Chapter 264

Author's pov Georgina beamed as she led the young woman to her seat. The whole thing felt less like a reunion and more like a setup. A carefully arranged matchmaking audition, disguised as a dinner. Over the past week, word had spread fast through Denver's elite werewolf circles. Everyone had heard about the mysterious girl who helped Luna Regina escape the chaos at the masquerade. And everyone knew what that might mean: a chance to marry into the Black family. With two eligible sons, that was no small prize. So when she suddenly became obsessed with "the girl in the green dress,"it didn't take a genius to figure out what was really happening. This wasn't about gratitude. It was about opportunity. And every ambitious woman knew it. Alpha Yardley gave a subtle nod, and the butler began serving dinner. Luna Regina, having already deduced that this wasn't the woman she was looking for, shifted gears. She dropped the interrogation and switched to polite conversation with Georgina. It was c