~~~Emily
"Is that Cinderella?" I heard the voice and froze.
Not because of the mocking tone—though yeah, that stung a little—but because the voice itself felt... familiar.
I looked up and met a pair of eyes—blue, piercing. Were they the color of the sea? Or the sky? I couldn’t quite tell from here.
Our eyes locked.
For a second, the air between us buzzed with something I couldn’t name.
I blinked and quickly looked away, keeping my pace steady as I descended the stairs.
I stopped at the bottom, curtsied lightly, and addressed our guests.
“Alpha. Luna. Mister. It’s a pleasure to meet you. My name is Emily Modory.”
I smiled, all charm and poise, just like my stepmother coached me. From the corner of my eye, I caught Mister Cinderella’s amused expression. Larisa looked at me with smu
