
A huge billboard with my face and Harrison’s on it was ready to raise from the ground, the guards whose job it was to keep the billboards safe when they got hit by the wind were busy tying up each side of the billboard.
I was so stunned to speak, my mouth half-opened so does my eyes widen, but not with both our fathers, they looked thrilled more than both Harrison and I as if they were the ones who joined the election, not us.
“They’re insane” I declared; my eyes still looking at both my father and Lord Harry La Luna who stands near the billboard, they supervised the guards’ work.
My father ashamed me by placing that old picture instead of asking me to take the new one, I was concerned that Alpha Drax will see that picture, what he will think of me? I’m doomed.
“My face looks like shit there!” I said; causing Harrison to laugh.
“So am I” He responded.
“I can’t believe my father choose that pic rather than take the new one” I sighed, my cheeks turned magenta, and I was in a state full of shame.
That picture was taken last year at the royals’ party in the Red-Blood palace, I was wearing a maroon gown and wrapped in red lipstick, making my thick lips look even bigger, and my hair was pulled up tight making my face look as if it's being pulled up.
Even though I was sixteen when that picture was taken, I look like a twenty-seven years old woman because my lipstick was sucked, I was just a little girl so I have no idea what makes me look good and terrible at that moment.
It happened because my aunt applied the red lipstick when she noticed I was wearing a natural-colored lipstick which even looked like I wasn’t wearing any lipstick and ruined my picture. If only I didn’t use the red lipstick she gave me, my picture must be looked great.
“Yours better, cousin! Mine look at that face” My cousin groaned as if he was sick of his face when he looked at his picture on the billboard.
Harrison La Luna asked me to look at his picture, I laughed after seeing it, my belly hurts so bad and it made me about to fall to the ground. Lord Harry La Luna also chose a picture taken on the same day as me, Harrison looked terrible the way I am.
“Look at me now!” He demanded, running his gaze at me; Harrison acted as if he is the most charming male wolf in this land. “Nobody in this land can compete with my good looks” He proudly declares, his head in the clouds.
“Shut up! Even trash cans are finer than you” I chuckled, shaking my head in disgust.
My cousin didn’t believe me; he turned to Luna Mira’s son and said that my eyes were even worse because I was attracted to a male wolf like him.
I denied his words, claiming that Luna Mira’s son was just as ugly as Harrison La Luna, who was standing beside me with a dull face at the time. Then I told him even squirrels were uninterested in the two of them.
We argued, Harrison stood by his statement and I did as well. My cousin kept telling me that he could have sex with any female wolf he wanted. Then Harrison La Luna throws down the gauntlet at me.
“We should do a test then!” Harrison smirked as looked at me; he gave me a disgusting gaze that made me want to throw up in front of his face.
“Then test me! I’m ready for it” I responded with a slight annoyance in my voice, crossing my arms afterward as a sign that I challenged him.
“You consider yourself a pretty wolf, right?” He gave me a question that I don’t even understand what the reason for him asking me that question.
“Yeah, why” I raised an eyebrow in confusion; my eyes getting focused on him.
“Well… so here’s the test” My cousin started, he made my breath gets heavy as I waited for him to continue.
Harrison La Luna challenged me with something that I thought will not be happening, there is no way I will do that stupid challenge just to prove that one of us was right. My cousin kept standing on his stance and stated that he is the most charming guy in this land. He challenged both of us to kiss both Luna Mira’s son and daughter.
“You have to kiss the Night-Blood leader’s son before I kiss the daughter! And if you manage then you win!”
“I will also give you one hundred pentacles so that you can go out with your friends to celebrate your winning… Gets some drink or whatever”
“You said I’m ugly right? So let’s prove that by kissing the Night-Bloods”
“If I win, you have to give me one hundred pentacles plus a statement that I am the most charming guy in this land on the coronation day and ask the people to vote for me rather than you”
“I want you to scream my name all over the Eden Spring’s people”
What Harrison said was nonsense. I chuckled and shook my head when I heard all of his sentences, scoffing because this challenge was nothing but his way of taking advantage of the struggle to get the throne.
“You’re insane!” I scoffed in disbelief.
My cousin did not give up on convincing me to join the challenge he gave me because he was completely sure that he would come out as the winner of this stupid challenge. He played with my ego and my unstable thoughts, making me could not help but agree to take part in the stupid challenge.
“If we cancel the test, then I won! You admitted that I was right, you like that male wolf that’s why you don’t want to kiss him” Harrison La Luna stated.
“If I was wrong, you will not mind kissing him! It is just a meaningless kiss” He said.
“Huh, today would be the best day of my life because finally, I win from you” My cousin heavily breathe with a smile on his face.
Harrison is deceiving me, and I know it, but letting the La Luna win is not something the Adrian family does. So I accepted the test with an open heart, smiling, and told him that I will come out as the winner.
“I accepted the challenge and see you cry soon!” With a huge smile on my face, I declared, by that time I had already released my crossed arms and run my right hand toward him.
My cousin looked thrilled, his tooth bare as he flashed a smile, Harrison La Luna then ran his hand gently toward me and started shaking my hand, we both agreed to start the challenge today.
And when we both were still shaking hands, Lord Harry La Luna came and startled the two of us. At a full speed, we removed each other hands.
With a smile on his face, he brought something in his hands, brochures that contained his son’s face and why they must choose him. He then showed us the brochures.
“What do you think, Elora? Are these good?” Lord Harry La Luna inquired as he ran the brochures at me.
“Yeah, better than mine” I responded; faking my smile in front of him.
Those brochures were nothing but trash; people of course will throw those brochures after seeing the face that filled the papers, but I realized mine could be worse than that, so it will be the same, people will throw mine too.


