#Chapter 176: A New Look

Ella’s POV I rubbed my eyes and yawned as I closed yet another useless book on ancient bloodline afflictions. Nothing. I’d found absolutely nothing of use, just like every other night this week. Liam was running out of time, and I was no closer to finding a cure than I’d been when I started this futile search. Maybe Lilith was right. Maybe there was no cure. Maybe I’d been wasting precious hours I could have been spending with my dying friend. I glanced at the clock on the wall and sighed when I found that it was nearly midnight. I needed to get some sleep—the ceremony was tomorrow night, and even though I wasn’t winning, I still had to attend and watch Alexander officially choose Anya as his Luna. The thought made my chest ache in that way that was quickly becoming all too familiar, but I shoved it down. I’d had plenty of time to get used to this new reality of mine. Anya was going to be his Luna, and I could never tell either of them the truth. I gather