Chapter 35.
Aurora paced back and forth in her chamber as her boots clicked on the floor, giving the same rhythm that betrayed her restlessness. The moonlight seeped its way into the room but it couldn't stop the storm that was unravelling in her mind.
Her jaw was clenched tightly, and her arms were folded across her chest. She had tried to sleep, not once, not twice, but thrice, every time she closed her eyes. Mady's smug smile crept into her thoughts like poison. Aurora knew that something wasn't right—no, not just something. Everything about Mady screamed manipulation.
Aurora turned towards her dressing counter and walked towards it. She stood in front of her mirror and her reflection stared back at her. She looked calm and calculative but her eyes weren't left unattended to as she
