"Fuck... Fuck... Fuck!"
Aurora's furious scream echoed through her chambers as she grabbed the nearest vase and hurled it across the room.
The expensive porcelain shattered against the wall, fragments scattering across the polished floor.
Her chest rose and fell violently as rage consumed her.
Another ornament followed.
Then a chair.
Then everything else within reach.
The maids stationed in her chambers did not wait to be dismissed.
They had witnessed this scene too many times before. The moment Aurora began destroying things, they fled.
"What do you think is wrong with her?" one maid whispered as they hurried out of the room.
The other maid glanced around nervously, making sure no one was within earshot before answering.
"Are you stupid?" she hissed. "Can't you see that the game has changed in the palace?"
She lowered her voice even further.
"Did you not see the king come out of the forest carrying Lady Arabella?"
The first maid blinked.
