Chapter 58

• Aurora’s POV
• The grand ballroom of the Alpha Gathering felt suffocating as I stood near the refreshment table, my hands trembling slightly as I reached for a glass of champagne. The events of the night replayed in my mind like a horror movie on loop - Conner's attack, the surge of my celestial powers, the raw fear and awe in everyone's eyes.
• I could feel the weight of countless stares on me. Whispers followed in my wake, a constant reminder that I was now the center of attention for all the wrong reasons. "Did you hear? She took down Alpha Conner with a single blast." "They say she glowed like the moon itself." "Such power... it's unnatural."