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“I’m so glad you could make it,” I told Amanda.
“Of course,” she said. “I want to be here to support my best friend.”
The next hour passed in a bit of a blur. It seemed like I was constantly answering wedding questions from one of mine or David’s parents or talking to people that came up to our table to congratulate us.
Our food came, and I ate what I could between small talk and answering questions. It seemed like everyone was having a great time.
Everyone except for Amanda. She kept making rude comments and she was drinking more wine than anyone else. Seeing so many people complimenting me and David must have been driving her crazy.
“It sounds like you’ve really thought through the wedding, David’s father commented.
I smiled slightly. “I can picture it perfectly,” I said.
I had answered every question based on my memories of our wedding day, so it must have seemed to them like I had planned every detail.
“David, are you okay with Ella making all of the decisions about your big day?” Amanda asked snidely.
“I don’t really care,” David answered. “It saves me the trouble of worrying about it.”
Amanda pouted at that answer.
My phone buzzed in my pocket. I took it out discreetly and checked the message. It was from Alexander. “When will the show begin?”
“When the audience is packed,” I replied. I wanted to wait until the restaurant was as busy as possible. I put my phone away and looked up to find the waitress approaching us.
“Will there be any desserts tonight?” she asked.
“Yes,” I answered immediately. “Please, bring some sweet wine and tiramisu for the table.”
“Right away,” she said.
“You want cake?” Amanda said in surprise. “After you’ve already eaten so much?”
I ignored her insult and smiled. “We’re celebrating, after all”
It was nearly 8 p.m. when I saw the waitress approaching with the wine a short time later. I stood up and asked her for the bottle.
She looked at me strangely but handed it to me.
“I want to thank you all for coming out to celebrate with us” I said as I poured David a glass of wine. “It means the world to both of us that we can share our happiness with you.
walked around the table slowly, pouring wine for everyone. As I did, each person said a few words of Congratulations
It was the perfect distraction. Amanda was glaring at Davidas she listened to all of the land words. He was looking away from her, avoiding her angry look
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I slipped a small paper envelope from my pocket as I approached Amanda to pour her wine. I poured the powdered drug into the bottle and swirled it to mix.
“Amanda,” I said as I stood beside her. “I want to thank you most of all. Without your support and advice, I don’t. know if David and I would have made it through the little hiccups in our relationship.”
“Sure,” Amanda said quietly. “Glad I could help.”
I poured the last of the wine in her glass, and she didn’t hesitate to pick it up and take a large gulp.
I returned to my seat and watched as Amanda swirled her cup and drank the wine rapidly. She started to look pale, and I thought that she might be sweating. The drug was supposed to work quickly, but I didn’t expect to see signs so fast.
Suddenly Amanda stood up, and the wine glass dropped from her hand, shattering on the ground. Everyone turned to stare as she slammed her hands on the table, and a growl tore out of her.
I heard people around us gasping and shouting as Amanda shifted. It was shocking to see someone shift into their wolf form in public like this.
Employees rushed towards her, shouting at her to calm down and please leave the restaurant.
I stood up and took a few steps away from the table. It was a good thing that I did, because David leapt towards Amanda as he began to shift as well.
He growled at the employees and put himself between them and Amanda.
In an angry voice, he shouted, “No one touches my fated mate!”
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