|| 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 ...