Aurora''s POV


    I stood from the bed where I sat to think a bit about my life and decided that it was finally time for me to get about the Castle. It was still tough for me to adjust to the way that I was being treated by everyone in the Pack.


    I stood and left the room, heading to the Servant''s quarters where I used to stay so I could meet some of my old friends and do a little catching up. It was high time


    I did that. Besides, I missed them a lot.


    As I got there, I saw a lot of them and I walked up to them to strike up a conversation.


    "Good day, Princess."


    "We''re happy to have you here, Princess."


    "Wee back, Princess Aurora. I''m so happy to see you."


    I kept hearing the word ''Princess'' so much that I thought I''d go deaf if I heard it one more time. Everyone acted very weirdly. I mean, these were people that I used to talk to, endure beatings and share beautiful moments with. They all acted like it wasn''t just me they were talking to; like they saw some sort of stranger that they hadn''t seen before.


    What marvelled me the most was that they all bowed as soon as they saw me which made it quite difficult for me to connect with them on a personal basis. Everything just seemed very strange to me and I didn''t like that.


    "Hey guys, enough of all of that," I pleaded with them. "You don''t have to call me that, please. No matter what has happened or will happen, I''ll still be the Aurora that you have always known


    Even the maids who used to make fun of me; the ones that derived so much joy from mocking and humiliating me cowered before me. As I walked past them, I saw them tremble with so much fear. After all that they did to me, they must have thought that I''de back to deal with them. I didn''t have that time. I was just surprised that they could do that.


    "Please, where''s the new head maid?" I asked them.


    It was previously Mrs Scott, but she was locked up in the dungeon, so I knew that there had to be someone else and I had to meet her. It was not proper for me not to get acquainted with the head maid of the Pack. She needed to meet with me too.


    "She''s in the kitchen, Princess. She had been there for a while," one of the maids answered and I just muttered a little "Thank you."


    Just as I was about to leave so I could find the woman, I saw Sophia and two of her maids walking into the quarters. The second she saw me she immediately began tough and then she stopped abruptly to make a snide remark which hurt me so much.


    "If it isn''t the new Princess."


    Princess Sophia''s POV


    "If it isn''t the new Princess," I mocked Aurora, as I looked to get her upset. My maidsughed out loud, much to my delight and the look on Aurora''s face made me happy.


    "You must be very stupid for saying that," Aurora screamed at me. She didn''t take it lightly at all and that was okay. I had expected a reaction from her as she had begun to grow some wings ever since she learned that she was the real child of my parents. It was quite understandable too.


    "I think you''re the stupid one here, Aurora. You think you can juste back here and walk around like you own this ce?"


    "Well, I do own this ce. Who are you, daughter of a miserly servant?"


    I felt a strong urge to p the hell out of her but I didn''t think it was so wise to do that. It was better for me to keep using words to get to her until I''d seeded in striking a sweet chord.


    "Even though you''re the real child of the Alpha and Luna of this great Pack, it doesn''t change the fact that they''d never stop loving me and treating me better than their real child. I see how horrible that makes you feel. I''m sure you''ve noticed that the Alpha King loves me so much. Surely, that does bother you, doesn''t it? That someone else gets to enjoy the love of your father because you''re just not good enough for him."


    She scoffed and walked closer to me a bit and I thought she was about to get physical so I too readied myself for any oue.


    "I don''t care how my parents treat me or you, Sophia. It doesn''t matter to me. I don''t concern myself with such irrelevant things. What matters to me is that I''m their real child and the heir to the throne. It might also be worth noting that I''m the rightful mate of Alpha Bane, the strongest Alpha King in the werewolf ns. Think you can top that or would you get the hell out of my sight?"


    The statement about Alpha Bane hurt me so badly. I had started the fight to get to her somehow but she managed to turn the tables. I had been thinking so much about Alpha Bane, praying daily to the goddess for a second chance with him, all to no avail. I wondered if the goddess did exist because it seemed she never wanted to hear my prayers.


    There, Aurora was, rubbing it on my face that she owned Alpha Bane and I didn''t. It was something that I couldn''t bear and I opened my mouth to give her an insult that she was never going to forget.


    Then a guard suddenly rushed into the quarters to speak to Aurora. "Princess Aurora, the Alpha King and Queen would love to see you."


    Aurora smiled and waved snidely at me before turning around to leave and I got so mad. I stormed out of the quarters in fury as my maids followed behind.