The Lycan King’s Second Chance Mate by Sumi

ASHANTI'S POV.

"Good morning everyone." I greet cheerfully as I approach my fashion team with Ryan by my side. They respond in chorus, with bright smiles on their faces. Everyone looks excited and I'm sure just like me, they cannot wait to start already. << We all look very cheerful this morning."

"That's because it's day one of the competition and we can't wait!" One of my colleagues replies and I turn to him.

"Really? One would think that a day like this will make you all nervous, but here you are in high spirits, wishing for the competition to start already. I'm so proud to have such confident fashionistas as my teammates. I look forward to embarking on this journey with you all."

"We are going to have a blast and you'll be crowned fashion King. That's for sure!"

"Let's not get ahead of ourselves now." I say in a hushed tune as I look around to make sure no one else heard her. "This is going to be a tough competition. Take a look around and you'll see the amount of excellent designers we are up against."

entire hall goes dead silent and I turn to see what happened. My heart starts

and two

Fashion King's who have won the title at least

most feared judge among them is Morgan James. He's a sixty-year-old who never smiles for any reason. During his prime years as a designer, he won six Fashion King competitions, four of which were in a row. He's the greatest designer to ever live in this world and just being in the same room with him right now

on designs created by designers during competitions. He's absolutely brutal! He

I don't

creating bikini outfits for ladies. Each of you is expected to come up with three different designs which are to be displayed on the three mannequin dolls you see in your work spaces. As the competition progresses, real models will be required to wear your designs and walk a runway. For now, the mannequins will do. The time allocated for this task is three hours and it starts when the sound of bell goes. You will be invigilated by people who will ensure that no foul play is done by any of you at any point

women, all dressed in black suits

The invigilators.