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was tormenting me.
    Luna twirled a piece of her Barbie-pink hair around her snow-white fingers. “He said he always liked me but thought I was younger than I am. I think it’s because of my smooth skin.”
    “Yes, that’s probably it.” I did my best not to roll my eyes.
    “And he knows what he wants out of life. He isn’t floundering around like the guys in this town—freaking out at commitments. Romeo is mature—he’s not a total commitment-phobe, unlike some people around here.”
    I did my best not to yank her off the barstool.
    “I’m so happy you finally found someone,” I said like a thrilled parent.
    Luna stopped twirling her hair. Her smile stiffened, and I knew she didn’t like my crack.
    “Well, I’ll have you know, we talked all last night about our future—that is, when we weren’t making out. Romeo wants to take me downstairs to the covenant altar, bite me, and bond our lives together for eternity. Isn’t that dreamy?” She batted her eyelashes purposefully.
    My heart dropped. How could they make that decision so quickly? It had only been a few days—nights, in their case. Or was this one of Luna’s lies to get me jealous? Or even worse, was this another Maxwell ploy, like it had been with Sebastian, to be bonded without his knowledge? I assumed that Romeo had heard by now that the downstairs club was built right over a Civil War burial site. I wasn’t sure if this idea was something real or something Luna made up to spite me.
    Instead of being mad, I decided to try the opposite approach.
    “I’m the one that fixed you up, remember? I’m so happy that you found love so quickly.”
    “Oh yeah. That’s right,” she said as if she was disappointed it had been me who was the one who had found her true-love-for-the-moment. Her scowl brightened, and she gushed like a bride. “Then I have you to thank,” she said. “You can be my bridesmaid!”
    She gave me a fake girlie hug—the kind that the popular girls at Dullsville High give when they greet each other at their lockers, then talk behind one another’s backs.
    The last thing I wanted was for Luna to beat me to the covenant altar. In Romania, fine. But here in Dullsville? I was first in line. And to be her bridesmaid? Forget it. I wasn’t even going to attend!
    The Maxwell twins were known for their tricks. It wasn’t too long ago that Jagger and Luna tried to trick Sebastian into bonding with her for eternity. Was Romeo the next ong L the nee to be taken to the sacred altar unknowingly? That wasn’t part of my plan when I had arranged for them to date.
    “Does he even know he’s the groom?” I charged. “You do have a history of leaving important information out when taking your boyfriends to a covenant altar. Like the fact that it’s on sacred ground.”
    “He knows. Romeo knows all about the Crypt. And about the burial sites below the Covenant. It was his idea to be bonded, not mine,” she said, triumphantly flipping her nose at me. “Can you say the same about your boyfriend?”
    Her words stung me. Always giving me a jab about Alexander and my relationship. And she was diverting me from the task at hand.
    If Romeo really did want to be with Luna, perhaps it was a good thing. The more she knew that it made me jealous, the faster she’d be to get hitched. Maybe I was thinking about this in the wrong way. The sooner Luna was locked and loaded to some guy, the sooner I could breathe easy that she wouldn’t be so stuck on Alexander. So what was there not to like about this plan?
    “Sure,” I said. “You should do it soon! Before he gets away. You name the time, and we’ll go shopping for dresses.”
    “Well…”
    “And even though you just met him, you’ll have all of eternity to find out if you guys made the right decision so quickly.”
    Just then, I spotted Jagger coming up from downstairs. “Let’s go talk to your brother about the good news,” I continued. “We’ll make a huge affair for you. We can