HANNAH The whole of the administrative block was filled with excited chatter. I was standing around with the other contestants, waiting. The girls and even guys who weren't competing stood some distance off, looking on wistfully. I didn't want to be here, knowing I wouldn't participate in the next contest. But Julia's words had somehow pushed me here. I would never let her look down on me again or give her the satisfaction of mocking me. After a while, what we had all been waiting around for finally happened. The tall, hefty men guarding the principal's door stepped aside. The principal came out, closely followed by a tall, young Lycan who could only be the prince. Several girls shrieked. There were muted clicks and whirrs as people started taking pictures and recording. "Ladies. Ladi

