Princess Sophia''s POV


    The ce was bumming with noise springing forth from numerous people gathered together in the hall. The festival was upon us and peopleughed and chatted amongst themselves, eager to see what was going to happen in the event. Me too. I was all prepared for what was toe.


    "This is gonna be one hell of a festival, my brother! I''m super pumped, are you?"


    "I''m only here for the women from the other Packs. Who knows who the goddess would choose to bless me with today?"


    "Fortune shall shine on me today. The Silver Moon Pack is hosting for the first time. There have to be some great tidings!"


    Peopleughed and made tons of remarks concerning the festival with much enthusiasm. Some were a bit too enthusiastic and I found it to be very funny. Nevertheless, I had to put my focus on where it should be.


    I stood right next to my dad whose face was beaming with smiles as he looked around the hall, probably trying to find out which Pack was represented and which one wasn''t or trying to locate just one person amongst the entire wolves in attendance. I had the same thing in mind. I was on the lookout for Aurora.


    Dressed in my elegant blue gown which I had kept until the festival, I had no doubts that I was going to look best at the festival. Seeing the people who had already arrived, I was on the right track.


    My long, blue dress, my lovely red heels, and my stunning makeup made me look so stunning. As I looked at myself through the mirror, just before I stepped out of my room, I knew that I was going to turn heads. I almost pped for myself. It was how impressed I was.


    I wanted to know what it was that Aurora was going to put on. I knew she must have received some new clothes but being the maid that she was, her choice of outfit was always going to be mediocre, just like her. She had no ss or taste whatsoever and so I expected nothing more than a sheer disgrace of an outfit. I just had to see for myself.


    After a few minutes of peeking around in search of her, she was still nowhere to be found. She had probably felt too ashamed to show her stupid face. Perhaps, she must have seen what others wore and ran back to hide in her room.


    Yet, I needed her to be there. She had to. All the jabs that I had in my head for her weren''t supposed to be in vain. I had to use them on someone and she was the perfect one for that.


    "Oh, there she is," I subconsciously mouthed as soon as I saw Aurora,ing into the hall through the door.


    "Doesn''t she just look so wonderful?" My father asked, spotting her too.


    She did. I didn''t like that at all. But it wasn''t that she had a great outfit that made me so mad, even if it was part of it. It was the dress she wore. It was familiar.


    It didn''t take me so long to remember who it was that I found the dress on many years ago. It was my mom''s. I couldn''t believe it!


    My mom had never given me any of her clothes ever since I was little. She always kept her dresses aside, as if it was a tradition for her not to let someone else wear her dress. Now, she thought it best to hand her gown; one of the best that she had, to Aurora. That was so unfair!


    As she took gentle strides into the hall, I could tell that all eyes were on her. I turned around just to make sure and yeah, everyone paused to admire her breathtaking beauty. She seemed to have noticed too as she smiled and didn''t let it go off her face for a second.


    I noticed something else; something that I had thought was impossible. She had no scars at all. Her face was so smooth and her beauty radiated so much.


    I bit my tongue in anger as I saw my n crashing right in front of me. Yet, I knew that there was always a way to get whatever I wanted. I just had to find another one.


    "Wouldn''t you head over there and talk to your sister?" My father asked, narrowing his brows to show his displeasure.


    "Yeah... Sure, I''ll do that," I stammered, trying to make up something as an excuse. "I just wanted her to get a feel of the whole thing before I''d approach her.


    All eyes were on her, dad. I didn''t want to ruin the moment. I''ll go to her now."


    He smiled and nodded and I began to walk toward Aurora, thinking of what exactly I was going to say to her. I wore a smile all the way through. I needed to make a great impression.


    Aurora''s POV


    One of the guests walked up to me with a smile on her face and I stopped to know why she was there.


    "You look so beautiful, my Princess," sheplimented me. "Over there as I stood, I couldn''t help but admire how amazingly breathtaking you are so I decided to head over to you and tell you myself."


    "Thank you," I muttered, with so much appreciation for the gesture. "You''re not from this Pack, are you?"


    "I''m from the Red Light Pack, Princess and it''s a pleasure meeting you."


    "You too... Uhm-"


    "It''s Angie..."


    "You too, Angie," I smiled at her as she nodded and left.


    Then I looked up, wine ss in my right hand, to see Sophia taking fast strides toward me and I wondered what on Earth she wanted with me. I was so sure that whatever it was, it couldn''t have been any good.


    Knowing how bratty Sophia was, I readied myself for what was toe. She was surely going to throw a few jabs and try to poke some fun at me and that was fine by me. I had a few things to say, myself.


    "Hey, Aurora," she greeted on getting to where I was. "You look great. How are you doing?"


    "I''m great, Sophia. How are you?" I asked, quite surprised that she acted quite nice. I wasn''t to be fooled though. I knew deep down that it was all an act and I chose to y along.


    We talked for a bit, ying a bit of catch up, and then much to my surprise, she suddenly grabbed my wrists.


    "What''s the problem?" I immediately asked, with a furious look on my face. I didn''t expect her to go physical with me. Not there, in the presence of everyone.


    "Hey, slow down, Aurora," she calmly said, calming me a little. "I just want to take you to a part of the hall where we can have more fun. That''s all."


    "Okay."


    She led me by the hand and we walked down the hall to an area where a few girls already were. They were all dancing but paused to say hi when they set their eyes on me.


    I quickly recognised them. They were Sophia''s friends and they had always despised me. It was clear to me why she took me there. She wanted to humiliate me somehow and with the help of her friends, it was only going to get easier.


    I didn''t want to be so quick to conclude though. So I decided that it was best for me to watch what would unfold.