(ARIA POV)
As I stood in front of the mirror in my bedroom, I couldn't help but remember that only a few days ago I was a princess excited about her ball, standing in this exact spot. Now, I was A Queen, An Alpha, getting ready to drop a bomb on her kingdom. I looked at myself as I placed the rose gold diamond tiara on my head. Tomorrow it would be replaced by a crown, and I would officially receive my title as Lycan Queen. I had decided to wear my hair in an updo with small braids weaving in and out of the cascade of curls that hung from the top of my head. My dress was knee length, high round neck, three-quarters sleeve, lace masterpiece made specifically to hug my curves by my mother's dress designer Manuel Contreras. Women of the kingdom drooled over his dresses and placed orders year
