Seraphina's mind was racing.
She quickly put the pieces together.
"You..."
Just as she was about to speak, Claire Sterling appeared, dressed in a white dress.
Seraphina hadn't seen Claire Sterling in a long time.
The last time she recalled seeing Claire was back in junior high.
Back then, she and Claire were both students at the Aurelium Academy for Girls.
Claire was in the same grade as her, but a different class.
On every honor roll, Seraphina was first, and Claire was second.
Perhaps it was a case of two queens on one throne; they were secretly competing, so even when they ran into each other at school, neither would be the first to say hello.
The Claire she remembered was aloof and arrogant, indifferent to everything and everyone.
Seraphina remembered a girl in Claire's class who, unable to bear the bullying, had jumped to her death from a school building. The girl landed right at Claire's feet, but Claire had remained completely unfazed.
