#Chapter 188: Contender Brunch

Cara’s POV The next morning, at the brunch for the contenders of the Global Princess Competition, I arrived early, wanting to make a good first impression. Yet, even though I arrived early, I still seemed to be one of the last few to arrive. The others all turned to look at me as I shuffled through them in the large banquet hall, searching to find the placard with my name indicating my place at one of the large, round tables that dotted the room. When I finally found it, my heart sank a little. I seemed to be placed between two women from the BearClaw pack, which was filled with bear shifters. The rules must have expanded this year to allow for all kinds of shifters. I was pleased for this change, but not as much to be wedged between them. The BearClaw pack preferred to only deal with other bear packs. They had little to no interest in interacting with the wolf packs, even to trade. That made their appearance here someone curious, even if I was pleased to see more packs being