la

care in the world. Her grip doesn't loosen, even as she dodges people, her ability to correct herself is miraculous. She's lo

out the audition tomorrow, my downhill life, and even the invitation I had hidden in my bra. The party down here may be the mainstream compared to what may be going upstairs, but compared to the daily grind I'm used to, I must say, th

She snatches two glasses of wine from a waiter who has been walking around. I take an extra look

tal clear water. Wine isn't supposed to look like this, which leads me to assume it is some kind of alcohol only the

atiny soft as it slides easily down my throat. I can definitely tell this would be easy to get drunk off of, since immediately I feel a

a little more absent and distracted as

with," Sky say distractedly. "You go explore or someth

l the lavishly dressed people seemed converge around her, stealing her from my view. Pushing my way past a few people, I'm aware I probably won't find her again. She is doing this on purpose, I know it. This

a crowd of three men discussing someth

out in front of everyone out there might just be the most mortifying thing in my life, and would most likely ruin my a

th is a shimmering gold, which matches the strange tapestries strung around the entire ballroom space, lit underneath by muted lights. My mind wonders for a brief moment on how much this is party c

isten. I'm not exactly sure what I am listening to, but it makes me feel a little less abandoned. To mak

so I could look at them, pretending to be inspecting the party over their shoulders. The first girl who spoke mustn't be from here

match her dress exactly. The other girl is clearly from this Pack. The sleek, dark hair and round brown eyes. Her d

ty girls," the blonde girl says in irrita

he has hosted as Alpha," the other g

ing. I believe he goes off to another Pack and lets everyo

come here and

e bothered by commone

y hand and drowns the liquid, following it with another. She lazily wipes a bit off her p

u know they say his eyes look ornamented bec

s a str

sts, turning to her friend, who ha

Where is that backstabbing sister of mine anyway? I really hope she isn't breach

shut up if

t a deep breath, before my eyes catch sight of where the bathrooms are. I make my way toward them. The bathrooms are probably worth

aps I might just stay in here where it is quiet and cool with none of that addictive d

ou ton

~

ne particularly ridiculous reason that I try dismiss immediately. W

s wanders in, her lipstick slightly smeared. Clearly she has been making out with someone in the party. When she looks at me, I quickly look down, pretending

reathes familiarity. I surely didn't leave through the wrong door, did I? Twisting around, I reopen the door I came through. Instead of the lavious bathr

frames on the wall glare at me, the cold eyes belonging to the faceless people causing my skin to shiv

from windowless walls painted in an off white colour. No thank y

nks are laced with some kind of hallucinatory drug. Then I he

os

n, the silk like invitation is in my hand

you got