Aurora's POV
The sharp clack of my phone hitting the hardwood floor was followed by a silence so sudden it made my ears ring. Morgana stood there, her chest heaving, her eyes wild with the humiliation of being caught in her own trap.
"What is going on here?"
The crowd parted as Adrian stepped through. He looked from Morgana's tear-filled eyes to my phone lying on the floor and finally to me.
"She... she was playing a recording, Adrian," Morgana sobbed, her voice instantly dropping into that fragile, victimized tone she wore like a second skin. "Those women... they were saying such horrible things about me, and Aurora just stood there and recorded it to mock me! She wanted everyone to hear me being insulted!"
Adrian's brow furrowed. He looked at the two gossiping guests, wh
