The Betrayed Princess Rising (Lylah and Ezra) novel Chapter 350

Chapter 350

3rd Person’s POV

Finished

Lylah knew better than to attempt this alone. Planning a surprise for Ezra especially on a night like this required precision. So she reached out to the one person she trusted to keep Ezra occupied without raising suspicion-Archer West, his closest colleague at the Lunaris Research Center.

Archer had agreed without hesitation. He would handle everything-keeping Ezra distracted, guiding him to the location, ensuring he arrived exactly when Lylah needed him to.

All Lylah had to do was be ready and wait.

But the moment she stepped onto the venue grounds, she felt it.

The disturbance in the air.

Voices carried in uneasy murmurs around her. A powerful family had cleared the garden, someone said. Forced others out. Claimed the space as their own.

Lylah didn’t need to guess which one.

That kind of arrogance had a scent she knew all too well.

“Lylah!”

The sharp call cut through the tension.

She turned-and there they were.

Orion stood rigid, his expression tightening the moment he saw her. Beside him, Cora shone beneath the ethereal garden lights, draped in white silk gown that shimmered like moonlight itself.

“Lylah? Ah, it’s good that you’re here too,” Cora said, her smile smooth, untouched by guilt. “That means you can witness my proposal and congratulate me directly.”

Lylah held her gaze, unmoved.

“I knew this was your doing,” she replied evenly. “Who else would drive out guests who had every right to be here?” Her eyes flicked briefly across the garden before returning to Cora. “Remember this, Cora-this place doesn’t belong to Ironcrest or Blackfang. You can’t do that.”

The words were calm.

But they struck.

Before Cora could respond, another presence surged forward.

Eldric.

“You speak as though you stand above us,” he said, his voice low, threaded with quiet menace. “But i know you’re nothing more than jealous of my daughter.”

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Lylah didn’t move.

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“You never received a proper proposal from your mate. And now you dare stand here, pretending indifference?” A faint smirk touched Eldric’s lips.

“Bitterness suits you poorly, stray.”

Around them, his family gleamed in carefully chosen attire-every detail crafted to command attention, to dominate the night.

Lylah took them in and felt nothing but distance.

It almost amused her.

That she had chosen this place… of all places… for something meant to be intimate.

For Ezra.

“Good luck with your event,” Lylah said.

“And no. I’m not bitter, Alpha Eldric. I have no reason to be. I have no interest in witnessing Cora’s engagement. I’m here for my own purpose.”

“Alone?”

Daia’s voice slipped in, sharp and sweet with mockery. She stepped forward, fanning herself lightly as her gaze swept over Lylah.

“On a night like this?” she continued, her lips curving faintly. “When even the air calls mates to one another, and yours isn’t by your side, Lylah?” A soft, feigned sigh. “How pitiful.”

Daia tilted her head, as though offering kindness.”Cora and Rowan were generous enough to include you out of sympathy. It would be wiser not to reject that goodwill.”

Lylah let the silence stretch just long enough to make the words hollow.

Then-

“I don’t need pity from your family, Luna Daia. Enjoy your show.” And with that, Lylah turned.

No hesitation. No glance back.

Behind her, the air tightened-Eldric’s aura flaring, Daia’s composure cracking beneath the quiet dismissal.

But Lylah didn’t slow.

They weren’t worth another breath.

She moved deeper into the garden, away from the suffocating pressure.

Pulling out her phone, she called Archer.

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