Chapter : 926

My mother guided me over to the bar where Selene and Cora were. Selene was the first to see me, and she gave me a polite smile as I reached the bar.

“It’s good to see you,” Selene said as she gave me a brief hug. “How are you?”

“I’m good,” I told her, trying not to sound too awkward. “And you?”

She nodded, though she too looked uneasy.

“I’m good,” she replied. “I was hoping we could maybe talk later?”

I nodded, though I didn’t really want to do this during my bachelorette party.

“Yeah, sounds great,” I said, and then Nan pulled me out of the conversation when she gave me a shot of something.

“What is it?” I asked as I took the small glass.

“A shot,” she shouted over the music, and then she raised it for me to clink her class with mine.

I shrugged and did exactly what she wanted, and clinked her glass.

I downed the shot immediately after and nearly gagged at the taste of straight-up tequila, making almost everybody laugh and cheer at the same time.

“Do you remember how we first met?” Irene asked, sitting beside me at the bar, a drink in hand.

I smiled and thought back to the first moment I met Irene; it was back during her engagement party. I remembered being so broken at that moment because my fated mate was engaged to marry another woman… a woman who ended up being one of my very best friends.

I couldn’t help but smile at the memory now as I leaned my head against her shoulder.

“Yes,” I told her. “I remember.”

“Can you believe where we ended up now?” She asked, a laugh slipping out. “We’ve really changed as people, didn’t we?”

I nodded.

“Yeah, we really did. I’m thrilled that we did. I wouldn’t change who we are for anything.”

“I never thanked you,” she went on to say. “For everything… You really helped me, and I’m not sure how I can ever repay you.”

“You don’t need to repay me, Irene. Tomorrow, we are going to be officially family, and I love you.”

Tears filled her eyes, and she smiled even brighter.

“I love you too,” she said, nudging my shoulder.

Just then, Erik walked up behind Irene and wrapped his arms around her, kissing the nape of her neck.

She giggled.

“Come on,” Nan said, grabbing my arm and shoving another shot into my hand, effectively distracting me. “Let’s dance.”

And we did, for what felt like hours,

we danced and drank to the point

I I

where I knew I was going to be dead

in the morning. Good thing my

wedding wasn’t until tomorrow

night, or I’d never get up in time to walk down that aisle.

“Judy?” I heard my name from behind me, and I whipped around, nearly falling off my feet in the process.

I stood speechless when I saw Olivia and her friends, all of them looking a bit sheepish.

“What the hell are you doing here, Liv?” Irene asked, folding her arms across her chest. “Haven’t you caused enough of a mess?”

“Where’s Lila?” Nan asked, raising her brows. “Shouldn’t she be plotting her next thing on Judy?”

“You haven’t heard? I assumed

Selene Blackwell would have told you by now,” Olivia said. “She went away for a while. Something about being shipped off to an impatient mental hospital she’s doing therapy and she’s not allowed to leave, and wont be for awhile. She made a

huge scene at the packhouse. She

wasn’t well, I guess.”

“And so, what are you doing here?” Nan asked, raising her brows. “Surprised you

didn’t follow your perfect Luna.”

Olivia ignored her and kept her eyes on me.

“We wanted to apologize,” she told me, her eyes shifting from me to the ground. “We were wrong. Lila wasn’t the right choice as a Luna, and we should have given you a chance. We heard what you did for fiehe, and we saw what you did för Daisy Baldwin. We had no idea they were such monsters… we were manipulated into thinking you were the wrong choice, but we couldn’t have been more wrong. We are so sorry.”

I was stunned speechless as I stared at her.

“You’re sorry?” I asked, confused. “You’re apologizing to me?”

“We were wrong,” she said again. “And we are grown enough to admit that we were

wrong. So, yes… we are sorry.”

Her friends nodded along with her.

“And…” Olivia continued. “We wanted you to know that we would be honored if

you’d be our Luna…”