin smile.
"Good," he said, checking his watch. "You're finally home."
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